U.S. law requires the U.S. to suspend its participation in any UN organ or agency if Israel is illegally expelled, suspended, denied its credentials, or in any other manner denied its right to participate, and to reduce its annual assessed contribution by 8.34 percent for each month in which United States participation is suspended.
President Biden will deliver remarks from the White House on Tuesday following the news that a ceasefire has been reached between Israel and Hezbollah over fighting in Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he would recommend the agreement to his full Cabinet for approval. If advanced, the ceasefire will begin on Wednesday....
Former Trump White House attorney Ty Cobb said Monday that President-elect Trump and his allies don't have a "legitimate way" of going after special counsel Jack Smith's team. The comments came hours after Smith announced that he is seeking dismissal of Trump's election subversion and classified documents cases based on the long-standing view that a sitting president...
Vice President Harris received more votes for president than some Democratic alternatives would have, despite her loss, according to a new poll from SAY24 and YouGov. The polling found 46 percent of registered voters saying the vice president received their vote, while 48 percent said the same of President-elect Trump. In comparison, the poll found...
People with HIV will soon be permitted to receive transplanted kidneys and livers from donors who are also infected with the virus under a new rule approved by the Biden administration. The final rule, announced Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), removes the requirement that such transplants be conducted as part...
Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) announced his run for Rep. Mike Waltz’s (R-Fla.) congressional seat this week following President-elect Trump’s endorsement. “I’m proud to announce that I’m going to be running for for the 6th Congressional District of the state of Florida,” Fine told Fox News on Tuesday. “Whether it’s fighting inflation to make...
Despite the facile comments that the president is “entitled” to have the Cabinet secretaries and of his own choosing, the Constitution rejects that notion of unbridled presidential discretion in staffing the executive branch.