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Following the latest movement on the draft law, a key question is now hanging over the political scene in Yerushalayim: Will the chareidi parties once again throw their votes behind the coalition and give it the “oxygen” it needs to keep functioning?

According to Friday reports, the issue is being actively discussed inside the chareidi factions, though expectations differ between the parties. Senior officials inside United Torah Judaism say the matter will be brought up at the faction’s meeting this coming Monday, but the prevailing assessment is that a return to full support is unlikely in the near term. Any long-term decision, they stress, will ultimately be brought before the Gedolei Yisroel.

The debate comes after a significant development: with approval from the homes of the Gedolim and a green light from the Prime Minister’s Office, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Boaz Bismuth circulated an updated draft of the proposed conscription law to committee members. That move broke a legislative freeze that had persisted for weeks due to chareidi frustration over the lack of progress on the law.

Until now, both UTJ and Shas have been withholding votes on coalition legislation, effectively creating a logjam and complicating the government’s ability to move bills forward. But following last night’s advancement of the draft law, figures close to Prime Minister Netanyahu began pressing chareidi MKs to resume supporting coalition bills, arguing, “We helped you. Now help us.”

A UTJ MK said on Thursday night that the party cannot, at this stage, support coalition proposals while the draft law is still unfinished. “We cannot, publicly, take such a step,” he said, “despite the pressure from the Prime Minister’s people.”

Inside Shas, the picture is less rigid. Party officials believe that if they see continued forward motion on the draft law in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee—and if the Prime Minister’s Office continues signaling approval—they may gradually restore support for coalition bills. Any meaningful progress in the legislation would increase the likelihood of Shas rejoining the coalition’s voting efforts.

Late Thursday night, for the first time in a while, Committee Chair Bismuth instructed his staff to distribute the updated text of the draft law to committee members ahead of next week’s scheduled discussions. The step came after the chareidi parties received an initial, principled go-ahead from the Gedolei Yisroel.

After releasing the draft, Bismuth stated, “This is it—we’re moving forward, with a balanced and responsible draft law that is good for the people of Israel. This law is not here to stabilize a coalition; it’s here to stabilize a country. With Hashem’s help, we will do and succeed.”

According to the updated text, the first year of the law will be shortened and clearly defined: it will run from the date of passage until June 30, 2026, regardless of when final approval is granted. This means the first major enlistment benchmark—5,760 recruits—will be required in just about six months. A cumulative target of 8,160 recruits will be required within roughly a year and a half.

The law also stipulates that national service will be recognized only in security-related frameworks, such as the Israel Police, the Prison Service, the Shin Bet, and the Mossad.

Additional provisions include revoking academic scholarships for those who do not meet the requirements and altering the makeup of the oversight committee: instead of the IDF’s chief rabbi, a colonel from the IDF’s Human Resources Directorate will take part.

Committee members were informed that next week, three sessions will be held on Monday and Tuesday to advance the legislation.

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British authorities on Thursday arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with the terror attack that left two people dead and three others seriously wounded at a Manchester shul on Yom Kippur. Greater Manchester Police said the suspect was taken into custody at Manchester Airport after arriving on an inbound flight. He is being held on […]

Israeli defense officials are warning that both Jerusalem and Washington are approaching the limits of their patience as Hezbollah rapidly rebuilds its military capabilities while the Lebanese Army looks the other way. Speaking to The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, the officials accused Lebanon of allowing the Iranian-backed terror group to restore missile stockpiles, smuggle weapons […]

A California man accused of threatening to bomb every synagogue in his vicinity and posting a stream of violent, antisemitic messages online was arraigned Tuesday on a three-count federal indictment, the Justice Department announced. Elijah Alexander King, 36, of San Luis Obispo, pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from an August social media threat in […]

In a late-night Thanksgiving message on Truth Social, President Trump issued one of his strongest immigration declarations yet, outlining a series of dramatic steps he says he plans to take to reverse what he describes as a national unraveling. His post, sprawling and confrontational, centered on the promise to “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries,” which he said was necessary so that the United States could “fully recover.”

Trump argued that America’s advancements have been undercut by decades of poorly managed immigration. “Even as we have progressed technologically, Immigration Policy has eroded those gains and living conditions for many,” he wrote, casting current conditions as the consequence of misguided federal decisions.

He went on to pledge a total rollback of what he labeled unlawful entries during the Biden years. “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden’s Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States,” Trump declared.

