The European Union has begun work on imposing sanctions on Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, over his treatment of activists who were trying to get aid into Gaza by sea, according to people familiar with the matter.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (Minn.) was the only Democrat to vote against a bill that passed the House Thursday that would provide new military assistance to Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia, breaking with her party as it delivered a bipartisan blow to President Trump’s foreign policy. “I have always, and will continue, to stand with…
We speak with Dr. Adam Hamawy, the former U.S. Army combat surgeon who just won the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. He is now the heavy favorite to win the Democratic-leaning district in November and, if elected, would become New Jersey’s first Muslim member of Congress. Hamawy is an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights and volunteered in Gaza during Israel’s genocidal assault on the territory. He has been endorsed by prominent progressives like Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, who credits Hamawy with saving her life after her helicopter was shot down in Iraq in 2004. “I was running on something very simple: that we should be spending on healthcare, not bombs,” Hamawy tells Democracy Now!, criticizing the $1 trillion Pentagon budget. “We need to be spending some of that right here at home to restore our nation, to fund universal healthcare like Medicare for All, to fund tuition-free public college, to rebuild our roads and bridges, to address the housing crisis.”
Russia and China are forcing the European Union to try and thaw its frozen membership process, as leaders fear the two countries’ encroaching influence.
The latest United States-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon did not last a day, with columns of smoke rising from Tyre in South Lebanon from new Israeli strikes. It’s a setback to President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve a peace deal with Iran. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY.
Republican members of Congress are reaching a "boiling point" with President Trump, with GOP insiders expressing deep-seated frustration over what they characterize as the president's relentless demands and self-sabotage timing that undermines their legislative efforts.According to interviews with NOTUS, Republican congressional insiders describe a workplace environment poisoned by "resentment" as Trump repeatedly upends their strategy at crucial moments."There's a really stark frustration that's probably past the boiling point to a place of resentment, actually," one senior Senate GOP aide said bluntly. "You've had, whether it's Senate Republican leadership and really just generally the conference working really hard to deliver the president's agenda, and frankly it's the White House and the president himself that keeps shooting us in the foot when we're on the goal line of delivering some of these key things."The grievances are mounting, according to the report. In recent weeks, Republicans have openly rebelled against Trump's demands to fund a White House ballroom renovation, a $1.8 billion Justice Department compensation fund for Capitol riot participants, and his nomination of Bill Pulte—a political loyalist with zero intelligence experience—to direct the nation's intelligence agencies.Adding to the dysfunction, both chambers of Congress voted to challenge Trump's Iran war strategy, which has spiraled into what many view as another Middle Eastern quagmire.What has particularly inflamed GOP lawmakers is the timing of Trump's decisions. His endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn just one week before the primary exemplified what Republicans view as reckless interference that undermined a popular Senate leader and former top GOP legislative strategist.Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) suggested Trump may simply be receiving poor counsel. "Somebody's not serving him well," Cramer said, calling the Pulte announcement timing "a mystery.""With Donald Trump, he's usually a step ahead of all the rest of us, and oftentimes you look back and go, 'Oh, that makes sense now.' I think some of it may be that, on one hand," Cramer told NOTUS. "On the other, maybe he's not being served as well by advisers as he was in the first term, because some of this stuff does seem like unforced errors."Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was more direct in her criticism, stopping short of outright revolt but making clear the proposals are indefensible."It's not like, 'OK, I'm going to take my stand and push back against the president.' These are not good ideas," she said. "It's not a good idea to tell the American public that I want to renovate a ballroom and I'm going to pay for it with donations, and then turn around and say, 'I need taxpayer dollars for it.'"Murkowski reiterated the distinction: "This is not, you know, a design to be a revolt against Donald Trump. It's not a good idea, and we don't support the ideas that are not good ideas."
The House of Representatives passed a bill approving an additional $9 billion in aid to Ukraine and placing harsh sanctions on Russia. Meanwhile, Trump is pushing for both Russia and Ukraine to make compromises, and Zelensky calls for face-to-face negotiations with Putin in a letter sent to the Russian President. The post BETRAYAL: House Bucks Trump, Passes Ukraine Aid Package with $9 BILLION to Ukraine and Sanctions on Russia – Here Are the 18 Republicans Who Voted Yes appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Graham Platner has done a better job of hiding his privileged roots than the Nazi tattoo on his chest — a move which is by design.