Israel defended its war in Gaza as a legitimate defense operation and claimed Hamas was guilty of genocide at the United Nations (U.N.) court on Friday. South African attorneys at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Israel has violated the Genocide Convention, an international treaty among 153 countries that requires nations to prevent genocide....
U.S.-led airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday killed at least five people, according to the rebels. Six people were also wounded, the Houthis said. A Houthi official in their foreign ministry, Hussein al-Ezzi, described the strikes as “a massive aggressive attack by American and British ships, submarines and warplanes.” “America and Britain will...
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) criticized U.S.-led strikes on Yemen, saying they were "an unacceptable violation of the Constitution." “Article 1 requires that military action be authorized by Congress,” Jayapal added in her post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, late Thursday. Other Democrats, including Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), also criticized the strikes. “The...
Not since former President George W. Bush’s PEPFAR program, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, has a public health opportunity of this scale been possible.
Congress is staring down yet another government shutdown deadline, and a deal is looking further and further out of reach. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Thursday it’s “crystal clear” that Congress won’t be able to pass the regular spending bills by the Jan. 19 deadline, and he announced that senators will instead vote...
A prominent Democratic super PAC announced Friday that it plans to spend $200 million on the 2024 election cycle, including $140 million on television, digital, streaming, radio and mail advertisements. American Bridge 21st Century intends to focus much of its firepower on winning over women voters in key swing states, a nod to the importance...