Knesset restores rabbinical courts, echoing Isaiah: “I will restore your judges as of old”
The Knesset passed a law on Tuesday morning restoring to rabbinical courts a power they had exercised for decades before it was stripped away by a judicial ruling 20 years ago. By a vote of 65 to 41, lawmakers approved legislation allowing state rabbinical and Sharia courts to arbitrate civil disputes, a move supporters describe as a return to tradition and critics warn could reshape the balance between religion and state. The law, advanced by United Torah Judaism and Shas, grants religious courts authority to adjudicate financial disputes when both parties give explicit and recent consent.
Vance Anti-Fraud Effort Adds Major Enforcer
The Senate confirmed an experienced federal prosecutor, Colin McDonald, Tuesday afternoon to act as the Justice Department’s anti-fraud division lead. In a party-line vote, McDonald was confirmed 52-47 to be the first assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement at the DOJ. McDonald will work with Vice President JD Vance, whom President Donald Trump named the White House “fraud czar” to lead a new task force to eliminate fraud.
EU chaos over chat control after European Parliament rejects temporary extension
Legal deadlock looms at Easter over how to combat online child abuse. In a vote on Thursday, the European Parliament rejected a temporary extension of the current regulatory system for how online platforms can voluntarily search for abusive material. What happens now is unclear, as the current rules will no longer apply from April 3. Swedish MEP Arba Kokalari (M) is not happy. “We wanted to extend the rules we have today that both protect a free and open internet and give the police the tools they need to stop pedophiles. That the left and the Sweden Democrats wanted to get away with it is really bad,” Kokalari said.
Indicted Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick faces rare House ethics hearing
An embattled lawmaker facing five decades in prison will face the congressional spotlight Thursday during an ethics trial that could result in her expulsion from the House of Representatives. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., is expected to testify before the House Ethics Committee during a rare public hearing Thursday afternoon. The case is separate from a sprawling federal indictment accusing Cherfilus-McCormick of stealing more than $5 million in disaster relief funds to finance her inaugural congressional run in 2021 and purchase luxury items, including a large diamond ring. The Florida Democrat is also alleged to have participated in a straw donor scheme and conspired to file a false federal tax return.
Russian oil tanker nears Cuba in test of US resolve on blockade
Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev confirmed Wednesday that Russia is providing fuel shipments to Cuba, saying, “We are sending humanitarian aid. We are providing humanitarian support,” and that the move is intended to help the island cope with severe shortages caused by a US blockade. In January, the Trump administration halted the subsidised Venezuelan oil shipments that had kept the Cuban energy grid running.
Scientists Cloned a Mouse, Then Cloned the Clone, Et Cetera. The Results Were Horrific
Here’s the cautionary tale you didn’t know you needed: cloning the same mouse in perpetuity will produce horrific affronts to mammalian biology. they cloned a female mouse, and then cloned its clones, for 58 successive generations. But over 1,200 clones later, the experiment stopped, because by that last generation the mice kept dying immediately after being born, despite displaying no outward physical abnormalities. Perfect clones, it turns out, aren’t perfect clones. Sequencing their DNA throughout the generations revealed that they were accruing small mutations over time that snowballed into larger ones, even though the clones were superficially identical. In some cases, the clones even lost an entire copy of their X chromosome.
Teen mobs swarm downtown in chaotic takeover—fights erupt, cars targeted before curfew crackdown hits
A large teen gathering in downtown Chicago descended into chaos Wednesday night—prompting a curfew enforcement order and intensifying the debate over how to stop repeat takeovers in the Loop. The activity centered on State and Lake streets, where witnesses described crowds of young people running through the area, climbing on vehicles and engaging in fights. Alderman Brian Hopkins said conditions escalated quickly before officials intervened. In a post on X, Hopkins said the situation was “out of control” before a curfew enforcement order was issued around 10 p.m. He said the crowd began to thin out within about 40 minutes, calling the response effective.
The West should learn from Japan how to stand up to China
China’s recent decision to target Japanese companies with export controls on critical minerals and “dual‑use” technologies isn’t just an escalation in Beijing’s dispute with Tokyo. This is a moment of truth for democracies that still hope to compartmentalize economic engagement with China from geopolitical security realities. Last month, Beijing placed 20 Japanese companies on a list to restrict the sale of critical materials and dual-use technologies, citing Japan’s increasing “remilitarization” as a reason for the restriction.
