President-elect Donald Trump had reiterated his warning to Hamas, demanding the release of the hostages it held in Gaza, during a radio interview with conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt.
When asked about his previous statement that there would be “hell to pay” if the hostages were not freed before he took office on January 20, Trump responded, “Exactly what it says — if those hostages aren’t released by the time I get office there will be hell to pay.”
He continued, “I don’t think I have to get into it… But it won’t be the word ‘don’t,’ you know,” in reference to a similar warning made by US President Joe Biden on October 10, 2023, during a speech in which he pledged support for Israel following Hamas’s October 7 attacks.

A short while ago, Congress formally certified President-elect Trump’s victory in the Electoral College, confirming his win over Vice President Harris ahead of his January 20th inauguration.
The final certification process took place without any objections as lawmakers read the tally of electoral votes for each state on the House floor. Trump secured the presidency with 312 electoral votes, surpassing Harris’s 226, confirming his victory as the final step before he officially takes office.

Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Donald Trump in November’s Presidential election, will oversee a joint session of Congress at 1pm EST to count votes of the Electoral College and formally certify President-elect Trump’s victory.
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During a Melaveh Malka presided over by the Bobov-45 Rebbe on Motzoei Shabbos at his bais medrash in the Boro Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, the Rebbe addressed a growing trend among chassidishe bochurim who are allowing their peyos to grow excessively long. He urged them to trim their peyos.
The Rebbe shared stories in honor of the yahrtzeit of the Rebbe of Shinova, the Divrei Yechezkel, and mentioned that recently, he had noticed that some young men were letting their hair grow in a manner that contradicts the longstanding customs followed in the chassidic world.

In a special discovery for Jewish music lovers, an unreleased gem from the legendary Reb Shlomo Carlebach z”l has surfaced, bringing with it the timeless beauty of his soul-stirring music.
Composed over 30 years ago, the song, “Niggun Vayigash,” remained hidden away on an old cassette, quietly awaiting the moment to touch hearts once again.
This rare find was sent to two beloved singers, Yehuda Solomon and Shlomo Katz, who were deeply moved by the melody and the depth it carries.

President Joe Biden expressed frustration with reporters on Sunday after being asked about his age, following a White House event where he celebrated the signing of the Social Security Fairness Act.
“My being the oldest president, I know more world leaders than any one of you ever met in your whole [expletive] life,” Biden responded sharply.
This is not the first instance where the president has shown irritation toward the press; in November 2024, during a different exchange, Biden told a reporter, “Do you think you can keep from getting hit in the head by a camera behind you?” when asked about the possibility of securing a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas before the end of his term.

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On this week’s broadcast of CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) discussed the perils that female candidates face in public office.
According to the former House Speaker, those attacks often were attacks on “ethics” because women are more “ethical than men.”
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A Los Angeles-based expert in artificial intelligence (AI) encountered some unsettling issues with technology when his driverless Waymo ride to the airport nearly caused him to miss his flight. The vehicle began to circle aimlessly, which delayed him significantly.
Mike Johns, described as a “futurist” on his website and an expert in areas like “AI assistants that enhance human tasks” and “human-robot symbiosis,” faced a malfunction with his autonomous taxi in Scottsdale, Arizona last week. The incident highlighted some troubling flaws in the technology he works with professionally.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) denied on Sunday’s NBC “Meet the Press” that he or other prominent Democrats had misled the American people about President Joe Biden’s mental sharpness.
Host Kristen Welker raised the issue, stating, “Obviously, there has been a lot of focus on President Biden’s role in this. You were, obviously, in close contact with President Biden well before the public tuned into that debate that ultimately led to him stepping down. I want to play you a little bit of something you said last year. Take a look.”

The casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, draped in an American flag, is at the Carter Center in Atlanta, where it will remain for public viewing until Tuesday in preparation for a state funeral later in the week. Carter, who passed away on December 29 at the age of 100, will be honored with a public farewell that traces his remarkable life journey from humble beginnings in the Depression-era South to his rise to the highest office in the land and his later decades dedicated to global humanitarian work.