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REPORTER: What kind of concessions are the Russians going to have to make? TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting, and they don’t take any more land.

LAURA INGRAHAM: House Oversight Dems are defending this ICE tracker writing that it just compiles possible misconduct and abuses. Is that ok? Homan: No…

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell accuses the Trump administration’s top housing regulator of abusing his position to misuse private mortgage records belonging to Swalwell and other Democratic critics of the Republican president. Swalwell sued Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte less than two weeks after Pulte formally referred the […]

FBI ARRESTS FLORIDA MAN IN ALLEGED NEO-NAZI TERROR PLOT: The FBI arrested a Florida man accused of planning a neo-Nazi terror attack that he intended to livestream, according to a federal complaint. Agents recovered graphic Signal messages in which he allegedly discussed carrying out a mass-casualty event, outlined targets, and referenced extremist ideology. Authorities say […]

NY PROSECUTORS REOPEN 1979 CASE OF JEWISH 6-YEAR-OLD ETAN PATZ: New York prosecutors have reopened the 1979 disappearance case of Jewish 6-year-old Etan Patz and are preparing for a third trial of Pedro Hernandez. Prosecutors said the “available, admissible evidence supports prosecuting Hernandez on murder and kidnapping charges,” and confirmed they are prepared to proceed. […]

Hakeem Jeffries says the Democrats who made the insurrectionist video should refuse to cooperate with the Pentagon’s investigation into their conduct. CNN: “Are you saying that they should not sit for those interviews?” JEFFRIES: “No.”

NYCH BRIBERY CASE: All 70 New York City Housing Authority employees charged in last year’s sweeping bribery investigation have now had their cases resolved, with each defendant either pleading guilty or being convicted at trial. Prosecutors said 56 pleaded guilty to felonies, 11 to misdemeanors, and three were convicted at trial, concluding the largest crackdown […]

Greta Thunberg has been banned from Venice for two days and fined €150 after pouring green dye into the Grand Canal, which authorities called “another act of vandalism” harming the city and its lagoon.

Will Cain explains how Denmark has taken dramatic action to crack down on Third World immigration.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered a briefing on the conduct of Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly’s video by December 10th

Vice President JD Vance will visit and thank troops at the Army’s Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says it is “racist” to incarcerate criminals.

Meta’s new smart glasses with visual display drew attention from early adopters in the US as shoppers weighed hands-free features against worries over price, privacy and comfort

The Satmar community is preparing for one of its largest annual philanthropic distributions, as the Keren Hatzalah fund will allocate five million dollars in the coming week to educational institutions in Israel that receive no government funding.

The distribution, founded by the Satmar Rebbe Rav Yooel zt”l, will take place at the headquarters of the Badatz of the Eidah HaChareidis in Kikar Zupnik, Yerushalayim.

Four million dollars of the total sum were donated by prominent Satmar philanthropists from Rav Aharon Teitelbaum’s Satmar faction. The donors include:

• Rav Chaim Pesach Goldstein, a veteran member of the fund’s leadership

• Rav Berel Weiss of Los Angeles

• Rav Yechezkel Schwimmer of Williamsburg

• Rav Yoeli Landau of Williamsburg

• Rav Mordechai Kahn of Montreal

• Rav Avrohom Jeremias of Kiryas Yoel

An additional one million dollars—delivered Sunday via check from the Satmar Rebbe to Badatz member Rav Avraham Yitzchok Ullman at an event marking hafrashas terumos u’maasros in Or Haganuz—was donated by Satmar philanthropists Rav Menachem Gershon Leibowitz, Rav Yechezkel Berkowitz, and Rav Shalom Yaakobovitz of Williamsburg.

Keren Hatzalah was founded by the Satmar Rebbe zt”l as a dedicated philanthropic engine to support al taharas ha’kodesh educational institutions across Israel, mosdos that deliberately remain outside the funding framework of the Israeli Ministry of Education. The fund is jointly supported by the two Satmar courts and continues to serve as a lifeline for hundreds of Torah institutions throughout the country.

{Matzav.com}

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday rolled out plans for a new Holocaust memorial in Queens, pitching it as both a symbolic investment in public remembrance and a high-profile response to escalating antisemitism in the country’s largest Jewish community. The city will allocate $3 million toward the project, developed with the office of […]

Cryptocurrency powerhouse Binance and its recently pardoned co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao are facing explosive allegations that they knowingly helped funnel more than $1 billion to Hamas and other U.S.-designated terror groups in the years leading up to the October 7 massacre, according to a sweeping 284-page lawsuit filed in federal court in North Dakota. The […]

A special pidyon haben celebration took place for the grandson of the Spinka Rebbe of Beit Shemesh, the son of his son-in-law, Rav Rabinowitz, and great-grandson of the Biala-Peshischa Rebbe.

The event was held in the Royal Hall in Bnei Brak.

In an uncommon display, nine kohanim of verified lineage – kohanim meyuchasim – from various kehillos and backgrounds were honored with performing the pidyon, with the Spinka Rebbe of Bnei Brak serving at the forefront of the distinguished group.

A photo gallery of the event was captured by photographer Shuki Lerer:

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Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington D.C., announced on Tuesday that she will not be seeking re-election next year, a decision that came as she has had to confront a federal law enforcement intervention into her city launched by President Donald Trump. Bowser announced her decision in a video posted to social media, where she […]

It is with great sadness that Matzav.comreports the passing of Rav Ehud Rakovsky (Avitzedek) zt”l, Rosh Kollel of Shvus Ami and noted author of the acclaimed sefarim Daas Tefillah, Daas Shabbos, Daas Moed, and Daas Emunah. He was 72.

Rav Rakovsky passed away earlier today, and his levayah was held this afternoon from his home in the Beit Vegan neighborhood of Yerushalayim.

The niftar was born on 26 Iyar 5713 to his father, Reb Eliyahu z”l, and his mother, Mrs. Tzila a”h. Upon reaching marriageable age, he married his wife, the daughter of Reb Moshe Blau z”l.

Throughout his life, Rav Rakovsky was known for his unwavering dedication to Torah, his refined middos, and his deep yiras Shamayim. He spent his days immersed in learning with diligence and devotion, raised many talmidim, and endured difficult suffering with humility, love, and complete faith.

A close talmid of the renowned gaon Rav Moshe Shapiro zt”l, Rav Rakovsky authored several well-regarded sefarim that became foundational works for many seeking depth and clarity in avodas Hashem.

The levayah took place today departing from his home at 23 Rav Frank Street in Beit Vegan and proceeding to the Derech HaChaim Cemetery in Beit Shemesh, where he was laid to rest.

The family is sitting shivah at his home, 23 Rav Frank Street, Beit Vegan, Yerushalayim.

Yehi zichro boruch.

{Matzav.com}

President Donald Trump’s high-stakes meeting last week with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) became tense over a potential Saudi–Israeli peace deal, according to multiple U.S. officials briefed on the discussion. Behind closed doors, Trump aggressively pushed the Saudi leader to join the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel — a move the […]