UPDATE: WH Press Secretary says Politico report that Musk is departing is “garbage.”

DEVELOPING: Indian air force Jaguar fighter jet crashes in Gujarat state. No word on casualties.

Rep. Mike Lawler addresses 200+ attendees at Agudath Israel’s Mission to Washington, focusing on a critical, nationwide school-choice bill that would greatly benefit frum private school students

NETANYAHU: “Last night in the Gaza Strip, we switched gears. The IDF is seizing territory, striking the terrorists and destroying the infrastructure. We are also doing something else: We are seizing the Morag Corridor. This will be the second Philadelphi, an additional Philadelphi Corridor. Because we are now dividing the Strip and increasing the pressure step by step, so that they will give us our hostages. And as long as they do not give them to us, the pressure will increase until they do. We are determined to achieve the objectives of the war, and we are acting relentlessly, and with a clear line and a clear mission. And with G-d’s help and that of our heroic soldiers, we will also achieve them.”

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is willing to drop all of Canada’s tariffs: “We’d be willing to take those off tomorrow… he knows… we’re going to take these tariffs off in the next minute if he said he’s taking their tariffs off”

Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries says that requiring proof of citizenship to vote in our country’s elections is “voter suppression.”

HAKEEM JEFFRIES: “This isn’t Liberation Day. It’s Recession Day in the United States of America. That’s what the Trump tariffs are going to do.”

The Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday morning that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu intends to appoint the current Shin Bet Deputy Chief to the position of acting head while he continues his search for a new Shin Bet chief to replace Ronen Bar. The Shin Bet Deputy Chief is known only by S., his first initial.