This week’s “new ceasefire” between Israel and Lebanon continues to be highlighted by increasingly aggressive Israeli military attacks across Lebanon’s south, with at least 10 more Lebanese killed today, including three members of the Lebanese military. Given yesterday’s Israeli claim that they have “no hostile intent” toward the Lebanese government, that particular attack is particularly […]

The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to provide Ukraine with billions in additional military aid and increase sanctions on Russia, a move that comes as the more than four-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine is escalating. The Ukraine Support Act passed in a vote of 226-195, with 18 Republicans joining Democrats […]

The House on Thursday blocked a War Powers Resolution meant to end US support for Israel’s war in Lebanon, as Israel’s occupation and destruction campaign in southern Lebanon continues despite several ceasefire announcements. The bill, introduced by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), failed in a vote of 92-324, with just one Republican — Rep. Thomas Massie […]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday was asked whether Israel has nuclear weapons and acknowledged that “most of the world assesses that they do,” but also reaffirmed the US policy of not acknowledging the existence of Israel’s nuclear stockpile and secret weapons program. Rubio made the comments when being questioned by Rep. Joaquin […]

US Southern Command said on Wednesday that its forces bombed another alleged drug-running boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean as the Trump administration continues the extra-judicial executions at sea. SOUTHCOM said the strike killed two male “narco-terrorists,” a term the Trump administration has adopted in its attempts to justify killing people for an alleged crime […]

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President Trump has told his aides that he may restart the full-scale bombing campaign against Iran if US troops are killed, The Wall Street Journal has reported, as the US and Iran have traded multiple rounds of attacks despite a nominal ceasefire. The report came after the president downplayed Iranian attacks targeting US bases in […]

President Trump on Thursday attacked House lawmakers as “unpatriotic” for passing a War Powers Resolution that would direct him to end the war with Iran, which he launched with Israel without congressional authorization, in violation of the US Constitution. The bill passed on Wednesday in a vote of 215 to 208, with four Republicans joining […]

Updated 6/4/2026 7:40 PM EST On Wednesday evening, it was announced that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a new ceasefire. Officials, of course, have been reporting that there has been a ceasefire between the two sides since mid-April, but several hundred people have been killed in the fighting that’s gone on during that “ceasefire.” […]

Overnight Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City targeted apartment buildings and killed at least nine people as the IDF’s constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal continue. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, at least 15 other people were injured by the attacks, which hit four separate apartment buildings. The al-Shifa Hospital, which received the […]

President Trump on Wednesday downplayed Iranian attacks that targeted US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, saying they may have been “slightly provoked” since the US launched strikes against Iran beforehand. “There’s a reason for everything, and we hit them pretty hard last night,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office. “Some people would say […]

Correction on June 4, 2026, at 3:09 pm: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that President Trump could veto the War Powers Resolution. The measure is a concurrent resolution, meaning the president cannot veto it. The House on Wednesday passed a War Powers Resolution that would direct President Trump to end his war […]