Another part of the message targeted government assistance programs. Trump said he intends to strip access to all federal benefits and subsidies for “noncitizens,” arguing that taxpayer support has been abused and must be halted entirely.

He expanded the scope of his proposed actions even further, warning that he intends to “denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.” The wording underscored his intention to redefine eligibility for remaining in the country.

Trump concluded his post by calling for a dramatic reversal of population flows. “Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation. Other than that, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for — You won’t be here for long!” he wrote, closing with both a holiday greeting and a blunt warning.

His remarks landed just a day after a deadly attack near the White House, where two National Guard members were ambushed. Investigators have identified the suspected assailant as Afghani national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, intensifying an already charged national immigration debate.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei used a nationally broadcast speech on Thursday to rebuke Washington in sweeping terms, making clear that he sees no scenario in which Iran should deal with the current U.S. administration. According to AFP, he asserted that the Trump White House was “not worthy” of even basic diplomatic contact with Tehran.

“Such a government (the United States) is not worthy of being approached or cooperated with by a government like the Islamic Republic,” he declared, calling recent talk of Iranian outreach to U.S. officials a “pure lie.” The message was delivered during Iran’s annual government-mandated tribute to the Basij, the IRGC’s vast volunteer paramilitary network.

During the address, the Supreme Leader again revisited the 12-day conflict that erupted in June between Israel and Iran. Khamenei insisted that neither Washington nor Yerushalayim achieved what they had set out to do, saying the United States and Israel had failed “to achieve any objectives.” That brief war saw Israel unleash a massive aerial strike on military and nuclear targets deep inside Iran, with the U.S. joining in for a short round of attacks on nuclear facilities. Iran retaliated with its own barrage of missiles and drones, and diplomatic nuclear negotiations were suspended. A ceasefire has held since June 24.

Khamenei also took time to praise domestic solidarity during the confrontation, asserting, “Even those who had differences with the system stood by it. This unity must be preserved and appreciated.” For months he has argued that Israel’s strategy is to destabilize the country from within and provoke internal chaos to topple the Islamic Republic.

Trump, for his part, has claimed that American strikes during the June conflict destroyed Iran’s nuclear program entirely. Khamenei has scoffed at those statements, responding that Trump should “keep dreaming.”

The stalled nuclear discussions also hovered over the speech. Before the June fighting, the U.S. and Iran had already held five negotiation rounds, but the talks collapsed over Tehran’s insistence on continuing uranium enrichment inside Iran—one of the key flashpoints preventing any new agreement.

The atmosphere has grown even more tense since Europe activated the “snapback” sanctions clause. Those sweeping penalties were reinstated in September after the E3—Britain, France, and Germany—moved to trigger the mechanism following failed attempts to bring Iran back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear accord. The decision enraged Tehran, which accused the Europeans of caving to U.S. pressure.

In recent weeks, Khamenei has again emphasized that dialogue with Washington is impossible under current circumstances, pointing to continued U.S. backing of Israel, its military presence throughout the Middle East, and what he calls persistent American interference in regional affairs.

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A kiddush Hashem unfolded aboard a Lufthansa flight from Budapest to Frankfurt on Wednesday morning, when Yaakov Yosef Kaufman, a noted askan from New York, intervened to save the life of a fellow passenger and prevented the aircraft from making an emergency landing.

The incident occurred when a passenger suddenly suffered a severe medical episode mid-flight. According to the Monsey Scoop, the man’s condition deteriorated rapidly, prompting the flight crew to prepare for an immediate emergency diversion.

Kaufman, a well-known community activist from Monsey, a volunteer with Hatzalah of Essex County, New Jersey, and a member of the Rockland County Chaveirim organization, quickly stepped in. Witnesses said he examined the passenger, stabilized his condition, and provided the necessary care to avert an emergency landing.

Thanks to Kaufman’s swift and professional response, the flight continued safely to Frankfurt as scheduled, where the passenger received additional medical treatment upon landing.

Those who witnessed the episode praised Kaufman for his calm, precise intervention and the lifesaving assistance he rendered.

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President Donald Trump announced his administration will permanently pause migration from “all Third World Countries” and remove anyone who is “not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country.” The president’s Thanksgiving post comes after two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a […]

Three IDF reservists were seriously wounded overnight during an operation in southern Syria targeting members of the Jaama Islamiya terror organization. In total, six soldiers were inj—three serious, one moderate, and two light—after terrorists opened fire on the forces during the mission near Beit Jinn. According to the IDF, troops from the 55th Reserve Brigade, […]

A cache of internal Excel documents stored on Yerushalayim Municipality servers — containing records of thousands of Chareidi girls applying to schools — was exposed Thursday night by Channel 13 News.

