The Trump administration sued Chicago on Thursday alleging that ’sanctuary’ laws in the nation’s third-largest city “thwart” federal efforts to enforce immigration laws. The lawsuit, which also names the state of Illinois, is the latest effort to crack down on places that limit cooperation between federal immigration agents and local police. It follows the federal government’s threats of criminal charges and […]
Israeli authorities arrested a young bochur at Ben Gurion Airport overnight while he was on his way to visit the kevorim of tzaddikim in Ukraine. The bochur, Amitei Amar (20)
Newly unsealed documents give one of the most detailed views yet of the evidence gathered on the accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, including how prosecutors allege he and others interacted with the hijackers who carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The summaries of evidence released Thursday include Mohammed’s own statements over the years, […]
In a powerful display of bipartisan leadership, Congressmen Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) have reintroduced the Antisemitism Awareness Act, a critical piece of legislation aimed at protecting Jewish
Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans’ sensitive personal information. Thirteen attorneys general, including New York’s Letitia James, said in a statement that they were taking action “in defense of our Constitution, our right to privacy, […]
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal workers by offering them financial incentives, the latest tumult for government employees already wrestling with upheaval from the new administration. The ruling came hours before the midnight deadline to apply for the deferred resignation program, which was orchestrated by Trump adviser Elon Musk. […]
Anas Salah, the antisemitic pro-Palestinian protester who demanded that “Zionists” raise their hands on a NYC subway train and implied a threat of bodily harm, has received just four hours
Ari Rosenfeld, the frum non-commissioned officer who was accused of leaking documents to the Prime Minister’s Office, was finally released from prison after 100 days and received a hero’s welcome, with hundreds greeting him with singing and dancing outside his home in Bnei Brak. Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi [Likud] participated in the celebration and stated […]
In a scathing interview aired Thursday, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of repeatedly hesitating to use military force against Hamas and Hezbollah, undermining a potential hostage-ceasefire deal, and failing to implement a political strategy to build on Israel’s military gains in Gaza. Gallant, who was dismissed by Netanyahu in November, […]
The hostages who were freed from captivity in Gaza home continue to share details of their suffering in Gaza, revealing disturbing details of physical and emotional abuse. Kan News reported
The Trump administration on Thursday seized a second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s government that is currently in the Dominican Republic. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio watched as American officials affixed the seizure warrant to the plane during a visit to Santo Domingo, the last stop of his five-nation tour of […]
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton sharply criticized former President Donald Trump’s proposal for a U.S.-led postwar occupation of Gaza, calling the idea unrealistic and dangerous. Bolton, a longtime foreign policy hawk, made his remarks during an appearance on CNN’s The Source on Thursday. Trump’s unexpected comments came during a joint press conference with Israeli […]
The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump’s power into one of
OpenAI is scouring the U.S. for sites to build a network of huge data centers to power its artificial intelligence technology, expanding beyond a flagship Texas location and looking across
In a bold defense of Israel’s sovereignty and security, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday imposing tough sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it issued an unprecedented and politically motivated arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ICC, a controversial tribunal with no authority over Israel or the United […]
A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, decrying what he described as the administration’s attempt to ignore the Constitution for political gain. U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour in Seattle on Thursday put Trump’s […]
Twenty-two states sued New York on Thursday, contending that a new law forcing a small group of major energy producers to pay $75 billion into a fund to cover climate
The Trump administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, leaving fewer
Israeli security forces have arrested the owner of a bookstore in Yerushalayim’s Old City on suspicion of distributing materials that incite terrorism, including works by senior Hezbollah and Hamas leaders. The arrest followed a routine search by police officers, who discovered pro-terror content in the bag of a female suspect in the Old City. Upon […]
Federal government payments to news outlets like Politico, The New York Times and The Associated Press for subscriptions or to license content are in the crosshairs of Trump administration spending hawks, with the president on Thursday calling it potentially “THE BIGGEST SCANDAL OF THEM ALL.” It’s the latest in a series of skirmishes with the […]
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