In a recent episode of his widely shared Q&A sessions, Harav Gershon Ribner shlit”a, addressed a question posed by a group of bochurim deeply concerned about their role in resolving the ongoing shidduch crisis. The bochurim, who identified themselves as a group not eager to leave their American yeshiva early, asked a straightforward yet loaded question: “We want to stay in our current yeshiva, but we also feel an achrayus to help solve the shidduch crisis. What should we do?” Rav Gershon’s answer was equally straightforward — and striking: The best way to help solve the shidduch crisis is to stay in your American yeshiva through fourth-year beis medrash and then go straight to BMG or another yeshiva where you can begin shidduchim. Skip Eretz Yisroel entirely.

President Donald Trump’s 2026 federal budget proposal includes sweeping cuts across domestic agencies and so-called “woke programs,” but one area is set for a major expansion: the creation of a “Golden Dome” missile defense system — a massive, U.S.-based version of Israel’s Iron Dome. The proposal, which outlines a staggering $113 billion increase to the Department of Defense budget — a 13% jump — includes a down payment on what the document calls a “next-generation missile defense shield that would protect the U.S. from missile threats coming from any adversary.” “Israel has it, other places have it, and the United States should have it, too,” Trump declared during his March address to Congress, in which he formally asked lawmakers to fund the initiative.

It felt much longer, but the U.S. stock market needed just a few weeks to roar all the way back to where it was on President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day.” That’s when he shocked Wall Street by announcing much steeper tariffs than expected on nearly all U.S. trading partners. Those tariffs unveiled on April 2 were so severe that they raised fears Trump did not worry about causing a recession in his attempt to reshape the global economy. Within just four days, the S&P 500 fell about 12%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost nearly 4,600 points, or about 11%. This past Friday, though, the S&P 500 rallied 1.5% for a ninth straight gain and pulled back to where it was on April 2.

In a revelation that may reshape historians’ understanding of the Holocaust’s origins, nearly 800 newly unearthed recordings and transcripts of post-World War II interrogations have been published, including a staggering confession from one of the Nazis’ most notorious war criminals. Among the digital files released Saturday by the Hoover Institution is a recording of SS officer Bruno Streckenbach, a man long suspected of overseeing some of the most gruesome crimes of the Third Reich. In the tape, Streckenbach admits that Adolf Hitler himself issued the explicit order for the “Final Solution” — a grim confirmation in what has long been a contested historical debate.

By December 31, 2025, a seismic shift in Israel’s mobile infrastructure will sever lifelines for up to a million users, including tens of thousands of Charedim, unless swift action is taken. In what could become one of the most disruptive transitions in Israeli tech history, the Ministry of Communications is mandating a full shutdown of the country’s aging 2G and 3G cellular networks. While framed as a necessary leap toward high-speed 4G and 5G, the move risks plunging vulnerable populations—especially the elderly, low-income families, and Charedim—into sudden, silent isolation. The shutdown isn’t just a technical milestone.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday that he wants to step down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year. The revelation came as a surprise because the 94-year-old had previously said he did not plan to retire. Buffett, one of the world’s richest people and most accomplished investors, took control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965 when it was a textiles manufacturer. He turned the company into a conglomerate by finding other businesses and stocks to buy that were selling for less than they were worth. His success made him a Wall Street icon. It also earned him the nickname “Oracle of Omaha,” a reference to the Nebraska city where Buffett was born and chose to live and work.

In a blistering interview Friday night, Vice President JD Vance unloaded on Democrats, dismissing them as rudderless, reactionary, and entirely defined by their obsession with opposing President Donald Trump. His sharpest rebuke? That Trump himself is now effectively leading the Democratic Party. Speaking with Fox News anchor Bret Baier on Special Report, Vance skewered the opposition’s lack of vision and mocked growing speculation that far-left firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could make a play for the White House in 2028. “President AOC — the stuff of nightmares,” Vance said dryly, before quipping that Baier had “ruined [his] sleep for the evening” just by floating the possibility. Vance wasn’t just offering humor.

The Trump administration apparently has backed away from a proposal to eliminate funding for Head Start, the early education program that serves some of the nation’s neediest preschoolers. Backers of the six-decade-old program, which educates more than half a million children from low-income and homeless families, had been fretting after a leaked Trump administration proposal suggested defunding it. Project 2025, the conservative blueprint drawn up by the Heritage Foundation and co-authored by President Donald Trump’s current budget chief, also called for cutting Head Start. But the budget summary released Friday, which outlined programs set to receive drastic cuts or boosts, did not mention Head Start.

President Donald Trump firmly shut down growing speculation about a potential third term, telling NBC’s Meet the Press that he has no intention of seeking office beyond 2028, despite flirtations with the idea in recent months. “This is not something I’m looking to do,” Trump told host Kristen Welker in the Sunday broadcast. “I’m looking to have four great years and turn it over to somebody—ideally a great Republican—to carry it forward.” Trump’s comments appear to contradict his previous musings about a possible third term. In March, he claimed he wasn’t “joking” when referencing a 2028 run and hinted there were “methods” around the constitutional ban established by the 22nd Amendment.

The White House plans to cut staffing at the CIA and other intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency, Trump administration officials told members of Congress, The Washington Post reported Friday. A person familiar with the plan but not authorized to discuss it publicly confirmed the changes to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The administration plans to reduce the CIA workforce by 1,200 over several years, and cut thousands of positions at the NSA and other intelligence agencies. The Post reported that the reductions at the CIA include several hundred people who have already opted for early retirement. The rest of the cuts would be achieved partly through reduced hirings and would not likely necessitate layoffs.