The Democrats enjoyed a series of wins across the country in the off-year election, taking governors’ races and key positions in several state and local elections.  Despite the successes, the party’s future still appears unclear, as more centrist candidates won in Virginia and New Jersey, while more leftist candidates scored victories in places like New York City. Jason Palmer, a former Democratic presidential primary candidate and co-founder of...

House Speaker Mike Johnson defended the U.S.–Israel alliance as a strategic necessity in the Middle East and said antisemitism must be “universally rejected.” He made his comments as Republicans confront widening divisions over U.S. support for Israel and how the party should respond to rising antisemitism. During an interview on “The Katie Miller Podcast,” in response to what Miller called a “schism” in the GOP over Israel, Johnson...