(October 2, 2026)
In a decision announced on Friday, the court allowed the Joint-Listâconsisting of Hadash, Ta‘al and Balad – alongside Ra‘am, as well as Hadash MK Ofer Cassif, to run in the upcoming election set for 27 October.
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Israel bans Arab parties from election: Who they are, why it matters
(September 26, 2026)
Israelâs Central Elections Committee has voted to bar the countryâs two main Arab-majority political lists from next monthâs parliamentary election, potentially leaving Palestinian citizens of Israel without their principal representatives in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset.
The committee also voted to disqualify Ofer Cassif, a Jewish politician from the Arab-Jewish Hadash party, and Sami Abu Shehadeh, the leader of the Palestinian nationalist Balad party.
US Democrats look to stop Trumpâs Saudi nuclear deal
Trump sent the proposed agreement to Congress in August, opening a 90-day window for lawmakersâ review and giving them an opportunity to try to pass a resolution of disapproval.
Democrats and nonproliferation advocates have criticized the nuclear pact for not barring âSaudi Arabia from enriching uranium or reprocessing nuclear waste, two potential pathways to a nuclear weapon. The United Arab Emirates agreed to such measures, known as the gold standard, in its 2009 civil nuclear deal with Washington.
Speaker Johnson Cancels Thursday House Session, Pushing Hegseth Impeachment Vote Until After Midterms
Massie argued in his eight articles of impeachment for Hegseth that passing the concurrent War Powers Resolution was one of the multiple ways Hegseth and the administration are breaking the law by continuing the Iran war.
The articles also address how Hegseth has ignored US laws designed to mitigate civilian casualties, his role in extrajudicial executions at sea (strikes on alleged drug-running boats), the attack on Venezuela to abduct President Maduro, the bombing campaign in Yemen last year, and his efforts to chill free speech.
Egypt warned Israel days before Hamas struck, US committee chairman says
(October 12, 2023)
„We know that Egypt has warned the Israelis three days prior that an event like this could happen,“ Mr McCaul told reporters following a closed-door intelligence briefing on Wednesday for lawmakers about the Middle East crisis, according to AFP news agency.
„I don‘t want to get too much into classified, but a warning was given,“ the Texas Republican added. „I think the question was at what level.“
Joint Letter to Chairmen Wicker and Rogers and Ranking Members Reed and Smith Opposing Further U.S.-Israel Defense Integration
Dear Chairmen Wicker and Rogers and Ranking Members Reed and Smith,
As you enter into conference to resolve the differences between the House-passed version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027 (H.R.8800) and the pending Senate bill (S.4784), We, the undersigned U.S. organizations, strongly urge you to reject the entrenchment of U.S. and Israeli defense collaboration, which goes against U.S. national interests and values, and would expand the risk of U.S. complicity in, and exposure to, human rights violations, war crimes, and genocide.
Specifically, we are deeply concerned by Section 219 in the House NDAA and Section 1217 in the Senate version, which establish a new U.S. Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative aimed at accelerating joint research, development, and integration of Israeli-origin and jointly developed defense technologies into U.S. military systems and programs of record. This would expand U.S-Israeli military integration across some of the most sensitive domains of emerging technology, including quantum computing, AI and autonomous systems, cyber and electronic warfare, directed energy, and defense industrial base co-production, while expediting pathways from R&D into procurement.
56 US groups urge Congress to drop Israel defence ties provision
The provision would deepen cooperation between the US and Israeli defence sectors by accelerating joint military technology development and other partnerships. The bill passed the House of Representatives in July and awaits Senate action.
The provision of the 2027 National Defence Authorisation Act, known as Section 219, seeks to set up frameworks for joint ventures, licensing agreements and US-based co-production partnerships with the Israeli industry.
In Thursday‘s letter addressed to leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, 56 groups said deeper integration with Israel‘s defence sector would be „exceptionally dangerous“ and urged lawmakers to remove the provision.
Ranking Members Meeks, Smith, Himes, and Thompson Introduce War Powers Resolution to End Trumpâs Illegal Boat Strikes
September 2, 2026
Washington, DC — Marking one year since the Trump administrationâs first boat strike, U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, introduced a War Powers Resolution today to block the administration from continuing to use U.S. Armed Forces to conduct strikes in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific.
âOne year ago today, the Trump administration launched a campaign of extrajudicial killings, using the U.S. military and taxpayer dollars to execute at least 227 individuals without due process or a credible national-security justification. The administration calls this counternarcotics. However, it remains unclear whether these operations have made any real difference in stemming the flow of illegal drugs into the United States, and they were never authorized by Congress. A year later, the administration has little to show for this lawless campaign except a mounting body count, a massive price tag, and a stain on the American conscience.
