WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican-led effort to sanction the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister over Israel's campaign in Gaza.
Senate Republicans are recommending President Trump issue an executive order to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its pursuit of war crimes cases against Israel, after Senate
We believe Israel has taken the decision to attack following the developments in the Middle East over the last several months,” a senior European diplomat said.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committe voted on Thursday to move forward New York Rep. Elise Stefanik for a floor vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KIFI)—U.S. Senator Jim Risch, R-Idaho, responded at a news conference Tuesday about the federal funding freeze that has many Democrats in an uproar. He said: "Look, look at ...
Rep. Elise Stefanik, President Trump’s nominee to serve as US ambassador to the United Nations, said Tuesday that she was committed to reforming the international organization — and the US’ financial contributions to it,
Israel denies the allegations. Urging support for the bill, Senator Jim Risch, the Republican chairman of the foreign relations panel, accused the ICC of pursuing the Israeli leader for political ...
The Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act would have inflicted visa bans and financial restrictions on ICC-affiliated officials.
North County Rep. Elise Stefanik moved one step closer to being confirmed as President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday, when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to advance her nomination out of committee and into a vote by the full Senate.
U.S. Senate Democrats stopped a Republican-led effort to sanction the International Criminal Court over its arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu and former defense chief. The 'Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act' was seen as too broad,
Trump’s pick to be director of the FBI, loyalist KASH PATEL, was already expected to have a much easier path to confirmation than director of national intelligence nominee TULSI GABBARD. Gabbard has faced a barrage of bad headlines in recent weeks, along with open expressions of doubt from Senate Republicans.
President Donald Trump signed several sweeping executive orders on Wednesday to overhaul the American education system, primarily by removing so-called progressive ideologies from school hallways and classrooms.