Israel is pushing back against new trade restrictions that the United Kingdom imposed on Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The retaliatory countermeasures, which included closing the British Consulate in Jerusalem and expelling British aid workers from the U.S.-backed international aid center for Gaza in the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, were announced by […]

A coalition of pro-gun groups claims that state “assault weapons” bans try to keep Second Amendment rights stuck in the 19th century, submitting filings ahead of the Supreme Court’s December oral arguments weighing the legality of a pair of these sweeping bans. The consolidated cases in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins will deal with whether […]

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) rolled out Zyn-inspired campaign merch Tuesday, putting a nicotine-themed spin on her reelection pitch just two months before voters decide one of the country’s most competitive House races. Gluesenkamp Perez dropped a $50 “Glue-zyn-kamp” storage tin on her office campaign website, mimicking the Zyn nicotine pouch. The merch quickly gained […]

The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled 36 sanctions targeting Iranian-linked airlines and foreign firms tied to the country’s aviation sector, marking its latest effort to topple Iran through “economic D-Day.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines and nine other entities or companies across the world that the United States believes Iran is using […]