The files offer a rare and troubling look into how admissions decisions were made for years: not by academic merit or personal achievement, but by appearance, ethnic background, and even family political views.

According to the documents, each applicant’s name and personal details were accompanied by comments from municipal officials involved in seminary placement. The remarks paint a picture of a discriminatory system in which acceptance was influenced by demeaning and wholly irrelevant criteria.

Examples included: “Yemenites, Ashkenazified family, father learned in Ponovezh”; “Sefardi, functioning family, descendants of the Ohr HaChaim, she is short”; “Sefardim, franken, nebach family, the mother came with a sheitel the principal didn’t like”; and “Issues with percentages, divorced Russian mother, not OK.”

Other notes explicitly referenced protektsia, signaling preferential treatment for certain families: “Very important family, the new principal is making trouble because of the child’s disability — unacceptable”; “Granddaughter of a major Shas rabbi, no need to worry, protektsia is strong”; and “Good family, ‘Beis Yosef,’ she has protektsia — strong.”

Some comments reflected both racism and class bias: “Sefardim, cultured, Ashkenazi in mentality, but no room in the quota”; “Excellent student, but the family is a bit frank, doesn’t fit the codes — quota issue”; “They’re one-eighth Ashkenazi, Sefardi girl, the family is too righteous, very simple”; and “Kushim, the mother looks like a fair-skinned Ashkenazi.”

One internal method described in the notes was labeled “One coffee, two sugars.” The meaning: to accept one Sefardi girl, the seminary demanded two Ashkenazi girls be admitted alongside her. This system, according to the files, was not a private initiative of the schools alone.

The documents were found on the personal computer of Chaya Mishan, the municipal coordinator responsible for Chareidi post-primary education and the official overseeing the city’s seminaries. Their presence indicates active cooperation between the Yerushalayim Municipality and the schools, which are publicly funded through the Ministry of Education.

Two weeks ago, it was revealed that Mishan had been reinstated to her role. Following that announcement, the Movement for Quality Government sent a letter to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara demanding disciplinary proceedings against her.

The Ministry of Education issued a statement: “Any finding within the Ministry’s supervisory authority will be examined thoroughly. The Ministry will utilize every tool granted by law to combat this phenomenon and ensure full equality in registration procedures for all students.”

The Yerushalayim Municipality said: “The employee was summoned for a clarification meeting, during which the severity of the matter was explained to her and her operational boundaries were redefined.”

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A new national snapshot shows voters under 40 leaning decisively toward a political shift: a majority of likely voters in that age bracket say they want a “democratic socialist” to take the White House in 2028, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports poll.

Researchers presented a straightforward question to respondents ages 18 to 39: “The next presidential election is in 2028. Would you like to see a democratic socialist candidate win the 2028 presidential election?” The results revealed a striking generational divide.

When all respondents were tallied together, 51 percent answered “yes,” embracing the idea of a democratic socialist victory. Just 32 percent opposed the concept, while 17 percent said they were uncertain about which direction they preferred.

Partisan differences were exactly what one would expect in today’s fractured political climate. Among Democrats under 40, enthusiasm was overwhelming: 82 percent welcomed a democratic socialist in 2028, with only eight percent rejecting the idea and nine percent unsure.

Republicans under 40 took the opposite stance. Sixty-five percent said they did not want a democratic socialist winning the next presidential race, compared to 24 percent who said they did, and 11 percent who were unsure how they felt.

Independents were split in every direction. Thirty-seven percent favored a democratic socialist outcome, but 32 percent couldn’t make up their minds, and 31 percent said they would prefer someone else entirely.

The poll also explored what — or who — nudged young voters toward democratic socialism in the first place. Twenty-seven percent credited a parent for shaping their views. After that came online media: 17 percent said videos or podcasts influenced them. Ten percent pointed to books, seven percent to a grandparent, six percent to print or digital news, five percent to television, five percent to a church leader, and four percent to a teacher at either the high-school or college level.

Parents were the dominant influence for both Democrats and Republicans who held pro-socialist leanings. Independents stood out slightly, with the largest share of them — 18 percent — citing books as the biggest factor.

Rasmussen surveyed 1,496 likely voters between the ages of 18 and 39 from October 31 through November 2, 2025. The poll’s margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percent.

