Climate activist Merav Ben-David, who became a US citizen in 2009, wants to move state away from oil and gas; faces Republican former US Rep. Cynthia Lummis in November

At Democratic National Convention, progressive US senator expresses support for primary rival Joe Biden, rails against president: 'Nero fiddled while Rome burned; Trump golfs'

Party hopes all-virtual gathering consisting of both live speeches and prerecorded videos can generate excitement for Biden-Harris ticket as campaigns go into final stretch

Prime time virtual gathering's opening night will feature self-described socialist Bernie Sanders and Republican John Kasich making the case for Biden

A successful Biden-Harris ticket would make Doug Emhoff the first ever second gentleman and first Jewish spouse of a US president or VP

Democratic senator from California has a Jewish husband, carried a JNF blue tin as a child, is a fan of Israel's Supreme Court building

1st Somali American elected to Congress faces a surprisingly well-funded challenger who has run a campaign saying she is out of touch with local community

James Mackler, endorsed by Democratic party establishment, bested by Marquita Bradshaw, who won 35.5% of the vote to his 23.8%

Settler-leader-turned-diplomat cites deep cultural and even ethnic differences between Israeli and American Jews, but says Israeli apathy toward world Jewry is 'insulting'

The US president, his poll numbers sinking due to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, has increasingly sought to cast doubt on November's vote