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It’s not just Trump — crime and punishment are inherently political 

Lady Justice should be blind. The U.S. legal system should not use its full weight and resources to target political enemies. But these ideals obscure a key fact about American justice: Crime is political. It was designed to be. And it perhaps it should be. The multiple criminal cases now being prosecuted against former President...

Israel orders evacuations in southern Gaza, adding to concerns war could spread

Israel ordered more evacuations amid it's war with Hamas on Thursday, raising fears that the war could become more widespread. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) issued evacuation orders overnight for towns located in southern Gaza — where thousands of civilians have already fled to escape the air strikes. More than 1.5 million residents in Gaza have...

If Congress walks away from PEPFAR, it will undo decades of global HIV progress

There is no excuse for letting this completely treatable disease become a global health emergency again.

Iran is calling Biden’s bluff

A bloody nose is the only response Iran understands, and precisely the response the U.S. must deliver.

Morning Report — Biden, Xi `blunt’; Senate averts shutdown

President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed Wednesday to resume military-to-military communications and cooperate on anti-drug policies, two tangible outcomes from their first face-to-face meeting in a year.   But after four hours together, including a garden walk on the outskirts of San Francisco, the leaders and their teams separately made clear that the meeting...

Senators worry spending deal puts Ukraine aid in jeopardy

Concern is rising for senators in both parties that funding for Ukraine might get left on the cutting room floor this year as Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) “laddered” stopgap spending bill will keep the government open through late January, depriving the supplemental of a potential vehicle. Lawmakers still say the Biden administration’s $105 billion supplemental...

The Memo: Biden’s political problems on Israel rise along with Palestinian death toll

The death toll among Palestinians in the conflict with Israel is rising, and President Biden’s political problems at home are rising along with it. Biden has offered close to unconditional support for Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7 that killed around 1,200 people. But that position is looking increasingly out...

Israeli actress demands FBI probe funding, terror links of college groups ‘brainwashing’ American students

Israeli actress Noa Tishby called on the FBI to probe funding behind pro-Palestine college groups bolstered by "terrorist sympathizers" "grooming" American students.

Biden says Israel will stop fighting in Gaza when Hamas ‘no longer maintains the capacity to murder’

President Biden defended Israeli military operations inside Gaza and Al-Shifa Hospital, stating at a press conference that the war will end when Hamas cannot murder Israelis.

Ronna McDaniel is under siege — and, her critics concede, likely to survive

Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel is bearing the brunt of her party’s frustrations, with conservative activists calling for her ouster and Donald Trump...

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