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Chicago shootings have dropped to their lowest level in four years following President Trump’s surge of federal resources to the city.

At least 37 people were killed and 18 others injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in Peru’s southern Arequipa region.

Sec. Scott Bessent: “You’re going to see substantial announcements over the next couple of days in terms of things we don’t grow here… coffee being one of them, bananas, other fruits… That will bring the prices down very quickly.”

After weeks of paralysis, Congress is finally on track to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Lawmakers are preparing to vote Wednesday on a stopgap spending bill that will restore funding to key federal programs and reopen shuttered agencies, with President Donald Trump’s support proving crucial in rallying Republicans.

The package will restart food assistance for millions, bring back paychecks for hundreds of thousands of federal employees, and stabilize critical air-traffic control operations that have been under strain. Despite a razor-thin 219-213 majority in the House, GOP leaders expect to hold their ranks together, buoyed by Trump’s backing and determined to secure a legislative win.

At 1:38 a.m. Wednesday, the House Rules Committee approved an 8-4 procedural vote along party lines, clearing the way for an up-or-down vote on the Senate-passed funding bill. The rule limits debate to one hour and prohibits amendments.

The Senate approved the measure Monday with support from eight Democrats who broke with party leadership, enabling passage of a short-term funding plan that runs through January 30. The deal keeps the federal government on pace to add roughly $1.8 trillion annually to the existing $38 trillion national debt.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., appealed directly to Democrats ahead of the vote. “My urgent plea of all my colleagues in the House – that means every Democrat in the House – is to think carefully, pray and finally do the right thing,” he told reporters, after holding his chamber on standby for nearly two months.

Many House Democrats remain furious at the Senate compromise, which came just days after their party celebrated major electoral wins in New York City, Virginia, and New Jersey—victories they believed would strengthen their hand in negotiations over extending federal health insurance subsidies. While the Senate deal guarantees another vote on the subsidy issue in December, Johnson has made no such commitment in the House.

“Donald Trump and Republicans believe the affordability crisis in America is made up,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., wrote on social media Wednesday. “That’s why these extremists haven’t done a damn thing to lower the high cost of living. You deserve better.”

If passed, the bill will head to Trump’s desk for signature—a move he has already hailed as “a very big victory.” The return of the House to session will also bring fresh attention to unrelated but politically charged matters, including a possible vote to declassify all files connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Speaker Johnson has previously said that issue would not move forward until the House Oversight Committee concludes its ongoing investigation.

Johnson will also swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., who recently won a special election to fill the seat of her late father, Raul Grijalva. Her arrival gives Democrats the final signature needed to force a floor vote on releasing the Epstein records.

That could set the stage for the House, immediately after completing its constitutional duty to fund the government, to pivot toward a new round of debate over the disgraced financier whose 2019 prison death continues to fuel public suspicion and political intrigue.

The funding measure itself includes three full-year appropriations bills—covering military construction, agriculture programs such as food assistance, and legislative operations. It also includes a contentious provision allowing eight Republican senators to pursue damages for alleged privacy violations during the Justice Department’s investigation into the January 6 Capitol riot.

The bill makes it retroactively illegal to obtain a senator’s phone records without disclosure and allows affected lawmakers to sue the Justice Department for up to $500,000, plus legal fees and costs. “Not a cent for healthcare, but Republicans wrote in a corrupt cash bonus of at least $500k each for 8 GOP Senators,” Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., blasted in a social media post.

The House vote is expected later Wednesday. While minor opposition is anticipated from a few fiscal hawks, including Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Victoria Spartz of Indiana, the Freedom Caucus is not expected to obstruct passage. Its chairman, Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., said, “I believe we’re all going to be on board with this.”

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President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog requesting a full pardon for Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu in his corruption trial, Herzog’s office said on Wednesday.

The letter reads in part, “As the Great State of Israel and the amazing Jewish People move past the terribly difficult times of the last three years, I hereby call on you to fully pardon Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been a formidable and decisive War Time Prime Minister and is now leading Israel into a time of peace, which includes my continued work with key Middle East leaders to add many additional countries to the world changing Abraham Accords.”

