After 36 years of dedicated service, Rabbi Abba Cohen, the long-time director of Agudath Israel of America’s Washington Office and its Vice President for Government Affairs, is preparing for a well-earned retirement. Agudath Israel proudly honors Rabbi Cohen’s extraordinary achievements, which have left an indelible mark on the Orthodox Jewish community and the broader landscape […]
At the Chasunah on Wednesday night of Habochur Menachem Zev Stefansky (son of Reb Chaim) to Rina Vann (daughter of Reb Chaim) in Lakewood.
When it comes to stock markets around the world, this year has clearly not been “America First.” The U.S. stock market has risen in 2025 and isn’t far from its all-time high set last week. But it’s climbed less than stock indexes in Mexico City, Paris and Hong Kong. The difference in performance has been […]
President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports from China. In a Truth Social post Thursday, Trump said illicit drugs such as fentanyl are being smuggled into the United States at “unacceptable levels” and that import taxes would force […]
President Donald Trump’s administration has given New York until next month to comply with its order to halt Manhattan’s new congestion pricing system, but state officials on Wednesday vowed to
Photos from the uplifting visits in Boro Park, Lakewood, Los Angeles and Baltimore
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the past three years. The number of Americans filing for
HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlit”a, the Rosh Yeshiva of Slabodka, is in need of tefillos after being hospitalized Thursday due to a severe case of pneumonia. The revered rosh yeshiva
The IDF on Thursday presented the findings of its top-level investigations into the military’s failures before and during Hamas’s October 7, 2023, invasion from Gaza. The long-awaited report details a catastrophic breakdown in intelligence, misjudgments by military leadership, and a failure to protect Israeli civilians during the deadliest terror attack in the country’s history. The […]
For decades, Israel enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the United States. But a new Gallup poll released this week underscores a seismic shift: support for Israel among Democrats has plummeted
The American economy grew at a solid 2.3% annual rate the last three months of 2024, supported by a burst of year-end consumer spending, the government said, leaving unchanged its
Further details of the heroism of Ori Danino, H’yd, who saved a number of people’s lives, including Omer Shem Tov, before being abducted to Gaza, were revealed by Eliya Cohen,
Hamas is rebuilding its military forces for a potential resurgence of battle with IDF forces in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. According to the report, Hamas’ armed
The FBI has accused North Korean-linked hackers of conducting one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency publicly known, seizing some $1.5 billion worth of ethereum from a Dubai-based firm. The theft earlier this month targeting Bybit, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, represents yet another involving a team of hackers identified by the U.S. government […]
Dozens of masked, keffiyeh-clad protesters stormed Barnard College on Wednesday night, seizing control of Milbank Hall, the school’s oldest academic building. The demonstration was prompted by the recent expulsions of two Barnard students who, in January, stormed a Columbia University classroom during a “History of Modern Israel” lecture and distributed flyers laden with anti-Israel rhetoric. […]
A Tennessee man has been charged with an act of terrorism after he threatened to burn down an xAI facility because he was upset with its founder, Elon Musk, and
In what could be a major step toward dismantling burdensome climate policies, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has reportedly urged the Trump administration to reconsider a controversial Obama-era
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A terrorist carried out a ramming attack at the Pardes Chana-Karkur Junction in northern Israel on Thursday afternoon, injuring at least ten people, including three critically. The attack occurred along
A Montana man avoided prison and was sentenced to four years of probation on Wednesday for threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after becoming upset with the government for not shooting down a Chinese spy balloon that floated over the defendant’s home city. Richard Rogers, 45, of Billings, was convicted by a federal […]
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