Barack Obama delivered a blunt message to his fellow Democrats during a private fundraising event in New Jersey, urging them to quit complaining and start acting with resolve. Using the closed-door gathering as a platform, he pushed for a more resilient and proactive approach in response to recent political setbacks.
“I think it’s going to require a little bit less navel-gazing and a little less whining and being in fetal positions. And it’s going to require Democrats to just toughen up,” Obama declared during his speech, according to portions of his comments obtained exclusively by CNN.

President Donald Trump revealed on Monday that he had initially wanted to delay a military strike on Iran due to details of the operation appearing in U.S. media reports—but eventually decided to move ahead with the attack as originally planned.

Israel – Jerusalem Affairs Minister Meir Porush announced Monday night that lawmakers from Agudat Yisrael will resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, following their Degel HaTorah counterparts out the door.

Vice President JD Vance dismissed a snide remark from California Governor Gavin Newsom, who criticized the Vance family’s weekend outing to Disneyland after videos of their visit gained traction on social media.
Clips showing Vance, his wife Usha, and their two children enjoying themselves at the Southern California theme park began circulating Saturday, drawing both public attention and political commentary — including from Newsom himself.
Newsom, who had his hands full dealing with legal challenges against the state and fallout from a controversial immigration enforcement operation at a marijuana grow site, took a moment to post on X in response to the Disneyland visit.

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In a dramatic political shakeup, the Degel HaTorah and Agudas Yisroel factions officially withdrew from the governing coalition Monday evening after Knesset Member Yoel “Yuli” Edelstein submitted a revised version of the draft law that was deemed unacceptable by the gedolei Yisroel.
The crisis reached a breaking point after MK Moshe Gafni, head of Degel HaTorah, issued a stark ultimatum to Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu: If an agreed-upon version of the draft law was not presented immediately, the Litvishe faction would exit the coalition that very night.

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JERUSALEM – The Haredi Degel HaTorah faction officially announced its resignation from Israel’s coalition government on Monday, citing serious deviations i

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Trump administration can proceed with its plan to lay off more than 1,300 employees from the Department of Education, a move critics say is part of a broader attempt to eliminate the agency entirely.
The justices issued an unsigned decision removing a prior injunction from a federal judge in Boston, which had halted the terminations and compelled the administration to reinstate workers who were already let go.
All three liberal members of the high court opposed the decision. The matter will now return to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, located in Boston, for additional consideration.