The letter continues: “Prime Minister Netanyahu has stood tall for Israel in the face of strong adversaries and long odds, and his attention cannot be unnecessarily diverted.”

Trump wrote that, while he respects the independence and requirements of the Israeli judicial system, he believes the case against Netanyahu is a “political, unjustified prosecution.” He added that “it is time to let Bibi unite Israel by pardoning him, and ending lawfare once and for all.”

Herzog, for his part, responded to the letter, with his office noting that a formal request for a pardon must be submitted:

“President Herzog holds President Trump in the highest regard and continues to express his deep appreciation for President Trump’s unwavering support for Israel, his tremendous contribution to the return of the hostages, to reshaping the situation in the Middle East and Gaza especially, and to ensuring the security of the State of Israel,” the statement reads.

“Alongside and not withstanding this, as the Office of the President has made clear throughout, anyone seeking a Presidential pardon must submit a formal request in accordance with the established procedures,” it added.

The letter follows Trump’s Nov. 2 comments on CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” in which he said his administration would “help out” with Netanyahu’s trial.

During an interview at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump told journalist Norah O’Donnell: “I don’t think they treat him [Netanyahu] very well. He’s under trial for some things and I don’t think they treat him very well. We’ll be involved in that to help him out a little bit because I think it’s very unfair.”

Netanyahu faces corruption charges in three separate cases—Cases 1000 and 2000 (the charge is “breach of trust” in both instances), and Case 4000 (bribery, fraud and breach of trust).

Trump made similar remarks during his address to the Knesset in Jerusalem on Oct. 13, saying, “Hey, I have an idea. Mr. President [Herzog], why don’t you give him a pardon? Give him a pardon. Come on.”

He called Netanyahu “one of the greatest wartime presidents,” mocking the charges against him: “And cigars and champagne, who the h— cares about that?” The comment referred to Case 1000, in which the prime minister is accused of accepting gifts from two wealthy businessmen. JNS

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Sephardic Chief Rabbi Harav David Yosef on Tuesday gave a blessing to Argentinian President Javier Milei for his unwavering support of Israel and the Jewish people, calling him “a president who will be remembered on the right side of history.” “The entire Jewish nation prays for your success,” Rabbi Yosef told Milei during a visit […]

Sec. Scott Bessent on the new Trump Accounts: “Every child born retroactively to January 1, 2025 — but for the next three years — is going to get a $1,000 account that’s going to be invested in the U.S. stock market. That’s another $1,000 for working families.”

The storm engulfing the Heritage Foundation reached new heights this week after conservative commentator Mark Levin unleashed a fiery tirade against Tucker Carlson, branding him a “Nazi promoter” and “modern-day David Duke” during a blistering segment of The Mark Levin Show.

The feud erupted as the conservative world reels from Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts’ ongoing refusal to condemn Carlson for hosting Holocaust denier and white nationalist Nick Fuentes on his program — a move that has triggered mass resignations and fierce backlash across right-wing circles.

According to Levin, Carlson had reached out earlier that same day, asking him to appear for a debate at a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) conference in December. Levin flatly refused — and publicly explained why. “My family and I want nothing to do with you, what you’ve become, your vile libels against my faith, millions of Christians, and in my view, what you seek to do to our country,” Levin said. “There’s nothing to debate. You’re a Nazi promoter. You’re the modern-day David Duke.”

Levin said he was appalled that TPUSA continued to feature Carlson, stressing that this wasn’t about silencing speech but about standards. “You could be heard by millions,” Levin told him. “Regardless, some unsolicited advice: Stop long enough to remember who you used to be and what you used to stand for.”

Carlson fired back, claiming Levin was twisting his views. “For the record, I’m strongly anti-Nazi … but that’s hardly the point,” he said, challenging Levin to defend his positions “to my face like a man” while accusing him of ignoring “what Israel has done to civilians in Gaza.”

Levin dismissed Carlson’s challenge, saying he wasn’t feared but “despised.” Carlson shot back, “Well, you’re a coward. If you change your mind, I’m here. Thanks.” Levin then went further, calling Carlson a “little bastard” and alleging that he had “attacked” his stepson, David Milstein, a senior adviser to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.

