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The moment an Israeli drone struck a Hezbollah terrorist in a vehicle near Sebline, southern Lebanon, earlier today.

Video shows Ukrainian forces destroying a Russian military convoy, in the Donetsk region.

President Trump announced on Truth Social that he will deliver an address to the nation tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ZAKA members have deployed to Sydney, Australia, ensuring that proper kavod hameis is given to the victims of the Chanukah massacre at Bondi Beach.

Prime Minister Netanyahu: I demand that Western governments do what is necessary to fight antisemitism and provide the required security and protection for Jewish communities around the world. They should heed our warnings. I demand action — now.”

Internal FBI communications released by Sen. Chuck Grassley on Tuesday reveal that bureau officials did not believe they had established probable cause to seek a search warrant for President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate ahead of the August 2022 raid.

One internal record, written by an unidentified assistant special agent, stated that the FBI’s Washington Field Office “does not believe (and has articulated to DOJ [counterintelligence]) that we have established probable cause for the search warrant for classified records at Mar-a-Lago.” The memo added that “DOJ has opined that they do have probable cause,” and was “requesting a wide scope including residence, office, storage space.”

According to the same FBI official, agents spent roughly six weeks attempting to build a probable cause case, an effort described internally as “counterproductive.” Interviews conducted during that period also failed to produce evidence that sensitive intelligence materials remained at Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida, property after documents were returned on June 3, 2022.

Additional emails included in the release show that, just one week before the Aug. 8, 2022, search, senior FBI officials were exploring alternative approaches. In one message, Washington Field Office counterintelligence chief Tony Riedlinger wrote that the bureau was seeking “a second path” related to the search warrant.

Riedlinger and Washington Field Office head Steven D’Antuono were also copied on correspondence indicating the FBI hoped any search would be carried out “in a professional, low-key manner … mindful of the optics of the search.” That strategy included an attempt to secure cooperation from one of Trump’s attorneys, a step FBI officials cautioned “may not go well at DOJ.”

Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the documents public and described them as deeply troubling. In a post on X, he wrote that the records were “shocking,” asserting that the “FBI DID NOT BELIEVE IT HAD PROBABLE CAUSE to raid Pres Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home but Biden DOJ pushed for it anyway.” The Iowa Republican further argued that the emails and memos demonstrated a “miscarriage of justice” directed at Trump.

The disclosure comes after special counsel Jack Smith charged Trump in June 2023 with dozens of counts tied to allegations that classified materials were improperly stored in various locations at Mar-a-Lago, including a bedroom, bathroom, ballroom, and basement. That case was later dismissed by South Florida U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who ruled that Smith had been unlawfully appointed without congressional authorization.

{Matzav.com}

A dramatic incident shook the Olam HaTorah in Eretz Yisroel on Tuesday night, as a student of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Ozer in Bnei Brak was arrested beneath his home in Ramat Gan, shortly after lighting the Chanukah candles with his family. The detainee has been identified as Yitzchak Revivo, a prominent yeshiva student of Yeshivas […]

A stolen Ferrari crashed into a utility pole early Tuesday morning in Miami, causing significant damage and sending sparks flying through the air.

Zohran Mamdani Considers Controversial Lawyer for Top City Hall Role • Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is considering Ramzi Kassem for a senior City Hall position. • Kassem previously helped defend Ahmed al-Darbi, an al-Qaeda member convicted over the 2002 bombing of a French oil tanker off Yemen. • He also defended Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born pro-Palestinian […]

Retired FBI Supervisory Agent James Gagliano breaks down the search for video footage of the suspect accused of killing two and injuring nine others at Brown University.

Vance: If you have fewer people, fewer illegal aliens trying to buy homes, that means American citizens are finally going to be able to afford a home again. It’s very, very simple economics

A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Chanukah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State,” Australia’s federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said Tuesday. The suspects were a father and son, aged 50 and 24, authorities have said. The older man was shot dead while his son was […]

CATSKILLS: A multi-vehicle MVA occurred in front of the Walgreens on Broadway in Monticello, involving a rollover. Catskills Hatzalah, the Monticello Fire Department, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, and Monticello Police responded to the scene. Injuries were reported.

Rainfall on Hormuz Island, located off Iran’s southern coast in the Persian Gulf, has turned the water deep red as iron-rich soil washes into the sea. The striking color is a natural phenomenon caused by high levels of iron oxide in the island’s soil, which becomes visible after heavy rain.

Vice President JD Vance on the economy: The average American family lost $3,000 of take home pay through the terrible inflation of the Biden administration…

Newly declassified emails reviewed by Fox News show FBI officials expressed concerns about probable cause ahead of the August 2022 search of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, while the Justice Department maintained the standard was met. According to the documents, FBI officials warned the information supporting the warrant was single-source, uncorroborated, and possibly dated, and […]

REPORTER: You guys were out for 2 months during the shutdown. Why has it taken until the end of the year to start addressing these healthcare bills? MIKE JOHNSON: We have been working steadily producing ideas trying to address this.

A federal judge is set to hear arguments today in a lawsuit aimed at stopping President Donald Trump’s proposed $300 million ballroom on the White House grounds, marking the first court challenge to the ambitious construction project.

The case was brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which argues that the administration moved ahead with plans for the 90,000-square-foot ballroom without completing mandatory reviews or securing required approvals. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon scheduled the hearing for 3:30 p.m. (2030 GMT).

According to the lawsuit, the administration bypassed laws requiring consultation with the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts before dismantling the East Wing and beginning work on the new structure. The preservation group said it filed suit to compel the government to comply, at the very least, “with the procedural requirements that inform and protect the public’s opportunity to comment on the Ballroom Project.”

Opponents of the project say visible construction activity around the White House’s 120-year-old East Wing has already raised alarms and triggered backlash, with critics contending the scope of the work goes beyond what a president is permitted to undertake unilaterally.

“No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever — not President Trump, not President Biden, and not anyone else,” the National Trust’s lawsuit said.

The organization is asking the court to issue a temporary restraining order to pause construction while the case proceeds, claiming the work has already inflicted what it calls “irreversible damage” on the White House and its surrounding grounds.

In court filings submitted Monday, the administration pushed back, asserting that the project is lawful and consistent with historical precedent. Government lawyers pointed to prior presidential renovations, including Franklin D. Roosevelt’s addition of the East Wing itself, and argued that the new ballroom is necessary to accommodate official state functions. They also said the design is still being refined and that above-ground construction is not expected to begin until April, making emergency judicial intervention unwarranted.

“The President possesses statutory authority to modify the structure of his residence, and that authority is supported by background principles of Executive power,” the filing said.

Since returning to office in January, Trump has overseen a series of high-profile changes to the White House, including adding gold accents to the Oval Office and replacing the Rose Garden lawn with a paved patio reminiscent of the setting at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

The outcome of today’s hearing could determine whether the ballroom project proceeds as planned or is put on hold while the legal challenge moves forward.

{Matzav.com}

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is planning to elevate a deeply controversial attorney to one of the most powerful legal posts in New York City government, drawing alarm from critics who warn the move could further inflame tensions with Jews and reshape City Hall’s legal agenda. Ramzi Kassem, a CUNY law professor and member of Mamdani’s legal […]