Out of spite that the ICC is issuing an international arrest warrant for him, Israeli Cabinet Minister Bezalel Smotrich ordered the demolition of the Khan al-Ahmar Bedouin village east of Jerusalem, which the international community has long sought to protect from callous Israeli destruction.
Bedouin Arabs, like the Druze, have been loyal to Israel since 1948
The Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a war powers resolution aimed at forcing Donald Trump to end the war in Iran unless he receives congressional authorization to continue it.
Tuesday's 50-47 vote marks the first time the chamber has advanced the bill, the eighth attempt at doing so since the conflict began in February.
Four Republicans joined all but one of the Senate's Democrats in voting to pass the bill.
Thomas Massie Loses His Seat in a Win for Trump " and AIPAC
The race was widely viewed as a referendum on the president. It was also a test of the pro-Israel lobby's power.
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Kentucky primary on Tuesday, handing a victory to the president in a race seen as a referendum on Donald Trump.
It also reaffirmed the grip of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in GOP politics.
AIPAC's super political action committee and two other groups backed by pro-Israel donors poured more than $15.8 million into the race either opposing Massie or supporting his opponent, former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, according to Federal Election Commission reports released through Tuesday.
Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee voted unanimously to block an amendment to a bill that would prevent child sex offenders who were pardoned by Donald Trump from receiving payment from a newly established $1.8 billion slush fund that Trump's personal attorney Todd Blanche agreed to have the government create as part of the settlement involving a member of the Trump led IRS during his first term having leaked part of Trump's tax returns.
We've actually had this item on the "to do" list for a few weeks. If ever there is a day to run it, today's definitely that day.
Yesterday, Donald Trump's lawyers saw the writing on the wall and realized his and his kids' "lawsuit" against the IRS was going to be carefully investigated by the judge in the case, which would put his latest, greatest grift at risk.
As part of the Justice Department's compensation fund deal, officials vowed not to pursue any matters, including those involving President Trump's tax returns, that are pending.
The Justice Department on Tuesday expanded the agreement it reached this week with President Trump to resolve his extraordinary lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service to include a provision that would bar the agency from pursuing tax claims against the president, his family or his businesses. In a one-page document signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and quietly posted on the department's website, officials vowed not to pursue any matters, including those involving Mr. Trump's tax returns, that are currently pending. Read more
President Trump's special envoy has arrived in Greenland amid reports that the United States is pushing for access to the island's minerals and has demanded the right to station American troops there indefinitely.
Greenlandic politicians are bracing for a major announcement to coincide with Trump's 80th birthday on June 14, as the president's attention returns to the autonomous Danish territory.
CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper lost his cool on Tuesday when Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) demanded to know how many more Americans would have to die for Donald Trump's war with Iran. "I would like to know how many more Americans we have to ask to die for this mistake," Moulton said at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. "Do you know?" Cooper bristled. "I think that's an entirely inappropriate statement from you, sir," he snapped. Moulton " an Iraq War combat veteran " wasn't having it. "With all due respect," he fired back, "it's not a statement. It's a question."
President Donald Trump on Monday said he was concerned about Ebola after an American tested positive for it.
Trump on Tuesday endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn, dealing a massive blow to the incumbent with major implications in the fight for the Senate majority. Cornyn has spent over a year courting Trump's support, while Paxton has run to Cornyn's right and pitched himself as a stronger ally of the president. Cornyn and Senate GOP leaders argued that he is a stronger general-election candidate as Democrats look to win statewide office in Texas for the first time since 1994. The runoff is a week away, and early voting began Monday.
Brian Morrissey, the Treasury's general counsel, resigned from the position seven months after he was confirmed to it by the Senate and just hours after the Trump administration announced the fund on Monday.
"Israeli naval warships have encircled the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, approximately 250 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza, and are actively intercepting civilian vessels. The military encirclement marks another illegal high-seas aggression four days after 54 civilian boats lifted anchor from Marmaris to establish a humanitarian corridor and break Israel's illegal siege of Gaza."
American Taxpayers Subsidizing High Seas Piracy Against Humanitarians
The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Monday plans to release more than 53 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
The oil will be released on loan to multiple energy companies in an effort to ease global markets that have been unstable since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, triggering a war and escalating tensions in the Middle East.
The Trump administration is proposing increasing the refugee admissions ceiling for fiscal year 2026 to 17,500 for White South Africans, according to an emergency determination sent to Congress and obtained by CNN. Last year, the administration restricted the number of refugees allowed to enter the country annually to 7,500, with a focus on White South Africans, slashing the previous year's ceiling of 125,000 and excluding some of the world's most vulnerable populations. Read more
