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Trump on Farmers: “The farmers are doing very well. We just handed them $12 billion out of tariff money. They don’t even want it. They just want to be treated fairly.”

Additional footage shows a U.S.-led coalition convoy following its withdrawal from the Al-Shaddadi base in northeastern Syria, reportedly heading toward Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region.

U.S. forces have begun pulling out of the Al-Shaddadi base in Syria’s northeastern Hasakah province, moving toward Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, an Iraqi security source told Qatari outlet Al-Araby TV. Syrian media report the convoy also includes buses transporting ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq.

Investigators are set to give an update on the search for Nancy Guthrie — after searching her property and the home of her daughter.

CNN: “New data shows January was the lowest months for job cuts since the 2009 Great Recession … layoffs way up, hiring ways down. During the month of January, US-based employers announced just over 108,000 layoffs. That’s roughly double January 2025. In fact, this is the highest since January 2009.”

TRUMP: “I never get a fair break from the fake news, which is back there. That’s a lot of fake news. Last time I was having a lot of fun, we had 60,000 people and I’m talking about the fact I will never make it to heaven. I was being funny … I really think […]

Iranian IRGC terrorists claim they have captured two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf carrying around 1 million liters of diesel fuel.

A hearing about oversight of the U.S. financial system devolved into insults several times Wednesday as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed with Democratic lawmakers over fiscal policy, the business dealings of the Trump family and other issues. Appearances by treasury secretaries on Capitol Hill are more typically known for staid exchanges over economic policy than […]

It was an incredible evening of learning in Flatbush. This wasn’t your typical night seder. There was a special exuberance and pervasive ruach in the Beis Medrash. After extensive preparation with his tutor, one young man, a graduate of Edward Murrow Public High School, read an entire line of Chumash. It isn’t easy learning new letters, phonics […]

Australian police have charged an Australian teenager for allegedly making online death threats against President Isaac Herzog ahead of his visit to Australia. Herzog is scheduled to arrive in Australia on Sunday for a five-day visit after receiving an invitation from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the wake of the Bondi Beach massacre. The Australian […]

The State Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday filed charges against Bezalel Zini, the brother of Shin Bet chief David Zini, and two other defendants on charges of trafficking cigarettes into the Gaza Strip as part of a large-scale smuggling operation. All three suspects face charges of aiding the enemy during wartime, a crime that can carry […]

Israel’s leading expert on Iran, Eliyahu Yossian, told Kol Chai Radio that at least 43,000 people have been killed by the regime in Iran since the protests began. Yossian said Iran’s aggressive actions at sea do not necessarily indicate a desire for war but are rather efforts to project strength and negotiate under fire. “The […]

The Anti-Defamation League slammed comments by Dr. Mehmet Oz, accusing the Trump administration official of reinforcing antisemitic stereotypes and contributing to a climate of rising hostility toward Jewish communities. In a statement and series of posts on X, the ADL highlighted excerpts from a two-week-old interview Oz gave to The Epoch Times program “American Thought […]

The U.N. human rights chief said Thursday that his office is in “survival mode” as he presented an appeal for $400 million to meet its estimated needs this year, after funding cuts last year hurt its work in 17 countries including Colombia, Myanmar and Chad. Volker Türk laid out his office’s needs after the United […]

BREAKING: The Klausenberger Rebbe passed out momentarily this evening while addressing a major Siyum HaRambam at the Armory in Crown Heights. The Rebbe was not transported to the hospital. Sources tell YWN that the Rebbe fasts during the weeks of “Shovavim”, and this incident is possibly related.

Trump on Jerome Powell: “I’m asking him, ‘Why are you spending almost $4B on a very small, little complex of buildings?’ … He’s renovating buildings for $3-$4B… They’re spending more money than [was spent on] any building ever built in history, per square foot.”

Senator Josh Hawley on the suspected biolab that the FBI raided in Las Vegas: We don’t know if this property owner, who is a Chinese national, has ties to the Chinese government, and I think we’d better find out really quickly.

Residents of the city of Beitar Illit have become accustomed to the fact that every week, the gates of the city are closed before Shabbos to prevent Chillul Shabbos. But most residents weren’t aware of the story of emunah and mesiras nefesh behind the closing of gates, a story that ended this week with tears […]

Members of the newest class of probationary firefighters visited the 9/11 Memorial & Museum on Wednesday, continuing a long-standing department tradition held with each incoming class to honor the victims of the September 11 attacks.

Trump on his call with President Xi: “We have a very good relationship… these are the two most powerful countries in the world and we have a very good relationship. We spoke for an hour… China’s paying a lot of tariffs. In the past, they didn’t.”