TRUMP: “Trump Accounts should reach at least $50k in value by the time a child turns 18… with slightly greater contributions, the typical account will grow to $100k, $200k, and can even grow up to past $300k per child.”
Trump on Trump Accounts: “Every President in modern history has left our children with nothing but debt — but under this Administration, we’re going to leave every child with real assets and a shot at financial freedom.”
Amazon announced plans to terminate about 16,000 corporate employees, only a few months after announcing it was cutting 14,000 roles. The company will offer US-based employees 90 days to search for a new role internally.
A man who authorities say was involved in a human smuggling operation was shot Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a federal helicopter near the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said. Federal agents were attempting to apprehend the 34-year-old Arizona man during a traffic stop near Arivaca, Arizona, […]
UPDATE – BORO PARK: The FDNY tells Boro Park Scoop that seven civilians were injured in the fire at the multiple dwelling on 13th Avenue near 62nd Street; two victims are in critical condition, one sustained serious injuries, and four others suffered minor injuries, as firefighters continue operating at the scene.
TRUMP: “We’re going to put $3T-$4T of wealth into the hands of young Americans who otherwise would have really started out with nothing… I believe that Trump Accounts will be remembered as one of the most transformative policy innovations of all time.”
Trump on Trump Accounts: “For the first time ever, we’re going to give every newborn American child a financial stake in the future, a head start at life, and a fair shot at the American Dream.”
MI KI’AMCHA YISROEL: Hatzalah volunteer (B-64) Nussy Josephy, coordinator of the citywide plowing division, seen making sure that the Chesed of Flatbush response vehicles were able to get out of the snow today to continue servicing the Flatbush community with vital medical equipment and other medical services.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Iran: A regime that can only stay in power through sheer violence and terror against its own population has its days numbered. It may take weeks, but this regime has no legitimacy to govern the country.
Sec. Scott Bessent: “I could see that we’re probably going to have between another $100B-$150B of refunds, a lot of that going to working families… it’s going to be a big refund season… more importantly, we’re going to see real wage gains for working Americans.”
Sec. Scott Bessent on Trump Accounts: “I think this is a game changer. It moves it from some abstract concept on the corner of Wall and Broad in New York, and it brings it into every household.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans on Wednesday to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations. In prepared testimony for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio says the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela and that […]
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that 23 states have formally opted in to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, a key school-choice initiative that could dramatically assist with tuition for private Jewish schools nationwide. The milestone brings the program within reach of nearly half the country, administration officials said, with additional states — including Colorado — […]
⚠️ A large block of ice flies across the roadway and hits a driver’s windshield on the Major Deegan Expressway in NYC this morning, highlighting the serious safety threats posed by motorists who do not properly clean their vehicles following winter storms.
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed defiance Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw Washington’s support for Iraq if he returns to power. “We reject the blatant American interference in Iraq’s internal affairs and consider it a violation of its sovereignty,” al-Maliki, who is nominated by the country’s dominant political bloc to […]
A late-night phone call last week set in motion a remarkable overnight mission of chesed shel emes, as a group of devoted Chevra Kadisha members traveled hundreds of miles to ensure that a niftar received a proper taharah. A longtime Chabad shliach in New Hampshire, who has served the state’s Jewish community for more than […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday softened his initial response to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, backing away from early administration claims that labeled Pretti a “terrorist” and an “assassin” as public outrage and video evidence undercut those assertions. Trump initially echoed that posture, posting a lengthy social media […]
Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the ecommerce company in three months. The tech giant has said it plans to use generative artificial intelligence to replace corporate workers. It has also been reducing a workforce that swelled during the pandemic. Beth Galetti, a senior vice president […]
