The US Senate on Tuesday blocked a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its arrest warrants against Israeli officials over the war in Gaza. Senators voted 54-45 on the "Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act," falling short of the 60 votes required to prevail.
The Senate on Tuesday failed to advance a House-passed bill to sanction International Criminal Court officials for the court’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over military actions in the Gaza Strip.
Joe Biden’s enabling of a genocide in Palestine was in keeping with a career spent pushing bloody war in the Middle East. His action and inaction on Gaza was brutal, unjustifiable, and unforgivable.
President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law today, in first legislative win since returning to office. The law, named after a 22-year-old nursing student who was killed by a Venezuelan migrant,
They effectively blocked sanctions on an antisemitic International Criminal Court because it impacted those who enable it. Then they blamed the GOP.
President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. People who are in the United States illegally and are accused of theft and violent crimes would have to be detained and potentially deported even before a conviction.
The failed Senate vote was a setback for the bill, which aims to punish the court for its decision to prosecute top Israeli officials for war crimes based on the military offensive in Gaza.
Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked Republicans from advancing legislation to sanction the International Criminal Court, arguing the bill had sweeping consequences on allies and American businesses. Republicans failed to get the 60 votes needed to move the bill forward,
President Donald Trump delivered remarks in Las Vegas and traveled to Miami as the administration pushes his immigration agenda.
The directive follows President Donald Trump’s executive order Monday pausing new obligations and disbursements of foreign aid pending review.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiators reached a phased ceasefire deal on Wednesday to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, the U.S. and Qatar said, after 15 months of bloodshed that has inflamed the Middle East.