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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
Capital Jewish Museum
U.S. News
DC Jewish museum show on Red Scare addresses ‘echoes of the past’
“These themes recur over and over again,” the Capital Jewish Museum’s executive director told JNS.
Mar. 4, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
U.S. President Donald Trump presents the Medal of Honor to Chris Edmonds, son of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2026. Credit: Christopher Kaufmann/U.S. Army.
U.S. News
Roddie Edmonds awarded posthumous Medal of Honor for saving Jewish POWs during WWII
“He would certainly feel greatly honored, but he would say, ‘I’m not a hero. I was just doing my job,’” Chris Edmonds told JNS of his father.
Mar. 2, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Trump State of the Union
U.S. News
‘Iran is facing the severe consequences of its evil actions’
Republican lawmakers praise Trump’s decision to launch an attack against Iran, while Democrats urge a congressional vote on U.S. military action.
Feb. 28, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Columbia University Protests
U.S. News
Students, experts testify about Jew-hatred on campus before US civil rights panel
“Antisemitism is always going to be around, but to be on a college campus is just the worst,” one student who testified told JNS.
Feb. 20, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. News
Civil-rights panel probes campus Jew-hatred, free-speech limits
“Antisemitism is the oldest bigotry in the world, and it has not gone away,” said Mondaire Jones, a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Feb. 19, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
World Baseball Classic
U.S. News
Tradition of ‘improbable winning streaks,’ Team Israel says ahead of World Baseball Classic
“We can’t pray for a miracle,” an Israel Baseball official told JNS. “We just gotta go play better than the other team. It’s that simple.”
Feb. 17, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Baseball
U.S. News
Twice as much security for Team Israel as others at World Baseball Classic
“This is just stuff that other teams do not have to deal with,” an Israel Baseball official told JNS. “We don’t talk about it that much,” he said.
Feb. 17, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Analilia Mejia
U.S. News
Malinowski concedes New Jersey Dem primary to Analilia Mejia, who has accused Israel of ‘genocide’
Joe Hathaway, the mayor of Randolph, N.J., told JNS that Mejia supports “fringe radical socialism. Our Jewish residents and everyday people in this district need to reject that brand of their party.”
Feb. 10, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
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