President Trump’s new tax proposal builds on the foundation laid in 2017, aiming to extend many of those cuts that are set to expire at year’s end. This continuation ensures that paycheck deductions for most Americans remain unchanged.
The bill also introduces a series of new tax reductions. Though many of these are designed to sunset in a few years, they are intended to deliver short-term financial relief and economic stimulus.
Personal income tax rates will stay the same

Cottage cheese, long associated with diet fads and uninspired lunches, is enjoying a surprising revival—this time, courtesy of the internet’s most influential tastemakers: Gen Z. With more than 76,000 TikTok posts tagged #cottagecheese—over a third of them appearing just in the past year—the once-overlooked dairy product has become a breakout star in modern kitchens.
While it used to be confined to calorie-counting meal plans, often served alongside bland toast or canned fruit, cottage cheese is now being reimagined in countless creative ways. Social media feeds are brimming with videos of it whipped into dips, baked into protein-rich breads, stirred into scrambled eggs, and blended into everything from desserts to sauces.

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he’s weighing a decision regarding whether to take the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public, saying the idea is under “very serious consideration.”
Writing on Truth Social, Trump shared that he plans to consult with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and William Pulte, who heads the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are doing very well, throwing off a lot of CASH, and the time would seem to be right,” Trump posted, without elaborating on specifics.

Yerushalayim remains the most populous city in Israel, with a total of 1,046,300 residents, according to new statistics released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) ahead of the upcoming Yom Yerushalayim celebrations. The report notes that approximately one out of every ten Israelis lives in the capital.
Jews account for 57% of the city’s population, while Arabs make up 38%. The data from 2023 reveals that within the Jewish population, 51% are identified as part of the chareidi community.

South African politician Julius Malema, the leader of the radical Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, responded to President Donald Trump’s claims about “genocide” Wednesday by reiterating calls to kill white farmers, Breitbart reports.
Earlier that day, Trump had shown visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa video of Malema leading rally chants of “Kill the Boer!”, “Kill the farmer!”, “Shoot to kill!”, and other incendiary slogans.

In a discussion with Arutz Sheva, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee addressed mounting concerns surrounding the American approach to ongoing nuclear talks with Iran.
The full conversation with Huckabee is scheduled to air on Thursday.
“They’re not going to have a nuclear weapon. They’ve got to agree to total dismantlement and complete loss of capability. They’re not going to have enriched uranium, centrifuges, and reactors. You don’t get any clearer than that. If the Iranians think they can gain Donald Trump, they’ve never dealt with him,” Huckabee stated, emphasizing the non-negotiable stance of the Trump administration regarding Iran’s nuclear program.

Residents of a southern Israeli kibbutz that suffered casualties during the brutal October 7, 2023, Hamas attack expressed outrage following Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s statement in a press conference earlier today, in which he claimed that “nothing” occurred in their community on that day.
Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, located near the Gaza border, issued a response condemning the statement: “We were surprised and shocked by the prime minister’s blatant inaccuracy as if ‘nothing happened in Ein Hashlosha.’ This is an outrageous and grave remark that harms the memory of those murdered and the entire community.”

Andrew Cuomo, who has entered the race for New York City mayor, launched a campaign ad on Wednesday that paints him as a direct counterforce to President Trump—just hours after reports surfaced of a Justice Department investigation into his conduct.
The ad showcases a sequence of well-known political figures who have clashed with Trump and are now under federal scrutiny, concluding with Cuomo himself, who is reportedly being investigated over testimony he gave to Congress regarding his handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
“If Donald Trump doesn’t want Andrew Cuomo as mayor, you do,” the ad boldly proclaims.

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu held a press briefing from his office in Yerushalayim—the first time in six months that he has done so.
He opened by asserting that Israel is operating according to a comprehensive wartime strategy, and emphasized that there are still at least 20 hostages known to be alive.
He made clear that while Israel is open to halting combat temporarily if it would enable the safe return of the hostages, it will not scale back military pressure. “If there is a chance for a temporary ceasefire to bring back hostages, we are ready for it.”

Explosions were heard on Wednesday afternoon as warning sirens blared throughout Ashkelon, a city along Israel’s southern coastline. According to the IDF, a missile fired by Islamic Jihad militants from northern Gaza was successfully intercepted. There were no injuries reported in the incident.
A military spokesperson stated: “Following the sirens that sounded in the Lakhish area, one projectile that was identified crossing into Israel from the northern Gaza Strip was intercepted by the IAF. No injuries were reported.”
As night fell, sirens were triggered once again in the border communities of Netiv Ha’asara and Zikim, situated within the Gaza envelope.