Author: Claire Carter, Washington Examiner

Israel on Tuesday called sanctions imposed by several countries over violence by settlers in the West Bank “disgraceful” and accused foreign governments of attempting to dictate political outcomes in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In a statement posted by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the government said it “firmly rejects the disgraceful measures adopted by foreign governments against…

President Donald Trump on Thursday ripped four “bad” Republicans who joined Democrats in passing legislation that effectively forces the president to end American military operations in Iran. The House passed legislation to “remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized” by Congress, delivering a high-profile foreign policy defeat to the president. The…

The Department of Agriculture confirmed on Wednesday that the New World screwworm fly has been detected in Texas, marking the first time the parasite has threatened America’s cattle industry since 1966.  Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the flesh-eating larvae was detected in a calf in Zavala…

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said he was “absolutely wrong” for campaigning to eliminate the filibuster in 2022 because he now realizes that eliminating the procedural tactic would give the minority party “little to no voice.” Speaking on an episode of The Katie Miller Podcast, released Tuesday, Fetterman said he now believes former Sens. Joe Manchin…

Israel on Thursday severed its relationship with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his office after the Jewish state was added to a blacklist of groups committing conflict-related sexual violence.  The Israeli Prison Service will be annexed in the 2026 list of countries and organizations that have engaged in conflict-related sexual violence, and other Israeli…

The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it filed lawsuits against Maine, Washington, Oregon, and Massachusetts for denying undercover license plates to federal agencies.  The Department of Homeland Security was specifically restricted in access to confidential plates, due to immigration enforcement activities in the Democratic-led states, but all four states continued issuing such plates to…

Treasury Department officials appointed by President Donald Trump are moving forward with efforts to create a $250 bill featuring Trump’s face.  The Washington Post reported that political appointees at Treasury have pushed officials at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the agency responsible for designing and producing U.S. currency, to move forward with mockups for…

This Congressional Black Caucus wrote to hundreds of major U.S. companies on Tuesday, urging them to oppose Republican-led congressional redistricting efforts publicly, escalating Democrats’ campaign against new voting maps they argue dilute black voting power.  In the letter sent to more than 250 corporations, according to the Associated Press, the caucus called on businesses to…

Former police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration’s newly created $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” arguing it could compensate rioters who assaulted law enforcement during the riot.  The lawsuit contends the fund violates constitutional protections and federal law by potentially…

Families of victims in a February school shooting in Canada filed lawsuits Wednesday morning alleging that OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, were complicit in the gunman’s planning to carry out the attack that killed eight people.  The lawsuit stems from a shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, in which 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, who…