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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.

Lawler
U.S. News
US must target Hezbollah’s finances, not just its arms, experts tell House panel
“If Hezbollah loses its cash flow and political influence within the state, it will not be able to sustain its arsenal,” Hanin Ghaddar, a Washington Institute for Near East Policy senior fellow told a House panel.
Feb. 4, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Josh Shapiro
U.S. News
Pennsylvania governor tells reporters his Jewish faith is deeper amid surging antisemitism
“I’m very proud of my religion and proud of my faith,” said Josh Shapiro, who has been mentioned as a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate.
Feb. 2, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
US Capitol Congress DC
U.S. News
US Jewish groups spent a lot more on lobbying in 2025 than in prior years
Sam Markstein told JNS that the Republican Jewish Coalition’s higher spending was “due to the expansion of our government affairs department,” which “increased lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill and the White House.”
Jan. 27, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Rahm Emanuel
U.S. News
‘Not artful but you have to ask,’ Rahm Emanuel says of Harris campaign vetting Josh Shapiro
“The presidency comes with a tool called the bully pulpit,” the former White House chief of staff said at a recent event. “Right now it’s being exercised—all of the bully with none of the pulpit.”
Jan. 22, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Tom Malinowski, then the Democratic incumbent representative for New Jersey's 7th District, participates in a Get Out the Vote event in Rahway, N.J., on Oct. 29, 2022. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images.
U.S. News
AIPAC spending against former rep it once supported as he aims to return to Congress
“There are several candidates in this race that are far more supportive of the U.S.-Israel relationship than Tom Malinowski,” a spokesman for AIPAC’s super PAC told JNS.
Jan. 20, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Beth Israel Jackson Mississippi
U.S. News
‘Strong’ Jew-hatred in US south behind arson attack on Mississippi synagogue, historian says
“This is the first time in American history that the same exact synagogue has been hit twice for the same fundamental cause, which is blaming the Jew for the problems that the perpetrator perceives exist,” Gary Zola told JNS.
Jan. 15, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Trump
U.S. News
Trump ‘out on a limb’ in support of Iranian protesters, former US envoy says
“The options are complicated, not so easy to execute and of uncertain capability to actually achieve meaningful results,” Daniel Shapiro said.
Jan. 14, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Josh Shapiro
U.S. News
‘Always more to do,’ Jewish Pennsylvania gov says, announcing re-election campaign
Josh Shapiro has been “incredibly effective and impactful, defending democracy, fighting for affordability, combating extremism and hate and delivering for the people of Pennsylvania,” Halie Soifer, of Jewish Democratic Council of America, told JNS.
Jan. 9, 2026
Jonathan D. Salant
Team Israel baseball
Israel News
‘Means everything,’ Jewish professional baseballers say of suiting up for Israel
Playing on the 2023 Israel team at the World Baseball Classic was “an amazing experience, and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do it again,” a Pittsburgh Pirates infielder told JNS.
Dec. 24, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Cory Booker
U.S. News
First time lighting candles on Chanukah at home ‘very emotional, very meaningful,’ Booker says
Now that the senator is married to a Jewish woman, with whom he hopes to have Jewish children, fighting antisemitism has taken on “an even deeper, more personal sense of urgency,” he told JNS.
Dec. 18, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
U.S. House of Representatives Seal
U.S. News
Leaders must do better battling Jew-hatred, say all 25 Jewish House members
“Sadly, this attack does not come as a surprise to the Jewish community of Sydney,” the bipartisan lawmakers wrote.
Dec. 15, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Josh Shapiro, Spencer Cox
U.S. News
Pennsylvania, Utah governors decry political violence in joint appearance in DC
“We need to begin by saying that all leaders must condemn all political violence, not cherry-pick which violence to condemn and which violence to accept,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said.
Dec. 11, 2025
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