Archbishop Sample calls on Catholics to speak out against anti-Jewish hate/anti-Israel conspiracies, reject deicide myth
As antisemitism surges across Western discourse, a senior American Catholic leader is drawing a clear line: hostility toward Jews is not merely immoral, it is a betrayal of the Church’s own teachings. In a message released ahead of Easter, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample invoked a foundational Vatican document to call Catholics back to a theological position that rejects centuries of anti-Jewish accusation and violence. Speaking on March 18, Archbishop Sample cited Nostra Aetate, the 1965 declaration of the Second Vatican Council, emphasizing that antisemitism is “foreign to the mind of Christ.” He stated plainly that “the Jewish community is attacked at a far higher rate than any other religious group in the United States,” adding that Catholics must “clearly speak out against antisemitism” if they are to defend religious freedom with integrity.
Senators are discussing ‘last and final’ offer to end funding shutdown as pressure mounts
“They need to end this shutdown immediately or we’ll have to take drastic measures,” Trump said Thursday during a Cabinet meeting at the White House. With Congress set to leave town by week’s end for its spring break, calls are intensifying for an end to the stalemate that has left TSA officers unpaid and many not showing up for work.
WATCH: Trump reveals the present Iran gifted him
President Trump revealed that the Iranian regime released 10 oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz to show the administration that they’re serious about negotiations. (wat6ch)
FBI reveals bomb planted at CENTCOM HQ
Federal authorities on Thursday unsealed indictments against a brother and sister accused of involvement in a suspected explosive device incident at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, following a March 16 security scare at the installation, Fox News reports. Investigators allege that Alen Zheng placed the device near the MacDill visitor center. He has been charged with attempted damage to government property by fire or explosion, unlawful making of a destructive device and possession of an unregistered destructive device. The FBI said Zheng is believed to be in China. His sister, Ann Mary Zheng, was taken into custody by FBI Tampa and is charged with accessory after the fact and tampering with evidence
Iranian commodore behind Hormuz blockade killed in IDF strike
The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ naval forces, Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, was killed in an IDF airstrike on Iran overnight, the Israeli military announced Thursday afternoon. Tangsiri was killed after years of overseeing the regime’s maritime terror activity and coordinating Iranian military forces in the Gulf, according to the IDF statement. In addition to Tangsiri, the airstrike also killed Brig. Gen. Behnam Rezaei, the head of intelligence for the IRGC’s naval forces. Rezaei had served for several years as chief of naval intelligence and was considered a key source of expertise in maritime intelligence,
Chief of Staff Zamir warns IDF will collapse due to lack of manpower, raises ‘ten red flags’
The IDF could soon collapse if there is no solution to the shortage of manpower, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir warned in remarks during a security cabinet meeting held on Wednesday.“I am raising 10 red flags before the IDF collapses into itself,” Zamir said during the cabinet meeting, The Jerusalem Post confirmed. IDF sources also told the Post that there is tremendous concern due to the severe manpower shortage, especially amid the ongoing war.
Chilling Ramifications: Finnish Supreme Court Finds Christian Parliamentarian Guilty Of ‘Hate Speech’
In a narrow 3–2 decision, the Finnish Supreme Court has found parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen guilty of “hate speech” on one charge relating to the expression of her beliefs on marriage and sexual ethics in a twenty-year-old church pamphlet. Räsänen has been criminally convicted for publishing the 2004 pamphlet for her church, alongside Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola. The conviction is for “making and keeping available to the public a text that insults a group.”
Hegseth Called ‘Controversial’ After Asking Americans To Pray For Troops
A nation founded on Christian values was also founded on free speech. That intersection of First Amendment rights has found significant blowback for the War Secretary. Pete Hegseth, who, in a press briefing last Thursday, asked Americans to pray for their troops who have entered harm’s way during the conflict against Iran. “Again, to the American people, please pray for them … every day on bended knee with your family, in your schools, in your churches, in the name of Jesus Christ,” Hegseth said. Prior to urging Americans to pray, he asked, “May Almighty God continue to bless our troops in this fight.”
