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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders stood with the crowd on the front steps of City Hall for Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration. Ocasio-Cortez is set to speak, while Sanders will administer the oath to the new mayor during this afternoon’s ceremony.

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio offered advice to Zohran Mamdani, noting that from his own experience, no matter how much you prepare, “you’re still going to get thrown a lot of curveballs.”

HAPPENING NOW: Chants of “Free Free Palestine” break out at Mamdani inauguration, while another woman is on live TV demanding Mamdani keep to his campaign promise to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu if he visits NYC.

IDF officer (res.) Dovi Yudkin published a sharp warning on Thursday on his Facebook account regarding the treatment of Charedi prisoners in military prisons. Yudkin, from Kfar Chabad, is the brother of Capt. Yisrael Yudkin, H’yd, who fell in the Gaza Strip more than a year and a half ago. Yudkin stated that he chose […]

Residents of cities near Bnei Brak are planning to carry out a counter-protest against the wave of Chareidi protests against the draft by creating a deliberate traffic jam on the roads leading to Bnei Brak on Erev Shabbos, blocking access to the city. The protesters, frustrated with highway closures and weekly traffic jams caused by […]

The Shin Bet, Israel Police, and IDF have uncovered a weapons-smuggling network operating in the Negev using drones. Four MAG machine guns were seized after being transported by a drone that was intercepted and downed by IDF forces.

The massive anti-regime protests in Iran have now spread to more than 50 cities.

IDF soldiers patrol Mount Hermon as heavy snowfall blankets the area.

ACA enhanced health-insurance subsidies have expired today (Jan. 1, 2026), meaning the extra premium tax credits that helped lower monthly costs for millions of marketplace enrollees are now gone unless Congress acts.

Members of an anti-Hamas militia in the Gaza Strip marked the anniversary of Fatah’s founding with chants of “Death to Hamas.”

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed eliminating state income taxes on tips, following backlash from service-industry workers. Her plan would remove New York state income tax on up to $25,000 in tipped earnings, aligning with President Trump’s move to end federal taxes on tips.

Firefighters rescued an elderly person trapped in a vehicle during flooding near the Tzofim crossing in Samaria, using a specialized flotation vest to safely carry out the rescue.

Motorcade of Prime Minister Netanyahu Bibi’s seen on Wednesday heading northbound on the Turnpike in Florida, following hisbevent at Bal Harbor.

Zaka departing Ben Gurion Airport to Switzerland following the devastating fire.

President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he and the White House delayed offering details. Trump, in the interview, said he regretted undergoing the advanced imaging on his […]

The newly unveiled statue of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Ardabil, northwest Iran, was toppled just days after it was installed.

The streets of Nahavand in western Iran have turned into a battlefield, as pro-regime Iranians fighting alongside security forces clash with anti-government protesters.

Zohran Mamdani announced the appointment of a new Department of Transportation commissioner during his speech last night after being sworn in as mayor.

Several people were killed in clashes between protesters and Iranian security forces near the governor’s building in Lordegan, according to the IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency.