Biden Admin Under Pressure To Freeze UN Funding as International Body Boosts Iran

Groups led by former VP Pence also call for Iranian foreign minister’s American visa to be revoked Iran’s Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, U.N. secretary-general António Guterres (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The Biden administration is under pressure from a coalition of outside advocacy groups to cut American funding to the United Nations over the international organization’s appointment of Iran

House Measure Would Bar Biden Admin From Funding Gaza Reconstruction

Bill comes amid fears taxpayer cash will help Hamas rebuild terror tunnels (Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images) A measure circulating in the Republican-controlled House would block the Biden administration from spending taxpayer cash to rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip amid mounting concerns this cash will empower Hamas to reestablish its network of tunnels beneath the territory. The

White House Weighs Declaring Climate Emergency To Crack Down on Oil Industry

The White House is weighing an unprecedented declaration of a national climate emergency to crack down on the oil industry and advance President Joe Biden’s climate policies, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.   Declaring a national climate emergency would allow the Biden administration to more easily reduce oil exports, offshore drilling, and greenhouse gas emissions, individuals familiar with

US Hits Iran With Sanctions After Attack on Israel

The United States on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran targeting its unarmed aerial vehicle production after its attack on Israel, and President Joe Biden said G7 leaders were committed to acting together to increase economic pressure on Tehran. Biden said the United States and its allies had helped Israel beat back the April 13 missile and drone strike

FLASHBACK: Bob Casey Said the Iran Deal Would ‘Enhance’ Israeli Security. Critics Say It Funded Tehran’s Drone Strike.

When Sen. Bob Casey cast a deciding vote for the Iran nuclear deal, the Pennsylvania Democrat insisted it would “enhance” Israeli and American national security. Instead, the Obama-era agreement unlocked billions of dollars that helped Tehran fund its “unprecedented” drone attack against Israel last week. In 2015, Casey and fellow Democrat Sen. Chris Coons (Del.)

‘Revitalized’ Palestinian Authority Boasts of Rewarding Attacks on Israel With Biden Funds 

Days after the Biden administration gave its blessing to a newly formed Palestinian Authority government in the West Bank, the PA handed out dozens of bonus payments for security forces who were involved in attacks on Israelis. According to the PA’s official news outlets, the Palestinian General Intelligence Service on April 4 provided a grant