In a dramatic turn of events surrounding the case of the brutal and violent assault against a 7-year-old chareidi girl, Mahmud Qadusa, suspected in the alleged assault was released from
Anti-government graffiti was painted on the Michigan Republican Party headquarters amid debate over a possible nationwide immigration sweep to deport people living the country illegally. State party officials say they discovered the graffiti, which included an expletive and the acronym “ICE” for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on the front of the Lansing building Saturday evening. […]
The White House threatened Monday to veto a Democratic-written $4.5 billion bill aimed at improving the treatment of migrant families detained after crossing the southern border into the U.S., saying the measure is “designed to hamstring” Trump administration border security efforts. The warning came as Hispanic and liberal Democrats pressed House leaders to add provisions […]
The Supreme Court will decide whether insurance companies can collect $12 billion from the federal government to cover their losses in the early years of the health care law championed
Iran on Tuesday sharply criticized new U.S. sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader and other top officials, saying the measures spell the “permanent closure” for diplomacy between the two nations. Iran’s president described the White House as “afflicted by mental retardation.” President Hassan Rouhani went on to call the sanctions against Supreme Leader Ayatollah […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that calls for upfront disclosure by hospitals of actual prices for common tests and procedures to keep costs down . The idea
JetBlue Airways is asking a judge to block Walmart from calling its new text-message personal-shopping service Jetblack, saying the name infringes on the airline’s trademarks. JetBlue sued Walmart in federal district court in New York on Friday. New York-based JetBlue says it has invested heavily in trademarks that promote its name for selling flights, clothing, […]
Eight Australian offspring of two slain Islamic State group fighters had been removed from Syria in Australia’s first organized repatriation from the conflict zone, Australia’s prime minister said on Monday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the eight children being repatriated were in the care of Australian government officials. He would not identify the children or […]
The White House said Monday it will not allow presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway to appear before a House committee looking into allegations that she repeatedly violated a federal law that
Chareidim who purchased apartments in new buildings under construction in Moshav Achisamach, in the Chevel Modi’in Region, have learned the community is not going to be a chareidi one as
Federal officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 52 criminal aliens or immigration violators throughout South Texas during a four-day enforcement action, which ended Thursday. During this enforcement
There is concern for the well-being of the Sadigura Rebbe Shlita, who is hospitalized in Los Angeles as a result of a severe systemic infection. According to reports, the Rebbe,
Iran’s U.N. ambassador warned Monday that the situation in the Persian Gulf is “very dangerous” and called talks with the U.S. impossible in the face of escalating sanctions and intimidation, while the U.S. envoy said the Trump administration’s aim is to get Tehran back to negotiations. Recent attacks on tankers and the downing of a […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Donald Trump’s threatened coast-to-coast deportations of migrants “outside the circle of civilized human behavior” and the Senate’s top Democrat labeled the warning “the very definition of callousness” on Monday in remarks that underscored the gap between the two sides over immigration. The two leaders spoke after a weekend tweet […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is meeting this week with Sept. 11 first responders following withering criticism from comedian Jon Stewart that Congress had failed to ensure that a victims’ compensation fund never runs out of money. A group of first responders will meet Tuesday with McConnell at the Capitol, said John Feal, a ground […]
Can you imagine Rashida Tlaib or Ilhan Omar representing Midwood? What would your reaction be hearing your Congresswoman say she gets a “calming feeling” when pondering the Holocaust? How would we protest if our own lawmaker would reduce all support for Israel down to a few “Benjamins”?? We, the Orthodox community of Flatbush have worked […]
According to a report on Israeli media outlets, Israeli police discovered video footage that shows Israeli Jews from Givat Ronen throwing rocks at the Arab town of Kfar Burin. Officers
In response to reported efforts to prevent new Knesset elections in Israel by the Blue and White party, MK (Likud) Miki Zohar announced that legally speaking, it is too late
And then there were five. This past Wednesday night’s Global Daf Yomi Siyum on Maseches Bechoros took on extra intensity as the celebration of yet another successfully completed portion of Shas served as a concrete reminder that a mere handful of masechtas remain in the 13th Daf Yomi cycle. Presented by Agudas Yisroel’s Daf Yomi […]
The end of the New York State Legislative session each June is traditionally a frenzy of activity, often with hundreds of bills getting passed, three way deals between the Senate,
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