The man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband on June 14, and wounding a state senator and his wife, said Thursday that he’s looking forward to the facts coming out about what happened that day. During a court appearance, Vance Boelter waived his right to full hearings on whether he should remain jailed without bail, and on probable cause, where the judge would determine whether the government has enough evidence to proceed with prosecuting the case. Thursday’s hearing lasted less than 10 minutes. “Your honor, I’m looking forward to court, and looking forward to the facts about the 14th coming out,” Boelter told Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko. Boelter affirmed that he knowingly waived his rights to the full hearings he was entitled.

It is big and it is beautiful, President Donald Trump says. But for many Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut package passed by Trump’s Republican allies in Congress on Thursday represents the key to the Democratic Party’s resurgence. Even before the final vote, Democratic officials were finalizing ambitious plans for rallies, voter registration drives, attack ads, bus tours and even a multiday vigil, all intended to highlight the most controversial elements of Trump’s “big beautiful” bill: deep cuts to the nation’s safety net that will leave nearly 12 million more people without health coverage and millions of others without food assistance, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

With the Knesset’s summer session ticking toward its final weeks and the High Court’s deadline looming, the IDF announced its readiness to begin issuing 54,000 draft notices to eligible chareidi men starting next Tuesday, July 8.
However, military officials have encountered a significant logistical obstacle: there are currently not enough prison facilities to detain those who refuse to enlist.
According to a report on i24NEWS by journalist Yinon Yitach, the IDF is now considering the urgent establishment of hundreds of new detention spaces to handle expected noncompliance. This plan, however, hinges on budgetary approval.

IDF Spokesperson Col. Avichai Adraei has issued an evacuation order on Khan Yunis residents as the war efforts in Gaza continue.

A massive explosion rocked a gas depot in Rome, Italy, leaving at least 10 people injured.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, has unveiled Syria’s new national emblem.

VIRGINIA (JNS) – When pro-Hamas protests and ideology exploded on university campuses across the country after Oct. 7, Jason Miyares, the Virginia attorney general, brought police chiefs from all of the commonwealth’s campuses to the capital in Richmond for a meeting and a briefing. “A lot of them, at a time, felt at some of […]

HY’D: The IDF has announced the death of Sergeant Assaf Zamir, z”l, who was killed during combat in Gaza. Two other soldiers from the 53rd Battalion of the 188th “Barak” Armored Brigade were seriously injured in the same incident and evacuated to the hospital. Their families have been notified.