Trump Condemned for 200+ Extrajudicial Killings After Yearlong Murder Spree at Sea
Wednesday marked one year since President Donald Trump began bombing boats allegedly smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Oceanâa grim anniversary that sparked a fresh wave of condemnation from rights advocates across the United States and beyond.
German MP backs call for Germany to formally recognize State of Palestine
BERLIN, August 18, 2026 (WAFA) â Macit KaraahmetoÄlu, a deputy member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Parliament and a lawmaker from the Social Democratic Party (SPD), expressed his support for a call by Palestineâs Ambassador to Germany, Laith Arafeh, for Germany to recognize the State of Palestine.
In a press statement, KaraahmetoÄlu said that a majority of countries around the world, including several European countries such as France, Spain, and the United Kingdom, have recognized the State of Palestine.
He added that Germanyâs recognition of the State of Palestine would serve as an effective lever in support of the two-state solution.
Tucker Responds to the Israel Lobby Defeating Thomas Massie (Transcript)
(May 21, 2026)
Theyâre mad at Massie. Why? One Republican out of 217 who hasnât taken money from the Israeli lobby. Why are they so mad at him? Why was it so important for the Israeli lobby to spend tens of millions of dollars to crush this guy?
It wasnât stopping really the status quo in any way. He did help get some of the Epstein files released, and God bless him for that. He tried his hardest. But one man against 216 other members of his party is not going to get very far by definition, so why donât you just leave him alone? Why force the issue?
Slamming Trumpâs Cuba Report as âMcCarthyite Attackâ on Free Speech, Dems Vow to Fight Back
President Donald Trumpâs escalating claims that Cuba and its supporters poses a threat to US security have been denounced as âlaughableâ and âcrazy,â but progressive lawmakers are warning that the State Departmentâs report alleging that the country of roughly 10 million people aims to âconquerâ the United States and is backing âleft-wing terrorism on American soilâ represents a genuine attack on Trumpâs perceived political enemies.
âTrump appears hell-bent on taking America back 70 years to the height of Cold War McCarthyism, when hawkish foreign policy was paired with unsubstantiated accusations of communist subversion and political repression against dissidents at home,â said a group of Democrats led by progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Peace and Security Taskforce. âWe condemn this reportâs attack on Americansâ constitutional rights to free speech and assembly.â
Unfortunately the Rule passed just now and no debate or vote was allowed on section 219, integration of US military technology and supply chains with Israelâs. The NDAA will receive a recorded vote tomorrow with section 219 in it. Iâll vote no.
7:11 PM · Jul 21, 2026
Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.
12:49 AM · Jul 22, 2026
Israeli settlers attack journalists, including CNN, on the anniversary of deadly West Bank beating
This attack on journalists comes just days after US Rep. Ro Khanna was detained by settlers near the village of Turmus Ayya in the West Bank. The village has a population of thousands of Palestinian-Americans who have come under repeated attack by settlers in the area.
Khanna visited the village to show solidarity with American citizens who have told CNN they feel forgotten by their government.
âI saw the arrogance in the eyes of those settlers, 21- and 22-year-olds with guns, laughing that they had detained us, the arrogance of those young IDF soldiers that my tax dollars are funding, having no respect for the fact that they were detaining Americans, no respect that there was an American congressperson in that bus, and laughing when our translator told them that there are Americans there and the American embassy is concerned,â Khanna told Reuters.
US Democrat Ro Khanna says Israeli settlers detained him
Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week that the Democratic lawmaker cast as an unfiltered look at the toll of Israeli occupation as he weighs a 2028 presidential run.
Andy Burnham sworn in as new MP after Starmer announces resignation
Andy Burnham is sworn in as the MP for Makerfield hours after Keir Starmer announces his resignation as Labour Party leader
Itâs all talk. Just withhold foreign aid to Israel for a month and theyâll stop bombing their neighbors – instant peace, the Strait of Hormuz can be opened, and gas drops $2 a gallon. Israel has been, and continues to be, the biggest welfare recipient from American tax payers.
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Area members of Congress face another Iran âwar powersâ vote
When Congress returns to work in June, both the House and Senate are expected to vote on resolutions that would force Trump to stop military strikes against Iran, whatâs known as a âwar powersâ resolution.
House GOP leaders postponed a vote on that before Memorial Day â worried that Republicans would lose that vote for a first time.
âModern-day concentration campâ: Escalating violence reported at Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey
(May 29, 2026)
The Department of Homeland Security said that about six demonstrators were arrested for assaulting law enforcement officers as activists clashed with armed federal immigration officers outside of the facility Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.
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Sherrill, although serving as the leader of the Garden State, does not have the legal right to enter the facility.
