Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of life without parole for the man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024. Ryan Routh was scheduled to appear Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Fort Pierce. Her courtroom erupted into chaos in September when Routh tried to […]
In a major legal reversal, the Supreme Court ruled in a majority opinion on Tuesday that the government is not required to hold a competitive selection process for the appointment of the Civil Service Commissioner. The renewed hearing was held before a five-judge panel. Three justices, Deputy President Noam Sohlberg, David Mintz, and Yael Willner, […]
BREAKING: Rahmanullah Lakanwal, Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, DC, pleads not guilty, government signals pursuit of death penalty.
Dozens of Rabbanim and Roshei Yeshivos of Dati Leumi yeshivos convened this week for an emergency discussion in wake of the IDF’s intention to advance a pilot program to integrate women into the front-line combat units of the Armored Corps’s tank crews, Arutz Sheva reported. During the meeting, testimonies were presented by religious soldiers who […]
Tom Homan: “President Trump and I would like to thank the men and women of ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agencies on the ground here for your dedication to the oath you swore… I know the tragedies you’ve seen. The President is with you.”
Tom Homan: “During our efforts to identify and implement improvements of how operations are planned, conducted, and managed, we identified a gap in regard to the use of body-worn cameras… that inconsistency was unacceptable, so we moved immediately to prioritize full body cam deployment in this city.”
Tom Homan: “More officers taking custody of criminal aliens directly from the jails means less officers on the street doing criminal operations… It’s safer for the community, safer for the officers, and safer for the alien.”
I tasted some chicken soup — do I have to wait six hours before I have my coffee with milk? I cut onions with a milky knife and fried them in a meaty pan — what do I do now? I cooked a potato in my meaty microwave — can I eat it with cheese? Numerous Kashrus questions […]
ELIMINATED: A joint IDF and ISA statement says Israeli forces struck a Hamas Nukhba terrorist platoon commander after terrorists opened fire on IDF troops, seriously wounding a reserve officer. The terrorist, Bilal Abu Assi, is said to have lead the October 7 infiltration into Kibbutz Nir Oz, taking part in abductions and murders, and later […]
The IDF has announced the creation of a new all-female combat company within the 869th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit, which is deployed along the Lebanon border. The unit, part of the Border Defense Corps and operating under the 91st “Galilee” Regional Division, has over the past year killed about 60 Hezbollah terrorists and destroyed numerous […]
A one-year-old baby from Jerusalem who had no underlying conditions and was not vaccinated against measles died on Wednesday due to complications of the disease, Israel’s Health Ministry announced. The baby was pronounced dead at the emergency room at Hadassah Har HaTzofim Hospital after being evacuated from his home early in the morning. He is […]
The State Attorney’s Office filed indictments in the Be’er Sheva District Court on Wednesday against 12 defendants accused of participating in a “systematic and sophisticated” smuggling operation that brought goods into Gaza for profit. A hearing regarding the Shin Bet chief’s brother, Betzalel Zini, will take place on Thursday, at which time an indictment against […]
In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court issued a conditional order on Wednesday morning to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to explain why he hasn’t dismissed National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from his position. The order was issued in response to four petitions from left-wing organizations challenging Ben Gvir’s continued tenure, which claim that he improperly […]
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made a dramatic decision on Wednesday to ban the continued use by police of water cannons that spray foul-smelling liquid (“skunk spray”), gas, or dye—despite explicit requests from senior police officials and opposition from the Attorney General. The move came after the minister learned that the police have been using […]
It is with deep pain and regret that YWN shares the petirah of HaRav Elyakim Schlesinger zt”l, who was niftar at the age of 104, concluding a life that spanned more than a century of Torah, mesorah, and an unwavering commitment to Klal Yisroel. Born in Vienna on 22 Cheshvan 5682 (1921) to his parents, […]
United Hatzalah volunteers carried out resuscitation efforts on a one-year-old baby who lost consciousness at his home in the Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood in Jerusalem early Wednesday morning. Hatzalah volunteers Pini Weiss and Mordechai Greifer said, “When we arrived, we were handed an approximately one-year-old baby who wasn’t breathing and had no pulse after, according to […]
