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Jonathan Salant

Jonathan D. Salant

Jonathan D. Salant has been a Washington correspondent for more than 35 years and has worked for such outlets as Newhouse News Service, the Associated Press, Bloomberg News, NJ Advance Media and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A former president of the National Press Club, he was inducted into the Society of Professional Journalists D.C. chapter’s Journalism Hall of Fame in 2023.

U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
U.S. News
Some but not all AIPAC-backed candidates win Illinois primaries
“Campaigns defined largely by opposition to AIPAC, our members and the values we represent continue to fall short on election night,” the pro-Israel group said.
Mar. 18, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Baseball
U.S. News
Team Israel hopes its improvement at WBC draws more interest in team in future
Mar. 12, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Baseball
U.S. News
Team Israel wins again, surpasses prior records though it won’t advance in World Baseball Classic
Mar. 11, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Bill Cassidy
U.S. News
Senate ed panel hearing to address ‘antisemitic disruptions on campus’
“It seems abstract if somebody is not in those universities or in those campuses, and you read about it in the news,” Sen. Bill Cassidy, the committee chair, told JNS.
Mar. 26, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Surveillance Camera, Security
U.S. News
Release grant monies for synagogue, nonprofit security, bipartisan House group tells Trump admin
“Ensuring the swift and efficient disbursement of these funds is essential to safeguarding communities in the face of growing threats,” the ADL said.
Mar. 21, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Lindsey Graham
U.S. News
Hamas can’t rule Gaza, unanimous US Senate says
“I am very pleased the entire U.S. Senate spoke with moral clarity when it comes to the barbaric terrorist organization called Hamas,” stated Lindsey Graham, who led the bill.
Mar. 14, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
U.S. Capitol Building in Washigton, D.C
U.S. News
Bipartisan bill to pay US victims of terror attacks reintroduced
“For far too long, U.S. victims of state-sponsored terrorism, including the families of those lost on Sept. 11, have struggled to receive the compensation they rightfully deserve,” stated Rep. Mike Lawler.
Feb. 26, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Stefanik Getty
Israel News
‘Unequivocal support for Israel,’ Stefanik says at CPAC
“We will not rest until every hostage is brought home and Hamas is eradicated,” the congresswoman and nominee for U.S. envoy to the United Nations said.
Feb. 22, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
CPAC Getty
U.S. News
Antisemitic foreign students ‘need to be kicked out’ of US, Bondi says
“All of our students deserve to be safe,” the U.S. attorney general said at CPAC in the Washington area.
Feb. 21, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
CPAC Getty
Israel News
‘Don’t forget the hostages,’ relatives say at CPAC
“We have to push forward until everybody’s out. Then we will be done,” Adi Alexander said at the annual gathering of conservatives.
Feb. 20, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Historical marker in Knoxville, Tenn., for Roddie Edmonds, Nov. 12, 2020. Credit: Jrryjude via Wikimedia Commons.
U.S. News
Push in Senate, House to honor Roddie Edmonds with gold medal for saving Jews during WWII
“He was really a right and wrong kind of guy, a standup guy,” Chris Edmonds said of his late father, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds.
Feb. 19, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
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