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(L) Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate. / (R) Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward. (Photos via: Department of Justice) The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey to challenge legislative measures that provide illegal aliens with access to in-state tuition and financial assistance. Specifically, the federal government is seeking a court order to block the enforcement of two key pieces of legislation — a 2013 law signed by former Governor Chris Christie (D-N.J.) that established in-state tuition eligibility for these undocumented students, and a subsequent 2018 law signed by former Governor Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) that expanded their access to state-funded financial aid programs. The DOJ argues that these state-level policies conflict with federal statutes regarding the benefits afforded to non-citizens, thereby necessitating judicial intervention to halt their implementation. “This is a simple matter of federal law: In...

  U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before departing from the White House on May 01, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Iran has reportedly submitted an updated proposal in negotiations with the United States to end the two-month conflict, though President Donald Trump said he is “not satisfied” with the offer. On Friday, the Iranian state news,  Islamic Republic News Agency , reported that the proposal was sent by Pakistani mediators, though it did not provide details of its content. Pakistani officials, who have been mediating during the ceasefire, said they had received the proposal and sent it to the U.S.,  CNBC  reported. President Trump, who had not been satisfied with earlier proposals from Tehran, signaled his plans to continue to block imports and exports out of Iran’s ports to pressure the regime to end its nuclear enrichment program — one of the United States’ top objectives of Operation Epic Fury. According to ...

  Jewish worshippers visit the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi) in Meron, northern Israel, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer, May 1, 2026. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90) Israel’s annual Lag Ba’omer pilgrimage at  Mount Meron  will not take place as originally planned, Israel Police announced on Sunday morning, adding that routes leading to the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai would be blocked starting today, with additional routes closing on Monday. These routes will be closed until Wednesday, May 6. The change came just after Prime Minister  Benjamin Netanyahu  signed updated restrictions barring outdoor gatherings of more than 200 people and capped indoor gatherings at 600 in affected areas, including Mount Meron and nearby communities in the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. Go to the full article > >

Rendering of an F-15IA; illustrative, May 2, 2026. (photo credit: BOEING) Israel announced on Sunday a blockbuster decision to double the size of its  F-35  fleet from 50 to 100 and its new F-15IA fleet from 25 to 50. The decision reflects a radical post-October 7 world: Israel will increase defense spending over the next 10 years by NIS 350 billion, in addition to annual defense spending that has risen from under NIS 100 billion to nearly NIS 150 billion. If before October 7 and even mid-war there was a hot debate whether to spend Israel's limited  military funds  on increasing its F-35 fleet or new F-15IA fleet, after two Iran wars over the last year in which the IDF heavily using both existing F-35s and older F-15s, which need to be replaced with the new F-15IAs, the government decided to massively increase the budget in order to purchase both. Go to the full article > >

(Background) Spirit Airlines jets sat on the tarmac as the company ceased operations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 2, 2026. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP via Getty Images) / U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks at the Semafor World Economy 2026 summit on April 17, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) United States Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Trump administration’s relief plans for Spirit Airlines customers and employees after it ceased operations overnight. Duffy reported at a Saturday morning press conference that Spirit did not have planes in the air, and warned customers against coming to the airport. Over the next several days, the company will “go through an orderly liquidation process.” In an X post on Saturday, Duffy said that four major U.S. airlines, “United, Delta, JetBlue and Southwest, are all capping ticket prices specifically for Spirit customers who now nee...

THE ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz, last month. (photo credit: Handout Photo by the US Navy via Getty Images) A senior Iranian official said that fighting with the US was “likely” to resume after US President   Donald Trump   said he was dissatisfied with Tehran’s new proposal, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Iran’s Fars cited Mohammad Jafar Asadi, a senior figure in the Iranian military’s central command, as saying that “a renewed conflict between Iran and the United States is likely.” This comes after  Reuters  reported that an Iranian proposal rejected by Trump would open shipping in the  Strait of Hormuz  and end the US blockade of Iran while leaving talks on Tehran’s nuclear program for later, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday. Four weeks since the United States and Israel suspended their bombing campaign against Iran, no deal has been reached to end a war that has caused the bigg...