Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) wants to declare racism a “public health crisis,” the symptoms of which include “microaggressions” and the “forms of violence” that black Americans face when “jogging in neighborhoods.” Brown on Monday introduced “a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis,” which calls for “a nationwide strategy to address health disparities and
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday confirmed the death of IDF sergeant Itay Chen, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, during Hamas’s Oct. 7 invasion of Israel. Chen, 19, was killed by Hamas terrorists during their surprise attack on Israel’s Nahal Oz military base, with his body reportedly still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Chen’s
Iran, Russia, and China kicked off a series of joint war drills on Tuesday in the Gulf of Oman, displaying their unified military might amid ongoing terror attacks by Tehran’s proxies on Western shipping vessels and military positions. The military drills will last until Friday and “involve warships and aviation” maneuvers, according to Iran’s state-controlled
Republican U.S. representative Ken Buck of Colorado said on Tuesday that he would resign from Congress at the end of next week, narrowing the already slim majority held by Republicans in the chamber. Buck, 65, in a written statement posted on social media platform X, did not give a reason for leaving Congress but said
The chief rabbi of South Africa said in a speech this week that his country’s government is a “diplomatic proxy” of Iran. “Just as Hamas serves as an armed proxy for Iran, the South African government serves as its diplomatic proxy, as it did at the [International Court of Justice], the diplomatic equivalent of the
Sanctions waiver unlocks upward of $10 billion for Tehran Ayatollah Khamenei (Mohammad Sadegh Heydari/Wikimedia Commons) The Biden administration is poised to issue a fresh sanctions waiver for Iran that will grant the country access to upward of $10 billion in frozen assets, providing Tehran with “a financial lifeline” as it foments terrorism across the Middle
Staffers at President Joe Biden’s advance office face a toxic work environment, according to more than a dozen individuals who spoke to Politico. The advance office, responsible for preparing and coordinating the president’s public appearances, saw its associate director Ian Mellul resign on March 1 following a months-long investigation by the White House Counsel’s Office