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Paxton Courts Trump Voters in High-Stakes Texas Senate Showdown

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will be in an unfamiliar setting Monday night: heading his first campaign rally since the Republican announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate 10 months ago. Paxton’s scheduled appearance is part of his stepped-up campaign to unseat four-term Republican Sen. John Cornyn and add a MAGA devotee to the Senate, a bid that has […]

Boro Park Chaveirim Welcomes Eight New Volunteers

PHOTO: Boro Park Chaveirim welcomed eight new volunteers into its ranks last night, further strengthening its ability to serve the community. The new members include B270 Motty Markowitz, B271 Chaim Kahan, B272 Yanky Weiss, B273 Moishy Spitzer, B274 Isaac Krausz, B275 Shia Kaufman, B276 Moshe Ringel, and B277 Shia Kornitzer. The expansion enhances Chaveirim’s capacity […]

No Clear Path To Ending Partial Government Shutdown As Lawmakers Battle Over Homeland Security

Lawmakers and the White House offered no signs of compromise Sunday in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers that has led to a pause in funding for the Department of Homeland Security. A partial government shutdown began Saturday after congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump’s team failed to reach a deal on legislation […]

Sec. Rubio: U.S. Only Nation That Can Bring Ukraine, Russia to Talk

Sec. Rubio on Ukraine-Russia: “The United States interest is to see the war end. We’re the only nation on earth that apparently can get both sides to the table to talk. I’m not here to insult anybody, but the United Nations hasn’t been able to do it. And there’s no other country in Europe that’s […]

North Korea Unveils Housing for Families of Troops Killed in Ukraine War

North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, the latest effort by leader Kim Jong Un to honor the war dead. State media photos showed Kim Jong Un walking through the new street — called Saeppyol Street […]

NYC Health Department Employee: “One Israeli Left In The World Is Too Many!”

Resurfaced social media posts from a veteran employee of New York City’s Health Department reveals calls for violence against Israelis and inflammatory remarks about Jews and Zionists. The posts, uncovered by the watchdog group Canary Mission, were attributed to Achmat Akkad, a community coordinator who has worked for the city since 2017. In one post […]

Rubio: Trump Seeks Peace With Iran, Warns Talks Will Be Difficult

Sec. Rubio on Iran: The president always prefers peaceful outcomes and is willing to talk with anyone but it’s going to be hard. We’re dealing with radical Shia clerics who are making theological decisions, not geopolitical ones.

How George Washington’s First Military Victory Shaped a Nation

More than a decade before he became the country’s first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution. The Siege of Boston was his first campaign as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and, in many ways, set the stage for his military and political successes — celebrated […]

Israeli Man Arrested for Allegedly Spying for Iran on Ex-Defense Minister Gallant

Israeli authorities arrested an Israeli citizen accused of acting on behalf of Iranian intelligence and gathering information on former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Fares Abu al-Hija, 32, from Kaukab Abu al-Hija, allegedly maintained contact with an Iranian intelligence operative via Telegram and received payments through Binance, according to the indictment. Prosecutors say he carried out […]

HaRav Shlomo Amar: “Better To Abolish The Rabbanut Than Hold Exams For Women”

Former Chief Rabbi, HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Amar, addressed the topic of the Supreme Court’s ruling ordering Israel’s Chief Rabbanut to allow women to take Rabbinical certification exams during his weekly shiur at the Ner HaTorah Yeshiva on Sunday. In July 2025—after a years-long legal battle—the Supreme Court issued a ruling ordering the Chief Rabbanut to […]

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