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US expands sanctions targeting International Criminal Court

United States expands attacks on International Criminal Court amid growing scrutiny over Israeli abuses in Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Aug 20, 2025

Trump administration has proven no friend to organized labor, from attacking federal unions to paralyzing the National Labor Relations Board

During the 2024 election campaign, the Republican Party’s historically fraught relationship with organized labor appeared to be changing. Several influential Republicans reached out to unions, seeking to cement the loyalties of the growing ranks of working-class Americans who have been backing Donald Trump’s presidential runs and voting for other members…

The Conversation · Aug 20, 2025

9 years ago, Marco Rubio explained why Trump’s birthright citizenship order is unconstitutional

The 2016 brief defended the understanding of the 14th Amendment that the president wants to overturn.

Reason · Aug 20, 2025

Trump proposes Putin-Zelenskyy summit in push to end Ukraine war

US president says security guarantees for Kyiv could be provided by European countries with ‘coordination’ by Washington

Al Jazeera · Aug 19, 2025

High-Ranking Venezuelan Official Claims U.S. Diplomat Is Plotting Against Maduro's Authoritarian Govt.: 'I Warned You'

Venezuelan minister of Justice and Peace Diosdado Cabello claimed that the U.S. Charge D'Affairs in Colombia is plotting against Nicolas Maduro's authoritarian government and Colombian President Gustavo Petro

Latin Times · Aug 18, 2025

Rubio's Contradicting Arguments on Birthright Citizenship Resurface as Supreme Court Weighs Trump Order Looking to Restrict it

Rubio's comments came amid a lawsuit challenging his eligibility to run for president on the grounds that, as the son of Cuban immigrants who became U.S. citizens only after his birth

Latin Times · Aug 18, 2025

Deputy Secretary of State Taunts High-Ranking Venezuelan Officer: 'History Shows How Tyrants End'

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau taunted Diosdado Cabello, the Venezuelan minister of Justice and Peace, after he said a U.S. diplomat is "conspiring against Petro and Venezuela"

Latin Times · Aug 18, 2025

US aid group ‘distressed’ at block on medical visas for Gaza children

Charity Heal Palestine says children returned to Middle East after treatment, rebutting far-right influencer’s claim of secret ‘Islamic immigration’ wave

The Guardian - US · Aug 18, 2025

Home Depot forces GOP to stop selling ‘Deport Depot’ merchandise

Home Depot spokesperson says the company ‘did not approve’ the new merchandise line tied to the upcoming Deportation Depot immigration detention center

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025

Rubio defends State Dept halting Gaza visas after Laura Loomer takes victory lap for their cancellation

Secretary of State claims there is ‘evidence’ that some organizations attempting to acquire the visas ‘have strong links to terrorist groups like Hamas’

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025