Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sought to ease economic anxieties on Tuesday, dismissing concerns about an impending recession while taking aim at media narratives that he says underplay the economy’s strengths. Speaking on Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria, Bessent addressed comments he made over the weekend on NBC’s Meet the Press, where he had said that “there are no guarantees” against a recession. When asked to clarify, he called the original question “silly,” saying that while he can’t predict the future, there’s “no reason” the U.S. economy needs to enter a downturn.

Hagaon HaRav Shmuel Dovid Friedman, made a Siyum on Talmud Yerushalmi on Sunday. Rav Shmuel Dovid is a major Talmud Chochm, a Baki B’Shas, has made numerous Siyumim on Shas, and is a Mechaber Seforim. He is also seasoned Daf Yomi Maggid Shiur. The Siyum was made on Shushan Purim, and was made Lizecher Nishmas, Hagaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky ZT’L, whose Yartzheit was on Shabbos. VIDEO & PHOTOS BELOW BY HOLY SHOTS

An 11-year-old child riding a bike was struck by a vehicle on Ronald Drive and sustained serious injuries, Monday night. Rockland Hatzoloh paramedics quickly responded and transported the child to Westchester Medical Center. Monsey Scoop will share a name for Tehillim as soon as it becomes available.

It was a historic and bittersweet moment for Yeshiva Chaim Berlin, as the two new Roshei Yeshiva, HaRav Yosef Halioua and HaRav Tzvi Fink, the son and son-in-law of the late Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Shlomo Halioua ZT’L, led the Purim Mesiba on Friday afternoon, their first year as Roshei Yeshiva. VIDEO & PHOTOS BELOW VIA SHIMON GIFTER FOR YWN

The Israeli Air Force are currently carrying out air strikes across northern and southern Gaza. DEVELOPING STORY

Tens of thousands of Jews in Paris celebrated Purim with Megillah readings and the distribution of 70,000 Mishloach Manot packages, organized by Chabad under Rabbi M.M. Azimov’s leadership. Events spanned Beis Chaya Mushka, local Chabad houses, and a grand reading in Neuilly-sur-Marne, documented by photographer Mordechai Lubetsky, for YWN:

An overnight search for two missing children in the dense woods of Sullivan County ended in relief early Monday morning when Catskills Hatzolah members located the pair near Weissman Road and Stump Pond Road in Livingston Manor. The search began Sunday evening when two local children, ages 12 and 15, failed to return home after venturing into the heavily wooded area surrounding Livingston Manor. As night fell and temperatures dropped, concerns mounted, prompting Sullivan County Emergency Personnel to activate a full-scale search and rescue mission. More than 10 fire departments, Forest Rangers, and New York State Police mobilized, combing the rugged terrain under the cover of darkness.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a fiery defense of the U.S. government’s decision to revoke the visa of a Columbia University student who helped organize anti-Israel protests, insisting that the United States will not tolerate foreign nationals engaging in activities that support terrorism or disrupt national security. Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation, Rubio faced off against host Margaret Brennan, who questioned whether there was evidence linking the student, Mahmoud Khalil, to Hamas. Rubio wasted no time in making his position clear. “If you had told us that you were coming to the U.S. to participate in pro-Hamas events, you wouldn’t have gotten a visa in the first place,” Rubio stated. “Now, you’re here, you did it, and you lied to us. You’re out.

The Democratic Party is facing a deepening internal divide as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer comes under fire from within his own ranks for backing a Republican-led government funding bill. The decision, framed by critics as a capitulation to Donald Trump and the GOP, has sparked open rebellion among Democratic pundits, lawmakers, and party loyalists. Schumer’s support for the continuing resolution to fund the government drew immediate backlash. MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend ripped into the New York senator over the weekend, accusing him of folding “like a paper napkin” to Republican demands.

A high-stakes diplomatic mission turned into a heated television showdown on Sunday, as CNN’s Jake Tapper confronted Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, over his three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the ongoing efforts to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine. Appearing on State of the Union, Witkoff defended his visit to Moscow on Friday, a meeting that reportedly came after Putin left him waiting for eight hours—a power move reminiscent of the Russian leader’s past diplomatic tactics.