President Trump on the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill: “The biggest bill of its kind ever signed — and it’s going to make this country into a rocket ship. It’s going to be really great.”

POTUS: “I think when you go over the bill, it was very easy to get them to a ‘Yes.’ … Biggest tax cut in history, great for security, great on the southern border … we covered just about everything. Again, it’s the biggest bill ever signed of its kind.”

Trump on his call with Putin: “We also talked about the war with Ukraine, and I’m not happy about that … I didn’t make any progress with him today at all.”

President Trump on tomorrow’s One Big Beautiful Bill signing: “We’re signing at about 5:00p — and at about 5:00p, we’re going to have B-2s and F-22s and F-35s flying right over the White House … so we’ll be signing with those beautiful planes flying right over our heads.”

President Trump celebrates the passage of his landmark “big, beautiful bill” in the House of Representatives

SEE IT: Dramatic video shows the moment an Amazon truck driver in Iowa lost control and swerved off the road into some trees. While there was some property damage, nobody was hurt in the accident, police said.

CATSKILLS: Bad weather toppled a large tree onto a bungalow on Dushinsky Lane in Monticello, causing significant damage.

Starting this Shabbos, a new guideline will go into effect at the main Belzer beis medrash in Yerushalayim, restricting the number of pekelach (candy bags) thrown during a chassan’s aliyah l’Torah. The regulation aims to minimize noise and disorder during krias haTorah in the massive bais medrash, which often hosts multiple aufrufs each week.

“All the talk about me in Iran doesn’t excite me; it’s already ‘passé,'” is how Kamal Penhasi, the IDF spokesperson in Farsi, describes his attitude to the reactions he’s been receiving since the outbreak of the war, and especially in recent days. It should be noted that the IDF Farsi account, which was launched several years ago, is separate from the Mossad Farsi account that was recently launched and is also experiencing great popularity. On Thursday, the Mossad wrote, “We expected it, but not to this extent! Hundreds of active IRGC soldiers and officers, fed up with this regime, are reaching out to us. We promise to contact you, please be patient.” “I dream of the day I’ll walk the streets of Tehran, and it will happen,” Penhasi said in an interview with the IDF website.

Rav Emanuel HaLevi Toporowitz z”l has passed away at the age of 79. He was known throughout the Torah world as a staunch supporter of limud haTorah and a generous baal tzedakah.
A founder and pillar of Yeshivas Nachlas HaLevi’im in Haifa, he carried the financial burden of the institution on his shoulders for decades out of deep love for Torah. He lived modestly, dedicating the vast majority of his wealth to acts of kindness and charity.

The decision by the United States to pause some weapons shipments to Ukraine has come at a tough time for Kyiv: Russia’s bigger army is making a concerted push on parts of the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line and is intensifying long-range drone and missile attacks that increasingly hammer civilians in Ukrainian cities. Washington has been Ukraine’s biggest military backer since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor on Feb. 24, 2022. But the Trump administration has been disengaging from the war, and no end to the fighting is in sight, despite recent direct peace talks. Here’s a look at Ukraine’s options following the U.S. pause of some arms deliveries: Specific weapons needed from U.S.

CNN says President Trump’s “legacy is going to be sealed” in the OBBB: “This could not be a bigger deal for President Trump & for this administration.” “They have figured out…how to work the system in their favor.”

The Department of Defense is deploying 200 U.S. Marines to Florida to support ICE operations.

In response to a recent spike in violent confrontations between radical Jewish settlers and Israeli forces, law enforcement has formed a dedicated new task force to crack down on extremist activity in the West Bank. The initiative was finalized during a high-level emergency meeting held Monday.
The newly formed task force will fall under the jurisdiction of Samaria Region Police Commander Avi Cohen. He will lead efforts in conjunction with the IDF and the Shin Bet to address a growing wave of attacks believed to be orchestrated by members of the so-called Hilltop Youth.

In a deeply troubling sequence of events, three young children were discovered in critical condition after being left inside vehicles in separate incidents that occurred within a short two-hour window.
In the first case, a five-year-old boy and an eighteen-month-old girl were found inside a car in Elyakhin, a town located south of Chadeira. The children, who had reportedly been locked inside the vehicle for approximately two hours, were disoriented and exhibiting signs of severe heatstroke when located.

Israel Police announced on Thursday afternoon that Staff Sgt. Yaniv Elyakam, z’l, a Central District police officer, was killed on duty this morning in a traffic accident during police activity. He was run over and killed while stationed in Netanya. The niftar, a 42-year-old resident of Netanya, is survived by his wife, four children, his mother, and five brothers and sisters. Yehi Zichro Baruch. (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)

Edan Alexander, the American-Israeli who endured captivity at the hands of Hamas, met with President Donald Trump at the White House today.
Also in attendance were a group of senior U.S. officials, including Steve Witkoff, serving as the Special Envoy to the Middle East, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
Alexander was joined by his immediate family for the occasion—his parents, Adi and Yael, his sister Mika, and his brother Roy all accompanied him for the visit.

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