These findings arrive at a moment when democratic socialism is receiving fresh attention, spurred in part by the rise of Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor-elect, who has promoted sweeping proposals such as city-run grocery stores — and even argued that “mental health experts” should respond to crimes instead of police.

The polling also comes against the backdrop of internal Democrat turmoil, showcased during the party-triggered government shutdown, where Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was seen attempting to placate the increasingly aggressive far-left faction of his caucus.

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Senior Israeli legal authorities issued a sharp warning on Thursday night, saying the newest version of the conscription bill—presented by Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chair Boaz Bismuth—has little chance of surviving a High Court challenge. Their view is straightforward: the proposal doesn’t supply the IDF with the manpower it desperately needs, and it falls far short of true fairness under the law.

They referenced pointed remarks from High Court justices earlier this month—led by Deputy Chief Justice Noam Sohlberg—during the hearing on the exemption system. People involved in the behind-the-scenes talks between the defense establishment, legal advisers, and the Finance Ministry said the latest outline “institutionalizes draft evasion and entrenches the ongoing non-enlistment of chareidi men.” One participant noted that the plan restores funding for yeshivas immediately but does not bring even one additional soldier into uniform.

These officials stressed that the proposal doesn’t meet the country’s security needs or economic reality, leaving the IDF with almost no meaningful enforcement tools. Since the sanctions are aimed at institutions—not at individuals who avoid service—they believe its impact will be negligible. “A conscription law without personal sanctions is a toothless law,” one senior official said. “Its practical purpose seems to be buying time for the coalition without increasing enlistment.” The complaint from the professional echelon is that instead of dealing with draft avoidance, the government is placing the pressure—both financial and logistical—on the army and on the tzibbur.

The draft bill broadens the definition of a chareidi individual, classifying anyone who learned in chareidi schools for two years between ages 14 and 18 as eligible for national civilian service, such as roles in auxiliary units under the Prime Minister’s Office. Under this definition, targets would no longer apply solely to full-time yeshiva bochurim but to “graduates of chareidi education” more broadly.

Defense officials told committee members that although the war in Gaza has concluded, reserve duty demands are expected to rise significantly in 2026, with battalions projected to serve around 110 reserve days per year—far above the 2025 goal of 70 days. The cost of reserve duty in 2025 alone is expected to reach 200 billion shekels. They added that the army has been expanding regular-service units over the last two years to lighten the load on reservists and believes mandatory service must be extended beyond the current 30 months.

Finance Ministry representatives offered equally sobering numbers, projecting that the war’s economic impact by the end of 2025 will total around 130 billion shekels, plus another 70 billion shekels in reserve-duty expenses.

Military officials said that even after the withdrawal from Gaza, the IDF will still need to boost defenses for both standing and reserve troops guarding the south, particularly the yishuvim near the Gaza border. Significant forces remain stationed along Lebanon and Syria, and the army has increased its activities in the West Bank to prevent Hamas from reestablishing itself.

The political fate of the bill is no less fraught. United Torah Judaism leader Yitzchok Goldknopf issued a cautious message, saying the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah instructed the party to support only a proposal that fully protects Torah learning and includes no sanctions whatsoever. He said the matter will now be brought to senior gedolim for guidance.

Within the coalition, officials quietly admitted that Goldknopf holds the decisive card. Public opposition is intense, and internal tensions inside Likud are growing. Without UTJ’s backing, they said, additional lawmakers may break ranks, making it nearly impossible to reach a majority.

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu has not spoken publicly, but those close to him say he favors the bill and sees it as a chance to “transform the IDF.” They claim the plan could raise chareidi enlistment to about 50 percent within five years, excluding Chassidic groups, the Peleg Yerushalmi, and Neturei Karta. They also insisted the sanctions are “harsh,” explaining that falling below 70 percent of recruitment goals would lead to a total cutoff of state funding for yeshivas. “This is an excellent law and it will pass,” they said.

Goldknopf, despite past threats to dissolve the Knesset over this issue and his opposition to any form of sanctions, is still viewed as weighing his options. Chareidi insiders said Thursday night that tensions may ease now that the bill has been published, and that pressure from leading Litvishe gedolim—who reportedly support the outline—may push him to abstain instead of vote against it.

Inside Likud, resistance is already taking shape. Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel announced she will vote no on the bill, saying she has backing from a group of other lawmakers. MK Moshe Saada criticized the proposal for offering nothing to combat soldiers, pointing out that it sets no targets for combat enlistment at all. He said the law should clearly reward those who serve, declaring, “You served, you receive; you didn’t serve, you don’t.”

