President Donald Trump’s unprecedented bid to reshape the Federal Reserve board is putting the Supreme Court in a familiar position, weighing an emergency appeal from the president’s lawyers in a politically charged case. The court is hearing arguments Wednesday over Trump’s effort to oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook based on allegations she committed mortgage […]
Americans are expressing their strongest support for religious freedom in at least seven years, according to new data released by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. Becket’s latest Religious Freedom Index scored public support at 71 out of 100 — the highest level recorded since the nonprofit began publishing the index in 2019. The findings […]
Stocks slumped on Wall Street Tuesday after President Donald Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with new tariffs as tensions escalate over his attempts to assert American control over Greenland. The losses were widespread, with nearly every sector losing ground. Major indexes in the U.S. extended losses from last week in what has been […]
At least five vehicles were reported stolen overnight in Boro Park, according to Boro Park Shomrim, as part of what appears to be a coordinated auto theft operation. Sources tell YWN that the vehicles were not taken due to owners leaving keys inside. Instead, suspects are believed to be using electronic devices capable of quickly […]
Federal prosecutors served grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, a person familiar with the matter said. The subpoenas, which seek records, were sent to the offices of Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney […]
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, President Trump is pressing advisers for what he calls “decisive” military options against Iran, even after pulling back from ordering strikes last week. * The U.S. has moved additional military assets into the Middle East, including fighter jets, an aircraft carrier, and air-defense systems, officials said. […]
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche: We said that this administration would not tolerate local officials doing what they were doing and have been doing, impeding federal officers and doing everything they could to encourage rioters…
Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot is floating a major political gambit: a broad opposition merger that would unite his Yashar! party with Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid and a new political vehicle being formed by former prime minister Naftali Bennett, according to a report aired by Channel 12. The report says both Lapid and […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed a record $260 billion election-year budget designed to “improve affordability and manage dramatic cuts in federal aid without raising taxes”.
Jake Tapper: President Trump today marking one full year in office with a marathon rambling, at times incoherent, possibly unsettling, White House news briefing. For any supporters of his looking for reassurance that the Trump doing wild 1 A.M. Social media post is not the same Trump in the White House, well, they probably were […]
Q: Trump is taking Venezuelan oil money and banking it in Qatar. Did you read about this? Rep. McGovern: He’s not well. There needs to be an intervention. This is crazy. And again, there are so many unanswered questions about what our future involvement in Venezuela is going to be.
President Trump warned Tuesday that the U.S. would respond forcefully if Iran acts on alleged assassination threats against him. Saying if “Anything ever happens, the whole country is going to get blown up”.
Iran’s national security establishment issued a warning Tuesday, saying any attack on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would be treated as an act of war against the broader Islamic world and would prompt a declaration of jihad. The warning was reported by the Iranian Students News Agency, which quoted Iran’s parliamentary commission on national security […]
Hundreds demonstrated in Zurich against President Trump and the World Economic Forum as meetings got underway in Davos. Local police said some damage was caused to property and water cannon and tear gas were used to disperse the protesters.
Tom Homan: “Are we targeting US citizens as part of this immigration enforcement? Not unless you’re a protester that crossed the line and committed impediment, interference, assault…”
Wall Street suffered its worst session since April as a broad selloff hit stocks, bonds and the dollar, driven by renewed tariff fears and rising geopolitical tensions ahead of President Trump’s trip to Davos. The S&P 500 posted its biggest drop since October, equity volatility surged, long-term Treasury yields climbed, and investors moved into safe […]
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. intelligence believes it knows the location of the body of slain Israeli hostage Ran Gvili inside Gaza. Speaking at a wide-ranging press conference in Washington, Trump said U.S. intelligence assessments indicate Hamas is holding one remaining Israeli hostage, whose location is believed to be known. “We got the […]
