The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, founded in 1949 to support Palestinian refugees, is no stranger to controversy. Its own staff warned in 1951 that Arab refusal to resettle refugees as Israel had done with Jewish refugees risked perpetuating conflict and recommended that the agency dissolve itself. That warning was prescient but unheeded. Instead, rejectionist Arab states hijacked the UNRWA as a lever against peace and reconciliation.

TRUMP MOUNTS STRONG DEFENSE IN TRIAL ALREADY LOST. This week, former President Donald Trump has been presenting his defense in the New York civil lawsuit alleging Trump committed fraud by overvaluing his assets and net worth in order to deceive banks into loaning him millions of dollars. By filing the suit, New York Attorney General Letitia James appears determined to destroy the former president's business empire. She might succeed.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday used the Heimlich maneuver on Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) during the Senate GOP's Thursday lunch after she choked on part of her meal.  Ernst referenced as much in a post on X and thanked Paul for intervening. "Can’t help but choke on the woke policies Dems are forcing down our...

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday formally declared the international LGBT movement an “extremist” organization, effectively banning activism for the cause, in the latest step in the country’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights. The country’s high court upheld a claim by the Ministry of Justice that the “international LGBT movement” was in violation of the country’s law...

This commonsense bill promotes our nation’s domestic energy production capabilities — ensuring we keep and create American jobs, lower energy prices, and reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources. 

Meta is suing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over a child data dispute, claiming that recent restrictions on a 2020 settlement demonstrated “unconstitutional authority.” The lawsuit, filed late Wednesday, is largely based on the FTC imposing additional restrictions on a 2020 privacy order issued to Meta by the FTC over the use of child data. The...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) are set to meet Thursday in a climatic debate following a growing rivalry between the two that has lasted months.  DeSantis and Newsom will take the stage together for a 90-minute debate titled “DeSantis vs. Newsom: The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate,” moderated by Fox...

The legal risks associated with return-to-office policies are further highlighted by their effect on older workers, working parents, and employees with disabilities.

A Hungarian official signaled that his country will not support a “premature proposal” that would admit Ukraine to becoming a member of the European Union (EU). Gergely Gulyás, the chief of staff to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, made the remarks during a news conference in Budapest on Thursday, noting that it was premature to start...

Former President Trump is expected attend a town hall event next week in Iowa hosted by Fox News's Sean Hannity, a source familiar with the plan confirmed to The Hill. The town hall is set to take place Tuesday, one day before the next Republican presidential primary debate. The New York Times reported the town...