IOC Bars Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events For Olympic Games
Only females will be allowed in women’s events at the Olympics, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The March 26 decision by the committee excludes transgender-identifying individuals who were born male who may have sought to compete in the international events. “Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females,” the International Olympic Committee said.
Iranian TV Declares ‘One Million’ Soldiers Have Mobilized To Create ‘Hell For American Forces’
The US-Israel war against Iran is nearly one month in, and amid the ongoing escalating threats and warnings Iran is touting that it is able to tap more than one million fighters for a potential ground confrontation with the United States, according to Tasnim News Agency citing a military source. Some 7,000 additional US troops, mainly Marines and elite Army Airborne troops, are currently headed toward the region, amid speculation that President Trump will order a military operation to forcibly open the Strait of Hormuz, which could involve a high risk island campaign and effort to takeover Kharg Island oil export hub. At the moment, US CENTCOM has indicated some 40,000 to 50,000 American troops were already stationed in the region, but after over a dozen US Gulf bases came under Iranian missile attack, most have been moved to other, safer and more locations which are more removed.
Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA
“It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it!” wrote Trump.
President Donald Trump says that he’s going to sign an order that will instruct the Department of Homeland Security to pay TSA workers. The details of Trump’s proposal aren’t yet clear, but Republicans had earlier been floating the idea of using the National Emergency Act, which they believe would give the federal government more flexibility to use unspent funds on TSA.
Siblings Charged in Alleged IED Plot at MacDill Air Force Base; Brother Flees to China
“A Chinese brother and sister allegedly planted an IED outside of MacDill Air Force Base in Florida before fleeing to China. The sister came back and was apprehended. The mother is being detained by ICE and says her son confessed to the bomb plot.
Landmark US Case Finally Holds Social Media Giants Responsible for Harming Our Children
A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable in a case on children’s social media addictions, ruling that Instagram and YouTube were negligently designed and failed to warn users about risks to minors. The plaintiff said she became hooked on YouTube at 6 and Instagram at 9 and that the platforms contributed to depression, self-harm, etc.
Chilling Ramifications: Finnish Supreme Court Finds Christian Parliamentarian Guilty of ‘Hate Speech’
The Finnish Supreme Court found Päivi Räsänen guilty of hate speech on one charge relating to expression of her beliefs on marriage and sexual ethics in a 21-year-old church pamphlet. Räsänen has been criminally convicted for publishing the pamphlet for her church.
Tampa’s LGBTQIA+ Mayor Jane Castor Surrenders to Muslim Brotherhood Stronghold – Quiet Infiltration to Ramadan Domination
Tampa has fallen to a Muslim Brotherhood stronghold, forcing Mayor Castor and city leaders into total political surrender through escalating Ramadan pandering, taxpayer-funded Iftars, and green-lit City Hall as the Elkadi family’s infiltration networks achieve open domination.
‘Gas station heroin’ banned in another state amid nationwide crackdowns.
15 states now classify the antidepressant a Schedule I controlled substance. Tianeptine can be more potent than morphine and addictive opioids. Misuse can cause respiratory depression, severe sedation, and death. They’re sold at convenience stores, gas stations, vape shops, and online retailers, and go by names like Tianaa, ZaZa, Neptune’s Fix, Pegasus, and TD Red.
‘Extensive’ Israeli airstrikes target Iranian military industries
The IDF on Wednesday conducted “extensive strikes” on regime infrastructure across Iran. In Tehran attacks, the military hit sites for the production of “aerial and naval combat equipment.” The sites were also said to produce arms for Tehran’s regional proxies, including ‘Palestinian’ Hamas, Lebanese Hezbollah, and other terrorist groups.
Trump Delays Iran Attack Deadline By Another Ten Days
The President said, “As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time. Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well.”
US said to be mulling ‘final blow’ options if Iran talks fail, sending troops to seize key assets
Sources said if attempts to negotiate an end to the Iran conflict don’t bear fruit, and Iran continues to hamper shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the US could initiate a major strike to serve a dual purpose: improve the US’ position in possible further talks, and potentially allow President Trump to end the war unilaterally with an ostensible victory image.