US president-elect prays at Washington's St. Matthew's Cathedral accompanied by senior leaders from both parties

Veteran politician to enter position he first sought 34 years ago; Washington inauguration to take place under heavy guard in shadow of US Capitol riot

Jewish groups had hoped an immediate confirmation could get ball rolling on fighting violent extremists, but Trump backer puts kibosh due to candidate's ambivalence on border wall

Professor at MIT and Harvard tapped to be presidential science adviser and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

Jewish politician from Staten Island marked as appointee for Biden administration in leaked document

Parameters set by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance were intended to unify people over a contentious topic - but Israel's inclusion in them is again stirring debate

Tony Blinken in confirmation hearing says realistic chance of Israel-Palestinian agreement unlikely in near term

Antony Blinken to tell Senate confirmation committee America must mobilize support from other countries to 'outcompete' China, counter threats from Iran, Russia, North Korea

Rachel Levine is one of the few transgender Americans serving in elected or appointed positions nationwide

Secretary-General Guterres calls decision to build almost 800 homes 'a major obstacle to the achievement of the two-state solution'