Later in the broadcast, Levin escalated his criticism, accusing Carlson of an “unspeakable betrayal” of conservative leader Charlie Kirk by interviewing Fuentes shortly after Kirk’s passing. Levin claimed Carlson had “figured out the more disgusting, heinous, racist, bigoted, antisemitic, anti-American things he can say, the better it is for his video podcast, ‘The Tucker Carlson Show.’”

The fallout from the episode has spilled into the Heritage Foundation, leaving its once-vaunted reputation in shambles. Its National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism (NTFCA), launched under Roberts’ leadership, has been gutted by a wave of resignations from top figures who say the organization has abandoned its principles.

Among those departing was former Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann, who blasted the think tank’s leadership for aligning with figures spreading hatred. “Inexplicably, consistent voices of antisemitism on the political right were embraced and, worse, defended by the leadership of Heritage Foundation,” she told Newsmax.

Other prominent names, including fellows Stephen Moore and Chris DeMuth, have also walked away. Rabbi Yaakov Menken, executive vice president of the Coalition for Jewish Values, warned that Roberts’ stance “pose[s] a huge danger — not just to the Jewish people, but to American civilization.”

Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, announced that his group too had left the NTFCA and called for Roberts to step down. Meanwhile, Jewish community leader Bryan Leib, another task force member who resigned, condemned the board’s inaction. “What’s really reprehensible is that Heritage’s trustees refuse to hold Roberts accountable,” Leib told Newsmax.

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A shocking new survey has found that Hamas now holds a slightly higher favorability rating than the Israeli government among U.S. university students — a reflection of what researchers call a “deeply hostile” climate toward Israel and Jewish students since the October 7 attacks. The poll, conducted by Schoen Cooperman Research for the Israel on […]

Donald Trump has reportedly sent a letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, urging him to consider pardoning PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

New CCTV footage captures the moment a car exploded near Delhi’s Red Fort metro station, killing 12 people and injuring several others as nearby vehicles burst into flames.

President Trump says he plans to file a $1 billion lawsuit against the BBC: “I guess I have to because they’ve defrauded the public. This is supposedly one of our great allies.”

The IDF concluded a major three-day drill in the West Bank involving the Judea and Samaria Division and the new 96th “Gilad” Division, simulating 40 extreme scenarios with 180 aircraft and multiple security and emergency units — the first exercise to include both Central Command divisions.

Over two years after the October 7 attacks, police say officers discovered Hamas assault rifles and radios hidden inside a daycare in the Gaza border community of Be’eri.

President Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the federal government and give him diplomatic leverage. Now, he’s claiming they can finance a windfall for American families, too: He’s promising a generous tariff dividend. The president proposed the idea on his Truth Social media […]

Just days after publicly mocking President Donald Trump on election night, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani now says he plans to open a direct line of communication with him, calling it “a relationship that will be critical to the success of the city.”

In an interview with NBC New York, Mamdani said he intends to contact the White House before officially taking office, aiming to establish cooperation on key issues while preventing possible confrontations with the federal government. “I will be proactive,” he stated. “I will be reaching out to the White House as we prepare to actually take office because this is a relationship that will be critical to the success of the city.”

The change in tone marks a sharp contrast from Mamdani’s election-night remarks, when he taunted Trump from the podium. “Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up,” Mamdani declared at his Brooklyn victory rally on November 4, drawing cheers from his supporters.

Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, ran on a platform that includes rent freezes, fare-free public buses, universal childcare, and municipally owned grocery stores—all financed through increased taxes on corporations and the wealthy.

President Trump has made his feelings about Mamdani clear, calling him a “communist” and questioning whether New York under Mamdani’s leadership deserves federal support. “It’s gonna be hard,” Trump said of sending federal dollars to the city. On Truth Social, he added that if Mamdani wins, New York will receive only “the very minimum as required” from Washington.

Speaking at a rally in Miami shortly after the election, Trump was more restrained, commenting, “We’ll help him, a little bit maybe.” Still, he accused Mamdani of trying to “turn New York into Venezuela,” warning that “federal aid should go to places that respect American values.”

