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FBI Searches Key Georgia Election Office After Trump Renews 2020 Fraud Claims

The FBI on Wednesday searched the election office of a Georgia county that has been central to right-wing conspiracy theories over President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, acting just one week after the Republican leader predicted prosecutions over a contest he has baselessly insisted was tainted by widespread fraud. The search at Fulton County’s main election facility […]

DEPRAVED: Pro-Palestinian Activists In U.S. Launch “Week Of Solidarity” For Men Who Financed Hamas

A group of U.S.-based anti-Israel activist organizations announced a nationwide “week of solidarity” campaign for two men still imprisoned for their roles in financing Hamas. The campaign centers on Shukri Abu Baker and Ghassan Elashi, two former leaders of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, a Texas-based organization whose senior officials were convicted […]

3 Months After Rapidly Scheduled Arguments, SCOTUS Has Yet To Decide On Trump’s Tariffs

When the Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a similarly rapid resolution seemed possible. After all, Trump’s lawyers told the court that speed was of the essence on an issue central to the Republican president’s economic agenda. They pointed to a statement from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warning that […]

Melania Trump Says She Always Knew Trump Would Win

First Lady Melania Trump on President Trump: “I always thought that one day he might go and run, and I always told him, ‘If you do it, you will win,’ because I knew how much people loved him.”

Syria’s Interim President Visits Moscow as Putin Pledges Help Rebuild Economy

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa visited Moscow on Wednesday for the second time in less than four months, and Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized his readiness to help the country rebuild its war-battered economy. “I know that there is a lot that’s necessary to restore in Syria, and our economic operators, including the construction sector, […]

Rising Antisemitism Pushing More U.S. Jews to See Israel as Safest Haven, Survey Finds

A survey released Wednesday by the Jewish People Policy Institute finds that a growing share of American Jews who feel strongly connected to Judaism or Israel now view Israel as the safest place in the world for Jews. According to the survey, 68 percent of respondents agreed that Israel is the safest place for Jews […]

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Faces Bipartisan Calls For Her Firing Or Impeachment

A groundswell of voices have come to the same conclusion: Kristi Noem must go. From Democratic Party leaders to the nation’s leading advocacy organizations to even the most centrist lawmakers in Congress, the calls are mounting for the Homeland Security secretary to step aside after the shooting deaths in Minneapolis of two people who protested deportation policy. At a defining moment […]

NYPD Honors Outgoing Chevra Hatzolah CEO Rabbi Yechiel Kalish for Years of Service

On Tuesday afternoon, NYPD Patrol Borough Brooklyn South Chief Charles Minch, together with NYPD Chief Richie Taylor and local community leaders, presented an award to Rabbi Yechiel Kalish, the outgoing CEO of Chevra Hatzolah. Rabbi Kalish was recognized for his dedication and leadership over the past five years, during which he oversaw the entire Central […]

CAN’T TRUST THEM: Hamas Claims It Is Ready To Hand Off Governing Gaza To U.S.-Backed Group

Hamas said Wednesday it is prepared to transfer control of Gaza’s civilian administration to a U.S.-backed technocratic body, while simultaneously demanding the full reopening of the Rafah Border Crossing. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem told AFP that the group has completed internal preparations to hand governance to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, or […]

PHOTOS: Thousands Celebrate Trebishan-Zvhill Chasunah in Beit Shemesh

Thousands of chassidim gathered this week in Beit Shemesh to celebrate a major chassidic wedding, uniting the Trebishan and Zvhill dynasties. The joyous event took place at the “Sarah Events” hall, where the son of the Zvhill Rebbe married the daughter of the Trebishan Rebbe, who is also a granddaughter of the Pinsk-Karliner Rebbe. Large […]

Rubio Defends Maduro’s Ouster While Trying To Allay Fears About Greenland And NATO

Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a full-throated defense Wednesday of President Donald Trump’s military operation to oust and arrest then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, while also using his wide-ranging congressional testimony to touch on Greenland, NATO, Iran and China. As Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee offered starkly different readings of the administration’s foreign policy, Rubio […]

HaRav Landau: “One Who Truly Lives A Life Of Torah Lacks Nothing In The World”

HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau delivered a shiur and divrei chizzuk at the Or Elchanan Yeshiva in Jerusalem on Tuesday evening . HaRav Landau said, “With the permission of the Roshei Yeshiva, I wish to say a few words on inyanei d’yoma (current matters)—matters that are well known, but even what is well known must sometimes […]

-40 POINTS: Independents Abandoning Trump As Approval Craters To New Record Low

President Donald Trump’s standing with independent voters has dropped to its lowest level across both of his terms in office, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll, reflecting growing political pressure tied to economic concerns and scrutiny of his administration’s immigration enforcement policies. The survey, conducted Jan. 23–26, shows Trump’s net job approval among independents at […]

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