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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.

The family’s escape was a “true miracle,” the Chabad stated. “But they lost everything: their home, their belongings and the heart of their community.”
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey Democrat, told JNS that the Trump administration’s decision “is unprecedented and completely unacceptable.”
Josh Shapiro, a Jewish Democrat, also accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “reckless language.”
“As the 2026 midterm elections approach, that increased involvement will ensure that the voice of the pro-Israel community will be heard,” an AIPAC spokesman told JNS.
Meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Capitol Hill the day after he held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Israeli prime minister affirms that relations between Washington and Jerusalem have never been closer.
“The Federation understands that Medicaid and SNAP are core pieces on the social safety net that directly impacts our community,” David Goldfarb told JNS.
The charitable group Israel Baseball Americas “elevated the interest in the United States 100-fold,” pitcher Shlomo Lipetz told JNS.
“Maybe Donald Trump doesn’t want Congress or even America to know the truth about what’s going on,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.