U.S. employers added a surprising 228,000 jobs last month, showing that the American labor market was in solid shape as President Donald Trump embarked on a risky trade war with
European NATO allies and Canada on Friday said they are willing to ramp up defense spending but are cool on American demands for the size of their military budgets, particularly given U.S. President Donald Trumps readiness to draw closer to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. U.S. allies have spent billions of dollars more on defense since […]
Britain and France on Friday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet in ceasefire talks aimed at halting his country’sinvasion of Ukraineand demanded a swift response from Moscow after weeks of U.S. efforts to secure a truce. A Russian drone attack late Thursday on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killed five civilians and dramatized […]
China announced Friday that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following U.S. President Donald Trumps Liberation Day slate of double-digit tariffs. The new tariff matches the rate of the U.S. “reciprocal” tariff of 34% on Chinese exports that Trump […]
Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to
After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at a risky moment for the U.S. and global economy. More than a month after House Republicans surprised Washington by advancing their framework for Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package, Senate Republicans […]
PresidentDonald Trumppromisedtariffsthat would raiseU.S. import taxeshigh enough to mirror what other assess as trade penalties on American goods. Whathe’s actually imposingis based on far more complicated math. Here’s a look at how the White House gotits numbers: Why do the new tariff rates often differ by country? The Trump administration has declared an economic emergency […]
Hagaon HaRav Shlomo Machpud, a member of the Moetzes Chachmei Hatorah of Shas, baking Matzos. Photos for YWN by Shuki Lerer.
The Metropolitan Police revealed on Thursday that two men suspected of being Hezbollah operatives were arrested earlier this week in connection with a sweeping investigation into terrorist activity and funding. The suspects, aged 39 and 35, were apprehended in coordinated operations by the Mets elite Counter Terrorism Command in west London. The older suspect is […]
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged lower for the second week in a row, a modest but welcome boost for prospective home shoppers in the
A former top aide to former President Bidens 2020 campaign declared she felt lied to over bombshell revelations that Biden was fatigued, befuddled, and disengaged in the days leading up to Biden’s disastrous performance in the June presidential debate, where he squared off against Donald Trump. Ashley Allison, who served as a senior official on […]
New York Governor Kathy Hochuls common-sense proposal to increase penalties for masked agitators who harass or threaten violence is facing a surprising roadblock in the state Senate, where lawmakers are balkingout of what sources describe as heightened concern for student demonstrators, even as threats against Jewish communities continue to rise. The governors measure, which would […]
A Brooklyn woman who described herself as haunted inside was arraigned Thursday from her hospital bed on manslaughter charges following the high-speed crash that left a Jewish mother and two young daughters dead and a young boy fighting for his life. Miriam Yarimi, 32, a wigmaker with a troubling history and a social media […]
A firestorm of outrage has erupted across social media after veteran 60 Minutes host Lesley Stahl asked a question that many are calling shockingand even sympathetic to terroristsduring a Sunday night segment with American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, recently released from nearly 500 days in Hamas captivity. In the emotional interview, Siegel recounted being starved, beaten, […]
Yale Law School has fired an Iranian scholar, accusing her of refusing to cooperate as it probed allegations that she is involved with a group that the U.S. calls a sham charity for a designated terrorist organization. But Helyeh Doutaghi, an outspoken critic of Israel who worked at Yale on a visa as an associate […]
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Former Vice President Mike Pence will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his refusal to go along with President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election, Kennedy’s family announced Thursday. The award recognizes Pence for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the […]
Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVIDs outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage President Donald Trumps newest set of tariffs could do to economies across continents, including his own. The S&P 500 sank 4.8%, more than in major markets across Asia and Europe, for its […]
The Pentagons acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseths use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen. The review will also look at other defense officials’ use of the publicly available encrypted app, which is not able to handle […]
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