All representatives of the UN Security Council, including the United States, United Kingdom and France, observed a solemn minute of silence in honor of the passing of Iran’s president! The…
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Hamas’ Gaza health ministry under microscope as questions continue over number of deaths
After nearly eight months of war, Gaza’s health system is in tatters, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting on May 3 that nearly 70% of its hospitals are no…
International Criminal Court: 20 years, billions spent, limited success as US considers sanctions
As the U.S. weighs sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) over potential arrest warrants for Israeli officials, some experts have questioned the value of the court, given its track…
DOJ’s Inspector General takes heat for allegedly ‘targeting political opponents’
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Justice Department is coming under fire after reports that some of its personnel have an apparent political bias against the targets of…
3 US service members injured on Gaza humanitarian aid mission, 1 in critical condition: Defense officials
A U.S. service member is in critical condition after sustaining a non-combat injury on Thursday while supporting humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to a U.S. defense official. ‘On May 23,…
Polling guru Nate Silver offers ‘struggling’ Biden advice as polls with Trump tighten
Nate Silver, the founder of FiveThirtyEight, said that if President Biden is still ‘struggling’ by the end of the summer, he should consider dropping out of the presidential race. ‘If…
A key election security bill backed by both former President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., advanced through a key hurdle on Thursday, moving it closer to a chamber-wide vote…
Revelation of secret Obama-era program casts doubt on stated reason for Trump Mar-a-Lago raid
A purportedly never-before-seen Department of Defense memo from the Obama era appears to indicate the federal government already may have had original copies of the documents seized at former President…
ICC arrest warrant threats against Netanyahu prompt intense House talks: ‘No jurisdiction’
House lawmakers are working on a bipartisan response to the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its top prosecutor said he was seeking arrest warrants against both Hamas and top Israeli…
Top Kennedy staffer steps down from role citing ‘hateful and divisive atmosphere’
A top advisor to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said she is stepping down from her role, citing an ‘increasingly hateful and divisive atmosphere.’ Angela Stanton King, a…