Democratic Senate Candidates Split on Antisemitism — One Admits the Problem, One Calls It ‘Genocide’

Today's lead: At a Michigan Senate debate, one Democrat said "there is" an antisemitism problem in her party — while another responded to the same question by pivoting to "apartheid and genocide." The 2026 Senate race is becoming a live test of whether Democrats can hold the line. Also tracking: the UN placing Israel on its sexual violence blacklist alongside Hamas — and Israel's decision to sever ties with Guterres — and an Iran-linked operative indicted for plotting against a New York synagogue and London Jewish sites. With Sunday's Israel Day Parade hours away, Mamdani is still sitting it out, becoming the first NYC mayor in 61 years to boycott the event.