Coalition officials cautioned that if the process begins with UTJ withholding even two votes, the bill may never reach the Knesset floor because it would start without a viable majority.

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As the country reels from the shocking attack on two National Guard members in Washington, a fuller picture is emerging about how deeply the Biden-era rush to bring Afghans into the United States bypassed normal safeguards. The alleged gunman in this week’s shooting, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” as he opened fire, leaving both service members gravely wounded, according to law enforcement sources.

Lakanwal’s path into the country traces straight back to Operation Allies Welcome, the massive resettlement effort overseen by Alejandro Mayorkas in 2021 that moved tens of thousands of Afghans into American neighborhoods within months of the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul.

It was during that frenzied period that Mayorkas startled lawmakers by conceding publicly that the government was not giving every evacuee the full, in-person refugee screening normally required before entering the United States. In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that November, he bluntly stated, “We are not conducting in-person, refugee interviews of 100 percent individuals.” His acknowledgment left members of Congress stunned.

Well before that testimony, internal communications from the hasty evacuation made clear that the marching orders to accelerate entry — even at the expense of standard procedures — came straight from the top. An October 2021 email from a U.S. diplomat, written during the chaotic final days of the Kabul collapse, summarized President Biden’s urgent instructions. The message, relayed to Ambassador Ross Wilson, said:

Team,
President Biden phoned Ambassador Wilson with the following directive about who to clear to board evacuation flights:
“1. Anyone with a valid form of ID should be given permission to go on a plane if the person plausibly falls into the categories we will evacuate U.S. citizens and [legal permanent residents] plus their immediate families, [local embassy staff] plus their immediate families, those entitled to an [Special Immigrant Visa], and Afghans at risk.
2. Families including women and children should be allowed through and held to fill out planes.
3. Total inflow to the U.S. must exceed the number of seats available. Err on the side of excess.”

The email concluded with a blunt assessment that the guidance “provides clear discretion and direction to fill seats and to provide special consideration for women and children when we have seats,” adding that flight volume was expected to surge.

Further complicating the administration’s claims of careful vetting was a separate admission from then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Appearing before the Senate in September 2021, he acknowledged that many Afghans were loaded onto outbound aircraft without any meaningful screening. When Sen. John Barrasso asked, “What percentage of [Afghans] were vetted before they actually got on those planes?” Blinken replied: “Before they got on their airplanes to leave Kabul? Certainly not, most of them were not.”

Taken together, these disclosures — shrugged off at the time as necessary in a moment of crisis — are now drawing renewed scrutiny as Americans demand to know how an individual admitted under those policies allegedly ended up attacking U.S. service members on American soil.

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Attorney General Gali Baharav‑Miara personally prevented the transfer of information on the disgraced Military Advocate General affair involving Yifat Tomer‑Yerushalmi to Lahav 433. According to i24News, on October 16, 2025, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir’s aide, Col. Alon Laniado, called Lahav 433 commander Asst. Commissioner Meni Binyamin and updated him about a sensitive and […]

CATSKILLS: A serious head-on collision on Route 17 East near Exit 106 has brought Catskills Hatzolah and multiple other emergency personnel to the scene, where they are treating injuries to an infant, a 7-year-old child, and possibly additional patients. Two Medevacs were requested due to the severity of the injuries. Sources tell Catskills Scoop that […]

Elon Musk is now openly admitting what industry observers have suspected for some time: other car manufacturers aren’t lining up to adopt Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system, even though he previously hinted that Tesla was pursuing serious licensing talks. This comes as federal regulators continue digging into troubling behavior linked to Tesla’s autonomous features — including reports that the software has blown through red lights and even failed to notice trains.

According to Electrek, Musk’s acknowledgment is a major reversal from his earlier boasts that major companies were exploring deals to use Tesla’s FSD software. For years, Musk has insisted that Tesla was ahead of the entire auto industry, and that rivals would inevitably rely on the company’s technology to catch up in the self-driving race.

But in a recent post on X, Musk said the conversations with legacy automakers have essentially fallen apart, and he blamed their demands for making collaboration impossible. “I’ve tried to warn them and even offered to license Tesla FSD, but they don’t want it! Crazy … When legacy auto does occasionally reach out, they tepidly discuss implementing FSD for a tiny program in 5 years with unworkable requirements for Tesla, so pointless.”

