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“Unprecedented Self-Dealing”: 60 Minutes Links Trump Pardon to Trump Family Crypto Venture [VIDEO]

A 60 Minutes investigation aired Sunday alleges that President Donald Trump’s pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao followed a series of financial interactions that directly benefited the Trump family’s crypto ventures — a sequence one former Justice Department official called “unprecedented.” Correspondent Scott Pelley opened the segment by reporting that Zhao’s company “supported a Trump […]

Hundreds Of National Guard Troops Deployed To Portland And Chicago Are Being Sent Home

Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who will remain will continue to stay off the streets amid court battles over their domestic mission by the Trump administration, a defense official said Monday. The withdrawal of soldiers — sent from California and Texas — is […]

Flatbush Driver Accepts Plea Deal in Crash That Killed Mother and Two Daughters

The driver charged in the devastating Flatbush crash that killed a mother and her two daughters has accepted a plea deal and faces three to nine years in prison. Prosecutors say Miriam Yarimi, 32, pleaded guilty Monday, months after the March 29 tragedy that claimed the lives of Natasha Saada 34, and her daughters Diana, […]

Har Hazeisim To Receive Major Security Overhaul With $7.7 Million Education Center

Israel is moving forward with a major project to build a new visitor education center on Har Hazeisim, part of a broader effort to upgrade security and deepen public understanding of one of the world’s most significant religious and historical sites. The 1,500-square-meter complex — a joint initiative of the Israeli government and the International […]

Gunmen Abduct 25 Girls From A High School In Northwestern Nigeria

Gunmen attacked a high school in northwestern Nigeria before dawn on Monday, taking 25 schoolgirls and killing at least one staffer, authorities said of the latest abduction of students in the region. No group immediately claimed responsibility for abducting the girls from the boarding school in Kebbi state and their motivation was unclear. Nigeria is […]

USPS Chief: “We Can’t Cut Our Way to Prosperity” as Losses Top $9 Billion

The U.S. Postal Service can’t fix its finances through cuts alone, Postmaster General David Steiner said Friday. Steiner said the 250-year-old agency needs to expand its revenue base to restore prominence in the nation’s delivery network. It also should capitalize on its long-standing legal obligation to deliver to every address. One way it can do that, Steiner said during […]

President Trump Will Meet Mamdani, Signaling Possible Truce With Radical Anti-Israel NYC Mayor-Elect

President Donald Trump is suddenly signaling he’s open to a working relationship with New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani — the democratic socialist he’s spent months portraying as a dire threat to America’s largest city. Speaking to reporters before departing Florida, Trump said Mamdani “would like to meet with us,” adding, “We’ll work something out.” […]

WATCH: Bill Maher Unloads on Both Parties, Says GOP Goes “Too Far” While Democrats Are Elevating “Revolutionaries” Like Mamdani

Bill Maher tore into Democrats and Republicans alike during an interview on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS on Sunday, arguing that both parties are increasingly out of step with the country they claim to represent. “Why can’t either one of them be normal?” Maher asked. Maher said President Donald Trump “could score points” with voters across […]

Saudi Arabia Signals: If Israel Commits to a Palestinian State, It Can Join Abraham Accords

Saudi Arabia is preparing for a major summit as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to meet President Trump on Tuesday, with normalization with Israel listed as one of the key topics. “This visit is not ceremonial. It is consequential,” wrote Faisal Abbas, editor-in-chief of the Saudi newspaper Arab News, over the weekend. “If […]

Foreign Student Enrollment Slips as New Arrivals Plunge 17% Under Trump Crackdown

Foreign students enrolled at U.S. colleges in strong numbers this fall despite fears that a Trump administration crackdown would trigger a nosedive, yet there are signs of turbulence as fewer new, first-time students arrived from other countries, according to a new report. Overall, U.S. campuses saw a 1% decrease in international enrollment this fall compared with last year, according […]

They Spend All Night Immersed in the Holy Kabbalah in Yerushalayim—Will You Join Them?

It’s midnight in the holy city of Yerushalayim, and a group of exalted and illustrious mekubalim stream in, one by one, into the Beis Medrash overlooking the Makom HaMikdash—the site of our destroyed Beis HaMikdash—where they will spend the night immersed in holiness.   Each and every one of these carefully selected Yidden has already spent years in the study of the Zohar and the writings of the Arizal and his talmidim. Their faces […]

Netanyahu Blasts Violent West Bank Riots By Jewish Extremists, Vows Harsh Action

Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a sharply worded condemnation Monday after renewed violent riots by Jewish extremists in the West Bank, saying the perpetrators “must be punished according to the law” and stressing that they do not represent the broader population of Judea and Samaria. Netanyahu released the following statement on Monday evening: “I view with […]

Ornament Marking America’s 250th Birthday Debuts, Featuring the Declaration of Independence

When the nonprofit organization planning America’s 250th birthday celebrations decided it wanted an ornament to commemorate that milestone in history, its leadership knew just where to turn for guidance. America250.org worked with the White House Historical Association, which, since 1981, has sold a popular Christmas tree ornament honoring a president or a key White House […]

Hamas Stockpiling Weapons Abroad as U.S. Weighs Dropping Disarmament Demand in Gaza Plan

Hamas has begun stockpiling advanced weapons in foreign countries with the aim of smuggling them into Gaza in the future, according to new reporting that comes as the Trump administration weighs whether to move forward with Gaza reconstruction without first securing the group’s disarmament. An unsourced report from Israel’s Kan public broadcaster alleges Hamas has […]

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