The Trump administration has issued a list of demands Harvard University must meet as a condition for receiving almost $9 billion in grants and contracts, federal money that is being threatened during an investigation into campus antisemitism. In a letter to Harvard’s president on Thursday, three federal agencies outlined demands described as necessary for a “continued financial relationship” with the government. It’s similar to a demand letter that prompted changes at Columbia University under the threat of billions of dollars in cuts. The letter describes Harvard’s federal money as a taxpayer investment that’s based on performance.

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In a landmark display of coordination and partnership, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office—under the leadership of Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz—hosted its first-ever Pre-Passover security briefing, bringing together more than 160 members of law enforcement, elected officials, and Jewish community leaders from across South Florida. Speaking to YWN, Rabbi Mark Rosenberg, Senior Advisor and Chief Chaplain to the Sheriff, emphasized the significance of the meeting. “We’ve held holiday briefings for many years, but this was the first time the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office itself hosted it,” Rabbi Rosenberg said.

The Trump administration has fired Gen. Timothy Haugh, Director of the National Security Agency (NSA), and Wendy Noble, the agency’s civilian Deputy Director. A senior defense official confirmed the dismissals to Fox News early Friday, though the reasons behind the firings remain unclear. Haugh, who also served as the head of U.S. Cyber Command, was dismissed from that position as well. Noble has reportedly been reassigned to the office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, according to The Washington Post, which first broke the news Thursday evening. Rep.

The Petah Tikva Magistrate’s Court on Friday ordered two close associates of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—Jonathan Urich, a senior adviser, and Eli Feldstein, a former spokesperson—to be released to house arrest until April 22, rejecting a police request to extend their detention by an additional seven days. The hearing was part of the ongoing investigation into the so-called “Qatargate” affair, in which the two are suspected of acting on behalf of the Qatari government while serving in senior advisory roles to the prime minister. During the proceedings, attorney Amit Hadad accused the police of employing an unlawful interrogation tactic against the defendants.

Irit Linur, a best-selling Israeli author and former liberal feminist, surprised viewers of Channel 14 ‘The Patriots’ on Wednesday night when she revealed the moment she began drawing closer to Yiddishkeit. Linur, who also worked as a radio commentator, said that the moment came when she was in the studio and “there was some discussion about opening shopping complexes on Shabbat. And suddenly it dawned on me – is that what we chilonim have for Shabbat? That’s the meaning of Shabbat? Shopping on Shabbat – that’s what fills it?” “Is that what I have? That’s the full secular ‘wagon’ now? I have a few things on my ‘wagon’ – I’m not the most ignorant person around – but shopping is the big fight for the chilonim?” “That’s what brought me closer to Yiddishkeit,” she concluded.

In the chaotic power vacuum that followed President Joe Biden’s stunning exit from the 2024 race, a behind-the-scenes battle erupted — one that pitted two of the Democratic Party’s most recognizable figures against each other: Kamala Harris and Barack Obama. According to the bombshell new book Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House by veteran political reporters Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, former Vice President Kamala Harris was “very annoyed” with Obama as she raced toward clinching the Democratic nomination — only to find her party’s most iconic living figure missing in action. “As the hours rolled by, and it became clear that she was well on her way to seizing the nomination by storm, Obama’s opposition to her grew more confounding,” the book reports.

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A Brooklyn woman who described herself as “haunted inside” was arraigned Thursday from her hospital bed on manslaughter charges following the high-speed crash that left a Jewish mother and two young daughters dead — and a young boy fighting for his life. Miriam Yarimi, 32, a wigmaker with a troubling history and a social media trail riddled with paranoia, was behind the wheel of a 2023 Audi A3 when she barreled through a red light on Ocean Parkway at more than double the speed limit. Her car slammed into a Toyota Camry Uber, flipped, and struck the Saada family as they crossed the street — killing Natasha Saada, 35, and her daughters Diana, 8, and Debra, 5 A”H. Their 4-year-old son, Philip, remains hospitalized in critical condition after losing a kidney.

A former top aide to former President Biden’s 2020 campaign declared she felt “lied to” over bombshell revelations that Biden was “fatigued, befuddled, and disengaged” in the days leading up to Biden’s disastrous performance in the June presidential debate, where he squared off against Donald Trump. Ashley Allison, who served as a senior official on the Biden-Harris campaign, voiced her fury on CNN Wednesday, following the release of excerpts from journalist Chris Whipple’s forthcoming book. The most damning of those excerpts includes testimony from former Biden White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, who reportedly said he was “startled” by Biden’s exhaustion and that the president seemed “out of it.” “Do you feel lied to?” host Abby Phillip asked. “Yes,” Allison responded.