Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced on Wednesday morning that he has decided to shut down the Army Radio (Galei Tzahal) station. Katz said, “As I have clarified—what was in the past will not continue. Galei Tzahal was established by the Israeli government as a military station to serve as a voice and ear for IDF […]
The Supreme Court hearing on the petitions regarding the investigation into former Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resumed Tuesday evening after a several-hour break to allow the parties to discuss the compromise proposals suggested by the judges. The judges had requested and expected that the parties would use the break to meet and reach a […]
A 50-year mortgage sounds like an easy fix for high monthly payments: stretch the loan, shrink the bill. But when you run the numbers—and think through how housing markets, lenders, and households behave—the idea mostly trades short-term relief for much higher long-term costs, slower wealth-building, and potentially higher home prices. Here’s a clear, math-driven look. […]
Republican candidate for New York governor Elise Stefanik is racking up endorsements as she seeks the party’s nomination to challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul, but could still face a primary challenge from Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is signaling he may run. Stefanik’s campaign touted endorsements from nine GOP county executives The North Country congresswoman […]
In the heart of one of the world’s largest Jewish cities, Boro Park Shomrim stands as a pillar of safety and protection with its team of over 150 dedicated volunteers. The organization, guided by Rabbinic oversight and dedicated to individuals and the community as a whole, is vital to the safety and community life of […]
In a milestone with global implications, Israel has begun pumping desalinated seawater into the Kinneret — the first time anywhere in the world that processed ocean water is being used to refill a natural freshwater lake. The Water Authority inaugurated the system on October 23, marking a turning point in Israel’s decades-long battle against drought […]
TRUMP: “I am proud to announce that Chicago, Illinois, despite all of the radical opposition and obstruction we have from the Mayor and the Governor, has seen Car Theft, Shootings, Robberies, Violent Crime, and everything else, drop dramatically. As we ramp up more assets, these numbers will continue to drop…”
SEC. DUFFY: “Today has been a much better day, a lot more air traffic controllers are coming in…on Saturday, we had 81 staffing triggers, today we have 4. I think our air traffic controllers are seeing an end to the shutdown and feeling more hopeful.”
“It’s a meaningless vote,” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said on the Democrats’ exchange in the government shutdown deal to set aside a vote on health insurance subsidies. “Maybe people feel good about having a vote, but it doesn’t mean anything at all,” Sanders said.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu flatly rejected mounting opposition calls for a state commission of inquiry into the failures that led to Hamas’s October 7, 2023 massacre on Monday, defying public opinion polls, a court directive, and the growing demands of bereaved families. The prime minister instead pledged to form what he called a “broadly […]
One year after toppling Bashar al-Assad and reorienting his war-torn country toward the West, Syria’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa walked into the White House on Monday for a historic first as a Syrian leader welcomed to Washington. But just hours later, the rebel-turned-president made clear he isn’t ready to go as far as the Trump […]
During his visit to Argentina this week, Rishon LeZion HaRav David Yosef shlit”a personally intervened to free a woman who had been an agunah for approximately twelve years. The incident unfolded suddenly during Rav Yosef’s packed official visit to the Argentine Jewish community. Local rabbanim approached Rav Yosef urgently, explaining that a woman in their […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom leads Vice President J.D. Vance by three percentage points in an early potential head-to-head matchup for president in 2028, according to a new poll from Overton Insights. The poll asked 1,200 registered voters who think of themselves as Democrats, Republicans and Independents their thoughts on a series of questions, with 22% […]
Agudas Yisrael MK Meir Porush warned against the continued persecution of lomdei Torah in the Knesset plenum on Tuesday. “A Jew is obligated to protest when he sees that the Torah Hakedosha is being harmed,” he began. “This week I visited several bochurim and avreichim in military prison who are being held there for the […]
The Navy’s largest and newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, has arrived in the Caribbean region, according to spotters in the region. U.S. Naval Institute News cited boat spotters in Puerto Rico who eyed the destroyer, USS Bainbridge, on Tuesday. The Bainbridge, part of the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike group, was traveling with […]
Members of the House of Representatives headed back to Washington after a 53-day break, braving congestion at the nation’s tangled airports for a vote that could end the longest US government shutdown in history.
Cornell University will pay $60 million to settle the Trump administration’s claims that the Ivy League school discriminated against students with its diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The settlement will require Cornell, located in upstate New York, to pay the federal government $30 million and invest another $30 million by 2028 on research programs on […]
Heartbreaking tragedy in Beit Shemesh: Rabbi Yaakov Steinberg zt”l, beloved Maggid Shiur, passed away suddenly at just 44 years old. Now, his *eight young children are left without a father — and their mother is struggling to provide even the most basic needs. *There’s no food in the house, no stability, no hope for tomorrow. […]