In his conversation with NBC, Mamdani said he wants to make it clear to Trump that his administration’s focus will be the good of all residents. “I’ll say that I’m here to work for the benefit of everyone who calls the city home and that wherever there is a possibility for working together towards that end, I’m ready,” Mamdani explained. “And if it’s to the expense of those New Yorkers, I will fight it.”

Mamdani is scheduled to be sworn in as New York City’s next mayor on January 1, 2026.

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Israel’s national airline El Al notched another record-breaking quarter, reporting a $203 million profit between July and September — an 8% increase from the same period last year — as strong travel demand and high ticket prices continued to buoy the flag carrier’s wartime dominance. The third-quarter results, released Tuesday, underscore El Al’s remarkable resilience […]

In an explosive declaration that reignited controversy across Britain’s political landscape, Jeremy Corbyn announced his “absolute opposition to Zionism” during a Your Party gathering in Wandsworth, south-west London, on Sunday. His remarks placed him squarely alongside MP Zarah Sultana — his political partner in founding the new far-left faction — who has long championed an aggressively anti-Israel agenda.

“The whole Zionist project was about expanding Israel forevermore, which is exactly what Netanyahu is doing with the Greater Israel project. So, yes – absolute opposition to Zionism, and absolute solidarity with the people of Palestine,” Corbyn stated.

The remarks, first reported by British Jewish News, were made in response to a question from an activist seeking clarity on the party’s stance toward Zionism. Corbyn elaborated on his beliefs, invoking revisionist history to portray Zionism as an imperialist creation. “Zionism was a creation… I was reading about the imperial history of Zionism – actually, it first reared its head in the late 19th century, with US Zionism in 1840, influenced by British policy in the Middle East.”

He went on to link his opposition to Zionism with his broader pro-Palestinian activism, revealing that he is writing “a very long article at the moment on things to do with Palestine that I’ve been involved with over the past 40 years.” He also doubled down on incendiary claims regarding Gaza, saying, “And now we have the genocide, and it is a genocide in Gaza. We in Your Party are absolutely in solidarity with the people of Palestine, and will be guided by them on the policies we develop and the direction we take going forward.”

Corbyn’s statements drew immediate applause from the audience and renewed scrutiny from the Jewish community, which has long accused him of fostering antisemitic sentiment within the Labour Party during his tenure as leader from 2015 to 2020. His leadership came to a crashing end following Labour’s worst electoral defeat since 1935 — a loss that many attributed to his radical positions and failure to confront antisemitism within the party’s ranks.

During his years as Labour leader, Corbyn became infamous for labeling Hamas and Hezbollah his “friends,” remarks that provoked outrage and which he initially defended before reluctantly retracting. British Jews and community organizations voiced alarm over his associations with far-right Holocaust deniers, antisemitic religious figures, and Islamist groups linked to terror.

Those concerns were vindicated when a damning report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission concluded that under Corbyn’s watch, the Labour leadership had routinely “underplayed, belittled or ignored” antisemitism complaints from Jewish members — and, in some cases, directly interfered to protect his allies. The findings led to Corbyn’s suspension from Labour, and by November 2022, the party permanently barred him from running under its banner. He has since continued his political career as an independent.

Zarah Sultana, who left Labour in 2024, has followed a similar ideological trajectory. As chair of the Socialist Campaign Group, she has accused the British government of complicity in “genocide” for providing arms to Israel. Sultana also introduced legislation seeking to halt all weapons sales to the Jewish state and has publicly aligned with Palestine Action, an organization engaged in violent anti-Israel demonstrations and recently blacklisted as a terrorist entity in the UK.

The partnership between Corbyn and Sultana has been marked by friction over control of Your Party and its guiding philosophy. Sultana has declared unapologetically, “I say it loudly and proudly: I’m an anti-Zionist,” and in August accused Corbyn of having “capitulated to the IHRA definition of antisemitism” while leading Labour. At that time, Corbyn declined to say whether he considered himself an anti-Zionist.

Now, with his unambiguous declaration of “absolute opposition to Zionism,” Jeremy Corbyn has made that answer unmistakably clear — aligning himself with a fringe ideology that continues to alienate Britain’s Jewish community and deepen divisions within the far left.

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