Political consultant Peter Feld breaks down the primaries, AIPAC’s losses (and wins), the attacks on Hasan Piker, and why a demoralized GOP and Democratic infighting could both shape the midterms in unexpected ways.
25 years after 9/11, the War on Terror’s legacy is everywhere, from rampant Islamophobia, to another open ended war on Iran. Plus: Adidas faces boycott calls over an ad featuring an IDF soldier wounded in Gaza.”
The Trump administration designated Palestine Action as a terrorist group, banning supporters from the U.S. Meanwhile, a federal judge ruled deporting pro-Palestine students over their speech is unconstitutional — a rare check on the crackdown.
The U.S. and Iran are trading strikes while carefully avoiding all-out war, and both sides are hiding the damage they’ve suffered. The difference is Iran has more reason to end the stalemate, and less patience for Washington’s forever-war strategy.
Hours after Donald Trump announced a “historic” agreement for disarming Hamas and Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, Israel attacked Gaza, killing 19. Palestinians weren’t surprised. “We don’t trust Israel, and we don’t trust America,” said one resident.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the U.S. government’s attempt to re-detain Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri, who the Trump administration is seeking to deport over his Palestine advocacy.
The House of Representatives has passed a $1 trillion bill that includes a provision critics say amounts to integrating the U.S. and Israeli militaries. Human rights groups and lawmakers are sounding the alarm as the bill now advances to the Senate.
Marco Rubio’s campaign to “dismantle” the ICC isn’t about sovereignty. It’s the latest U.S. move to shield Israeli officials wanted for war crimes from accountability, following a pattern used by fascist regimes to gut independent judiciaries.
Palestine Legal attorney Chloe Truong-Jones speaks to Mondoweiss about the Prairieland verdicts and what they say about Trump’s widening crackdown on dissent.
Vice President J.D. Vance has long been considered the leading contender for the 2028 Republican nomination, but will his role in the Trump administration’s unpopular war against Iran hurt his chances? Conservatives are divided.