The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name. President Donald Trump already signed an executive order during his first day in office to rename the Gulf. House Republicans are looking to show their support, though it is unclear whether he Senate will go along. The bill passed by a vote of 211-206. The body of water has shared borders between the United States and Mexico. Trump’s order only carries authority within the U.S. Mexico, as well as other countries and international bodies, do not have to recognize the name change. Democrats said the vote demonstrated that Republicans are not focusing on the priorities of most Americans.

During Wednesday night’s episode of Special Report on Fox News, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont addressed criticism over his extensive use of private jets during campaign events like The Fighting Oligarchy Tour. He defended the high travel costs by arguing that the demands of a busy campaign schedule necessitate such transportation. “You run a campaign and do you three or four or five rallies in a week,” Sanders said. “You think I’m going to be sitting on a waiting line at United waiting while 30,000 people are waiting?” He made it clear that he plans to continue flying private.

REPORTER: The ports here in the U.S., the traffic has really slowed and now thousands of dock workers and truck drivers are worried about their jobs. TRUMP: That means we lose less money.

Thousands request early access in just days; new underwriting tool gives novices the power to analyze deals like pros. Lakewood, NJ — May 8, 2025 — GPARENCY, the only commercial mortgage brokerage that guarantees clients the best financing, has launched a free app designed to help real estate investors protect themselves from bad deals. In just the first few days of its beta release, the app has gone viral, generating thousands of requests for access. The new tool is being offered free of charge as a thank you to the market, as GPARENCY’s “mortgage assurance brokerage” model surges to over a quarter billion dollars in deal volume each month.

The FBI has formally opened a criminal probe into New York AG Letitia James over alleged mortgage fraud.

Following a rapid series of climbs and crashes, Bitcoin is now back up – having once again broken through the $100,000 threshold.

At a major press conference held Wednesday at “Compound 89” in Meron, officials presented the comprehensive operational plan for the upcoming hilula of Rav Shimon Bar Yochai on Lag BaOmer 5785. Leading the announcement were Minister of Yerushalayim Affairs and Jewish Tradition Meir Porush, Northern District Police Commander Chief Superintendent Meir Eliyahu, Hilula Project Coordinator Yossi Deutsch, along with senior figures from the Ministry of Yerushalayim Affairs, including Director-General Shimon Alboum and Deputy Director and Head of the Meron Division Chaim Rosenshtein.

Family getting up: Tuesday (5/13/25)Morning R’ Yehoshua SaffrinBrother