Musk’s comments pulled back the curtain on a clash of philosophies that has defined the autonomous-driving world. Tesla’s method has always centered on rapid rollout, pushing “beta” software to customers and learning from real-world use. Traditional automakers, in contrast, insist on a much slower and heavily documented validation process — the classic “V-model” approach — and they assume liability for the systems they approve.

The tension between these two worlds surfaced earlier this year when Ford’s Jim Farley brushed off the notion of using Tesla’s software and bluntly said that “Waymo is better.” His remark now appears to be a direct reference to the same stalled “major automaker” conversations Musk alluded to.

Concerns about Tesla’s technology have only grown as federal investigations pile up. Breitbart News previously reported troubling failures involving Tesla vehicles in FSD mode. One of the most alarming cases involved Alo Frigoli of North Texas, who said his Tesla almost plowed into a train when the software failed to register the danger at a railroad crossing. “It felt like it was going to run through the arms,” Frigoli said. “So obviously I just slammed on the brakes.” Footage from the vehicle supports his account, and further testing at the site produced the same dangerous behavior.

Other drivers report similar experiences. At least six Tesla owners using FSD have documented issues at rail crossings, and four have shared video evidence. Online groups dedicated to Tesla vehicles contain many additional accounts going back as far as mid-2023.

In October, Breitbart News detailed a separate federal inquiry into Tesla’s FSD, this one focusing on instances of reckless behavior the system allegedly performed on public roads. According to the NHTSA filing, crashes have occurred after Teslas ran red lights or drove the wrong way in traffic. Regulators highlighted six reports involving vehicles with FSD enabled that “approached an intersection with a red traffic signal, continued to travel into the intersection against the red light and was subsequently involved in a crash” with other cars. Several happened at the same Maryland intersection, prompting Tesla to implement targeted fixes there.

As Musk now concedes that no major automaker is willing to stake its future on Tesla’s controversial self-driving software, the gap between his promises and the market’s response has never been clearer.

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The tragic death of 20-year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom was confirmed on Thanksgiving evening, as President Trump shared the heartbreaking news during a holiday call with several military units.

“She’s just passed away. She’s no longer with us. She’s looking down at us right now,” Trump said, his voice heavy with emotion. “Incredible person, outstanding in every single way, in every department. Just horrible.”

Beckstrom had been clinging to life after suffering devastating gunshot wounds to the chest and head while on duty in Washington, DC. Despite being rushed into immediate surgery, her condition never improved.

Her father, Gary Beckstrom, realized the outcome was inevitable when he spoke with The New York Times that morning.

“I’m holding her hand right now,” he said quietly. “She has a mortal wound. It’s not going to be a recovery.”

Authorities had already warned that the consequences for the alleged gunman, 29-year-old Afghan refugee Rahmanullah Lakanwal, would escalate if either victim died. US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro had indicated that first-degree murder charges would be added upon the death of a National Guard member.

Lakanwal was subdued after a chaotic struggle in which one Guardsman used a pocket knife against him while another fired at the attacker. He had already been charged with multiple counts of assault with intent to kill and criminal possession of a weapon — charges that carry up to 15 years in prison. Now, with Beckstrom’s death, prosecutors are preparing an even more severe case.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has made her intentions unmistakable.
“Devastated. Please pray for Sarah. Pray for her family,” she wrote on X. “America will never forget her courage. There WILL BE JUSTICE for Sarah. Continue to pray for Andrew. Thank you to President Trump — the death penalty is back.”

Bondi also revealed that Beckstrom had volunteered to work on Thanksgiving specifically so that others could be home with their families — a gesture that now underscores the depth of her selflessness.

“She volunteered to be there on Thanksgiving — working today — she volunteered, as did many of those guardsmen and women, so other people could be home with their families,” Bondi said.

Beckstrom and her fellow Guardsman, 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe, had been sworn in just a day before the attack. Wolfe remains hospitalized after undergoing emergency surgery and is, according to Trump, “fighting for his life.”

“Hopefully, we’ll get better news with respect to him,” Trump added. “And the monster that did this is also in serious condition, but we won’t even talk about him.”

Investigators say Lakanwal allegedly lay in wait only blocks from the White House before ambushing the two service members with a .357 Smith and Wesson revolver. He was shot by responding Guard personnel.

Officials are treating the incident as a likely targeted act of terrorism. According to Pirro, Lakanwal drove cross-country from his home in Bellingham, Washington — where he lived with his wife and five children — before carrying out the attack.

Prior to coming to the United States, Lakanwal served in the Afghan Army in Kandahar, where he worked alongside US Special Forces.

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