Yeshiva World News

“The System Is Chaotic Now”: Customs Brokers Navigate Trump’s Trade War

After a half-century immersed in the world of trade, customs broker Amy Magnus thought she’d seen it all, navigating mountains of regulations and all sorts of logistical hurdles to import everything from lumber and bananas to circus animals and Egyptian mummies. Then came 2025. Tariffs were imposed in ways she’d never seen. New rules left […]

Supreme Court Blocks Trump from Deploying National Guard to Chicago

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that President Trump cannot deploy National Guard troops to Chicago while a legal challenge moves forward. The ruling leaves in place a lower-court decision blocking the administration from placing National Guard members on the streets of Chicago and surrounding areas.

Israel Is Failing to Protect Yerushalayim From Oct. 7–Style Attack, Terrifying Report Warns

Israel is failing to protect Yerushalayim from the threat of an October 7–style mass infiltration, leaving vast security gaps along the city’s eastern flank that could be exploited by terrorists, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned in a blistering report released Tuesday. Englman found that Israel’s political and security leadership have largely failed to internalize the […]

Houthis and Yemen Government Reach Deal to Release Thousands of Prisoners

Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have reached an agreement to free 2,900 detainees held during the 11-year civil war, according to Saudi and Houthi officials. Saudi Ambassador Mohamed AlJabir said in a statement on X that the agreement was signed under the supervision of the Office of the U.N. Special Envoy […]

Contact Lost with Jet Carrying Libyan Army Chief After Departure from Ankara

Türkiye’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirms that contact was lost with a Falcon 50 jet carrying Libyan Army Chief Muhammed Ali Al-Haddad after its departure from Ankara. According to reports, the jet crashed. Earlier today, Al-Haddad met with senior Turkish military officials.

Zohran Mamdani Names Lillian Bonsignore as Next FDNY Commissioner

Zohran Mamdani has tapped Lillian Bonsignore, a longtime FDNY veteran and former EMS chief, to serve as the next FDNY commissioner. Bonsignore, who retired in 2022 after 31 years, would become only the second woman to lead the FDNY. She replaces Robert Tucker, who resigned one day after Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in […]

Former Trump Ally Turned Critic George Conway Files to Run for Congress

George Conway, a former conservative lawyer who has become one of President Donald Trump’s most outspoken critics, is taking steps toward a run for Congress in an open New York City seat. Conway filed paperwork Monday to run as a Democrat in New York’s 12th Congressional District, though he has not made an official announcement […]

ADL: 20% Of Mamdani Transition Members Tied To Terror-Supporting Anti-Zionist Groups

At least one in five members of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition operation has documented ties to radical anti-Zionist groups that openly promote terror and harass Jewish people, according to a report released Monday by the Anti-Defamation League. The ADL’s analysis found that roughly 80 of the more than 400 people appointed to Mamdani’s 17 transition […]

“A System That Lost Its Shame:” Levin Raps High Court After It Nixes His 3rd Request

Israel’s High Court on Tuesday rejected Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s request to reconsider the appointment of retired judge Asher Kula, the Ombudsman for Complaints Against Judges, to lead the investigation into the leak of the Sdei Teiman video by former Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer‑Yerushalmi. In response, Levin issued a blistering attack on the Court […]

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