Leader Thune as DHS shutdown threat looms: “These federal employees at TSA and other agencies shouldn’t be held hostage by the Democrats in potentially another government shutdown. So the best way to avoid that is to strike a deal.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu met at Blair House in Washington with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. During their meeting, they discussed regional issues, and Witkoff and Kushner provided Netanyahu with updates on their first round of talks with Iran held last Friday in Oman.
An Israeli-Russian freelance journalist was abruptly removed from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official aircraft on Monday morning. According to Channel 12, journalist Nick Kolyohin was escorted off the Wing of Zion plane by agents of the Shin Bet shortly after boarding. Kolyohin said he had previously received authorization from the Prime Minister’s Office to join […]
Shoppers unexpectedly paused their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on a lackluster tone. The report, issued by the Commerce Department on Tuesday, surprised economists who were looking for growth despite mounting concerns about slowing job growth, uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s tariffs and other economic headwinds. […]
The The New York Times editorial board is urging policymakers and the public to “acknowledge reality” about marijuana legalization, arguing in a new opinion piece that widespread legalization has produced far more harm than many supporters anticipated. In the editorial, the paper acknowledged that it had long backed legalization, including a major 2014 series that […]
The FBI obtained a search warrant to seize hundreds of boxes of ballots from election offices in Fulton County, Georgia, as part of a criminal investigation into possible “deficiencies or defects” in the vote count in the 2020 contest lost by President Donald Trump, according to an affidavit unsealed Tuesday. The affidavit provides the first […]
President Trump on Iran: I think they want to make a deal. I think they’d be foolish if they didn’t… It’s got to be a good deal, no nuclear weapons, no missiles, no this, no that, all the different things that you want.
CHAOS IN SYDNEY: Police charged into anti-Israel protesters near Sydney’s Town Hall during a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, arresting 27 people — including 10 accused of assaulting officers — after violence erupted as authorities moved to disperse thousands in the crowd.
A 13-year-old Jewish boy was brutally attacked overnight in Paris while walking to shul in a serious antisemitic assault. The attacker punched and kicked the boy, threatened him with a knife, and shouted antisemitic slurs. The boy suffered injuries to his head and neck, and his yarmulke and phone were stolen. French authorities have opened […]
President Trump told Channel 12 News that Iran is eager to reach a deal, warning that “either we reach a deal, or we’ll have to do something very tough.” Trump said he is considering sending another aircraft carrier and additional forces to the region, adding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also wants a deal — […]
Israeli officials are warning that Israel may insist on preserving the right to act militarily against Iran even if Washington reaches a diplomatic agreement with Tehran. Speaking to CNN ahead of talks between Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, Israeli officials said Netanyahu plans to press Trump for “freedom of action” against Iran, citing […]
U.S. forces at Al Udeid Air Base have moved Patriot missile systems onto mobile truck launchers as tensions with Iran have intensified, according to an analysis of satellite imagery. The move, which places the missiles on heavy military trucks rather than fixed or semi-static platforms, allows the systems to be repositioned quickly for either offensive […]
Nearly one in four Israelis will be chareidi by the year 2050, according to a new report from the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI). The study examined how the rapid growth of the Torah-observant public is likely to affect Israel’s economy, education system, and national institutions in the coming decades. It looks at two possible paths: […]
BMG Rosh Yeshiva, Hagaon HaRav Malkiel Kotler, Mekubal Hagaon HaRav Itche Meyer Morgernstern, and Rabbi Eli Mansour, seen at the Chasunah in Morocco of the daughter of renowned philanthropist R’ Lazer (Louis) Scheiner.
The Trump administration on Thursday will revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the White House announced. The Environmental Protection Agency will issue a final rule rescinding a 2009 government declaration known as the endangerment finding. That Obama-era policy determined that carbon […]
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Iran said recent nuclear talks with the United States demonstrated enough seriousness on Washington’s part to justify continuing diplomatic engagement, signaling cautious optimism despite a growing U.S. military posture in waters and bases near Iran. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said discussions held last week in Oman allowed Tehran to assess U.S. intentions and […]
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States is prepared to take military action against Iran if ongoing nuclear negotiations collapse. In an interview with N12, Trump said Washington is considering sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the region, adding to an already significant U.S. naval presence. “Either we will make a […]
An annual meeting of the nation’s governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events. The National Governors Association said it will no longer hold a formal meeting with Trump when governors are scheduled to convene in Washington later this month, […]
