Accusations that Israel has fomented a culture of sexual violence against Palestinians triggered intense controversy this week, deepening the divide between the Jewish nation and its critics. The debate centers on a New York Times report detailing claims that Israel targeted Palestinians with sexual violence, released a day before a sweeping investigation from a civil […]

Former President Barack Obama publicly stumped with Democratic Texas Senate nominee James Talarico in Austin on Tuesday. The duo stopped in a taco shop together, along with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa, near the University of Texas at Austin to surprise voters. “Do you know our outstanding next governor and senator?” Obama asked the patrons. […]

A federal judge upheld her block on the Trump administration from redetaining and deporting Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, sharply criticizing the government’s handling of the case during a Maryland court hearing on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, accused the administration of making “false assertions” […]

The Missouri Supreme Court granted a major win to the state’s Republican Party on Tuesday, upholding the GOP redistricting plan in two opinions it handed down Tuesday evening. The two decisions upheld that the state’s Republican-friendly redrawn map is legal and can be used for the 2026 midterm election cycle. The map, signed into law […]