U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is trying to explain away her “no” vote on an amendment to the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendment, introduced by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), would have cut $500 million in U.S. funding for nuclear-armed Israel’s missile defense programs. “People exploding this false messaging that I voted for a bill [and] funding that I quite literally voted NO on. The threat environment this morning is scary,” the progressive lawmaker wrote on Bluesky Monday afternoon. “Doesn’t help anyone. Drag me for the...

Thomas Massie for Congress, the fundraising committee behind the seven-term Republican congressman’s re-election campaign, recently announced that the Kentucky libertarian raised $584,325 during the second quarter of 2025. The group reported that 68% of donations came from first-time donors, with the average donation totaling $98. Thus far, Massie has raised $1.7 million for his 2026 re-election efforts. The committee’s announcement comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s threat to primary Massie. In June, Axios reported the launch of MAGA Kentucky, a super PAC founded by former Trump...

The IDF bombed the Holy Family Church in Gaza City on Thursday, killing three Palestinians and injuring nine others. Among the victims was 60-year-old Saad Issa Kostandi Salameh, who worked in the church as a janitor. The airstrike also killed 84-year-old Foumia Issa Latif Ayyad and 70-year-old Najwa Abu Daoud, both of whom were seeking psychological help through a church support group. A pastor, Father Gabriel Romanelli, sustained injuries to his leg and was hospitalized. The attack prompted a response from Pope Leo XIV, who expressed sadness for the “loss of life and injury caused by the...

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee is calling for an investigation into the killing of an American citizen in the occupied West Bank. On Friday, 20-year-old Saif al-Din Kamel Abdul Karim Musallat, who was born in Florida, was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the town of Sinjil. “I have asked @Israel to aggressively investigate the murder of Saif Mussallet [sic], an American citizen who was visiting family in Sinjil when he was beaten to death,” Huckabee posted on X Tuesday afternoon. “There must be accountability for this criminal and terrorist act. Saif was just 20 [years] old.”...

Israeli settlers in the West Bank town of Sinjil killed two Palestinians, including a US citizen, on Friday. Axios reports that one of the victims was Saif al-Din Kamel Abdul Karim Musallat, a 20-year-old man who was born in Florida. A spokesman for the Palestinian National Authority told Agence France-Presse that Musallat “died after being severely beaten all over his body by settlers.” He was killed after a group of Palestinians attempted to access their land, which was near a settler outpost. “The young man was injured and remained so for four hours. The army prevented us from reaching...

Iran is accusing Israel and the United States of violating the United Nations Charter, the Iranian state-owned Press TV reported on Thursday.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is calling on the International Atomic Energy Agency to drop its “double standards” if it hopes to normalize relations with his government.