That being said, no New Jersey official or congressional representative has the legal authority to shut down Delaney Hall.
McIver Speaks out Against Unlawful Abuse Against Protestors and Detainees at Delaney
(May 28, 2026)
âIâm hearing from advocates and families on the ground reports of ICE pepper spraying and beating detainees inside Delaney Hall. I have seen the horrific conditions and spoken to those inside about the disgusting food, lack of medical care, and violent and unsanitary conditions as recently as this week. With demoted former USCBP Commander Greg Bovinoâs announcement that he is coming to Newark today and his threats online to tear gas our community, I have even more concern that he will only escalate the chaos at Delaney,â said McIver. âMore ICE violence has never made a situation safer. The only solution to stop the abuse at Delaney Hall and quell this terror nationwide is to shut down the facility and abolish ICE. We will keep standing up to this administrationâs terror campaign and we will keep fighting for justice.â
On Monday, McIver made her fourth visit to Delaney Hall. The chaos created by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during McIverâs first visit to Delaney Hall, led to the Trump administration bringing baseless charges against her for conducting oversight. Her second visit came on the heels of the death of Jean Wilson Brutus in ICE custody. Her third visit was following the release of the S.O.S. letter signed by 300 detainees.
New Jersey Gov. Sherrill denied access to North Jersey immigration detention center as hunger strike enters fourth day
(May 26, 2026)
After her visit, Sherrill said in a statement that her request to access the facility was formally denied earlier in the day âraising serious questions about what they are trying to hide from public view.â She added that she visited the site to hear from advocates and the families of those detained.
âWhat I heard from them was heartbreaking,â she said in the statement. âI will continue to hold ICE accountable, and I remain grateful for the work of our federal delegation.â
The governor expressed concerns about Delaney Hall in a previous statement issued Sunday, calling reports of âunsafe, inhumane, and unconstitutional living conditionsâŠcompletely unacceptable.â
Rep. LaMonica McIver charged with assault after Newark mayorâs arrest outside ICE facility
(May 19, 2025)
In a clip released by the Department of Homeland Security, McIver can be seen on the facility side of a chain-link fence before crossing through the gate and joining a crowd shouting „surround the mayor.“ Video shows McIver pressing forward in the crowd, with her elbows making contact with a federal officer.
Homeland Security said the charge followed a „thorough review“ of the footage and an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations.
House Dems to grill Bondi on Epstein files: âWhy didnât they follow the law?â
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to a give closed-door testimony later today over her handling of the Federal governmentâs investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend and co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell. Democratic Congressman James Walkinshaw of Virginia, a member of the House Oversight Committee, joins Way Too early to discuss what he plans on asking Bondi and more.
Tens of Thousands Rally in Havana Against US Aggression as Cuba Prepares Citizens for War
âThis new aggression has united us more and elevated the honor, dignity, and anti-imperialist spirit of a people already recognized around the world for their brave resistance to any form of subordination to the empire,â DĂaz-Canel said.
Cuban legislator Mariela Castro, RaĂșlâs granddaughter, told rallygoers that âwe are prepared for combat.â
âNo one is going to kidnap him. I can assure you of that,â she said, alluding to the US invasion and abduction of Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro on dubious narco-terrorism charges earlier this year. âNeither him nor anyone else.â
Rashida Tlaib decries âmass murderâ in Lebanon as death toll mounts
âThis mass murder must end,â Tlaib said in a post on X.
âThe US is not a bystander in the Israeli militaryâs brutal invasion of Lebanonâit is an active participant,â she said.
âI will force a vote in Congress to immediately end all US participation in this illegal and immoral war on Lebanon.â
US Rep. Thomas Massie loses Kentucky GOP primary to Ed Gallrein in another victory for Trump
Trump handpicked and endorsed Ed Gallrein, whose victory demonstrated the presidentâs influence over GOP voters and growing frustration with Massieâs opposition to Trump. In recent weeks several other Republicans have been defeated by Trump-endorsed challengers, including Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana and several Indiana state senators who defied him on redistricting.
âHeâs Just a Bad Personâ: Lone Democrat Jared Golden Joins GOP to Block Iran War Powers Resolution
Though Golden, who is not seeking reelection this year, was an original cosponsor of the resolution (H.Con.Res.75) offered by fellow Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) back in March, he became the deciding vote in the 212-212 tie when it finally hit the floorâeven as two Republicans broke with their party for the first time to support such a measure.
As The Washington Post notes, the resolution was âproposed early in the war by a faction of pro-Israel DemocratsâGolden among themâas a compromise intended to win some Republican backing.â While it did win three Republican votes in the end, it was Golden who helped sink it.