Trump Orders State Department to Overlook International Human Rights Abuses
The State Department is gutting its human rights reporting by excising information detailing abuses by foreign governments from the department’s annual...
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Netanyahu’s security cabinet to meet on Gaza war, as some in Israel call to resettle enclave
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to convene his high-level security cabinet on Thursday to discuss expanding the war...
The Week the World Woke Up to the Genocide in Gaza
After 22 months of Israel’s war on Palestinians in Gaza, something changed in the last week. Israeli human rights groups...
Trump fears loom over Commanders execs over Redskins nickname pressure as stadium vote nears: report
Washington Commanders executives are reportedly afraid they will have to restore the Redskins nickname or possibly face President Donald Trump...
Trump-inspired ‘Japanese first’ politician shakes up nation’s establishment
Japanese populist Sohei Kamiya stunned many in the country when his Sanseitō party won 14 seats in Japan’s Upper House...
Zelenskyy forced to rethink anti-corruption law after public backlash
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to introduce new legislation that will restore the independence of anti-corruption agencies in Ukraine...
Zohran Mamdani and the “Black Vote”
Zohran Mamdani participates in an endorsement event in New York City on July 10, 2025.Photo: Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images...
Executive Lawlessness: Leah Litman on the Supreme Court Enabling Presidential Overreach
During Donald Trump’s first term, the Supreme Court made some effort to check his power. But that era is over....
UK government to lower voting age to 16 before next national election despite strong conservative opposition
The United Kingdom is lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national elections – a move...
Russia revels in Oval Office spectacle after Zelenskyy spars with Trump, Vance
Russia is loving the Oval Office spectacle that took place yesterday with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump and...
Who could lead Ukraine if Zelenskyy resigns?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's future as president of Ukraine was cast into doubt by longtime supporter Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, and others...
Zelenskyy says ire with Trump began with pro-Putin rhetoric
In the chaotic aftermath of an explosive Oval Office press conference Friday with President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
Romanian far-right presidential frontrunner taken into custody after JD Vance’s rebuke of European elections
Calin Georgescu, a far-right populist candidate who won the first round of Romania's canceled presidential election last year, was taken...
Zelenskyy looking for ‘NATO or something similar’ as he prepares for meeting with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not seem like he’s afraid of playing hardball with President Donald Trump during their expected...
Economy, immigration, Elon Musk at center of German election; conservative candidate favored to win
Germans go to the polls Sunday as the conservative Christian Democrats, led by Friedrich Merz, are expected to oust current...
