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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
U.S. Capitol Building
U.S. News
Schumer introduces resolution decrying white supremacy, Carlson, Fuentes
“Jewish Americans and all those targeted by white nationalist hate are all too often looking over their shoulder, fearing for their safety,” Schumer and all of the other Senate Democrats said.
Dec. 9, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Simon Cataldo
U.S. News
Mass. state commission report shows ‘gravity, seriousness’ of Jew-hatred
“I was surprised and a little bit relieved and also heartened by how much political support the preliminary recommendations received immediately,” a Democratic state representative, who is Jewish, told JNS.
Nov. 24, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Chuck Schumer
U.S. News
Schumer to introduce measure decrying Tucker Carlson
He called on his Republican colleagues to “take a clear stand against hatred and antisemitism” by supporting his proposal.
Nov. 21, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Police Car Emergency Lights
New Massachusetts portal to help track hate crimes, including antisemitism
The tool aims “to streamline incident reporting, regardless of the perpetrator’s motivation,” a Massachusetts State Police spokesman told JNS.
Nov. 20, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Phil Weiser
U.S. News
Can’t ever say ‘Jews were killed, but … ,’ Colorado attorney general says
Phil Weiser said that he knew people who attended the June 1 rally in Boulder, in which a man attacked pro-Israel Jews, killing one.
Nov. 20, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Trump
U.S. News
Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene split, but both defend Tucker Carlson
The president called the congresswoman “Marjorie Traitor Greene” and said, “I don’t think anybody cares about her.”
Nov. 18, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
House committee education
U.S. News
‘Their answers were not smart by any means,’ prof says of school presidents she testified with in 2023
Pamela Nadell spoke JNS about her new book on Jew-hatred and about the congressional hearing that increased Rep. Elise Stefanik’s prominence.
Nov. 12, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
Mikie Sherrill
U.S. News
Sherrill win in NJ marks first time Dems have won three consecutive gov terms in over 60 years
Rabbi David Levy, of the AJC, told JNS that the Jewish group looks forward to working with the governor-elect, who has been “a good partner in the work that we do.”
Nov. 5, 2025
Jonathan D. Salant
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