How the US State Department shields Israel from sanctions
Inside the labyrinth of the State Department’s mechanisms that allow the flow of weapons to Israel, despite violations. Over the years, the United States government has been creating special mechanisms to shield Israel from sanctions designed to punish countries for human rights abuses. President Joe Biden has paused a weapons shipment to Israel and acknowledged Read More
Week in pictures: From Brazil floods to spectacular northern lights
[unable to retrieve full-text content] A look at of some of last week’s events.
At least 6 killed in Belgorod building collapse, Russia says
Russian regional governor accuses Ukraine of shelling residential building in Belgorod city, near the border with Ukraine. At least six people have been killed and 20 others injured after a building collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod, according to Russian officials. A video released by the Russian Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Read More
JD Vance slams NY v. Trump trial as Dem effort to distract that the ‘world is on fire’ under Biden
Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance summed up the ongoing NY v. Trump trial as a Democratic effort to distract that “the world is on fire” under the Biden administration. “This is about the fact that President Joe Biden has a failed record as commander in chief and leader of this country, and the Democrats can’t talk Read More
Bernie Sanders says Israel shouldn’t receive ‘another nickel’ in US military aid after State Dept. report
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, said Israel shouldn’t receive “another nickel” in U.S. military aid despite the findings of a recent State Department report. “Any objective observer knows Israel has broken international law, it has broken American law, and in my view, Israel should not be receiving another nickel in U.S. military aid,” Sanders Read More
Netanyahu’s legacy could be ‘a break’ in relationship between US and Israel, Democratic senator says
The legacy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be at a crossroads, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said Sunday, as Israel looks to launch a direct assault on the Hamas stronghold of Rafah. Coons appeared on ABC’s “This Week” and said he hopes Netanyahu is thinking about his legacy after President Biden threatened to withhold Read More
Massive Trump beach rally in deep blue NJ draws stark contrast to Biden’s beach weekend: ‘Biden could never’
Critics of President Biden are lambasting his beach vacation in Delaware, while contrasting the Mother’s Day weekend getaway to former President Trump’s massive rally in the historically blue state of New Jersey on Saturday. “Supporters camped out overnight at the beach for a Trump rally that starts at 5PM today in Wildwood. Joe Biden can’t Read More
Mother of Hamas hostage says US shouldn’t be considered ‘neutral negotiator’: ‘America was also a victim’
The mother of a 23-year-old American among the 132 hostages who remain held by Hamas militants said Sunday that the U.S. should not be considered a “neutral negotiator” and “was also a victim” on Oct. 7. On Mother’s Day, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, said during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” that Read More
Obama judge mocks top Dem law firm in Wisconsin election lawsuit: ‘Makes no sense’
A federal judge ripped into a top Democratic law firm that was attempting to challenge an absentee ballot witness requirement in Wisconsin. “Normally, the court would begin by searching for other textual clues in the statute. But in this case, the most obvious problem with plaintiffs’ interpretation is that it simply does not make any Read More
DOJ seeks 40-year sentence for Paul Pelosi hammer attacker David DePape under ‘terrorism enhancement’
The Justice Department is seeking a 40-year sentence for David DePape under a “terrorism enhancement” in connection to the hammer attack on Paul Pelosi at his and his wife, Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s California home. In a memo filed on Friday in the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, federal prosecutors said they disagreed with Read More