House lawmakers pushing to sanction ICC over potential Israel arrest warrants, Emily Jacobs reports.

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NEW: GRAHAM, CARDIN lead bipartisan statement condemning ICC over Israeli arrest warrants

BLUMENTHAL, SHAHEEN, FETTERMAN, RISCH, BRITT, & THUNE cosign

A day w/ Washington's cutest advocates—Chicago 2nd graders who started a 'Jewish Girls Rights Club' at their school & finagled a lobbying day w/ very important DC Jewish women.

The group's message: 'We are proud to be Jewish & are proud to be girls.'
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the ICC arrest warrant request 'shameful and unserious.'

Schumer condemns ICC but doesn't vow action to combat arrest warrants, saying he 'will work with President Biden and members on all sides to keep support for Israel strong and unwavering'

McConnell: 'The ICC has succeeded only in discrediting itself even further as a rogue kangaroo court utterly untethered to morality or justice.'

McConnell demands Biden 'commit to imposing signifiant costs' on the ICC 'and its agents if it pursues' these 'shameful and baseless charges against Israel'

*Joint* bipartisan Rubio/Rosen statement condemning the ICC: “We're deeply concerned about the impacts this decision will have on current hostage negotiations and the dangerous precedent this sets.'
First Democratic senator I think I've seen react.

Sources: Manchin is being encouraged to hop into #WVpol governor’s race against Morrisey

story:

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BREAKING: Ali Reza Dawari, head of the communications department in Ahmadinejad's presidency, confirms the deaths of the President of Iran and his Foreign Minister, Abdollahian, in the president's helicopter crash in the mountains of East Azerbaijan Province.

'3 rescue workers are now also missing'

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A 25-year-old Bank of America credit trader died suddenly Thursday night.

The death is the second in recent weeks involving a young employee in the firm’s Wall Street divisions. Leo Lukenas, an associate within the investment banking group in NY, passed away earlier this month.

Notable line from the (likely) next senator from California, Adam Schiff, highlighting that preventing any Israeli operation into Rafah would be 'effectively giving Hamas... a safe haven.'

Qatar quietly asked Hamas leaders to leave Doha last month amid frustration with the terror group’s handling of the hostage negotiations, two government officials told The Times of Israel this week. (1/15)
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What the f**k, Reuters.

IDF spox Daniel Hagari confirms that the body of Shani Louk was recovered from Gaza. A photo of Hamas terrorists driving through Gaza with Louk’s lifeless, nearly naked body is one of the most widely circulated — and contentious — images of Oct. 7.

“Reached by JI about the story, and asked about the thinking behind publishing a story arguing a group of wealthy Jews are influencing leading public officials, a Washington Post spokesperson declined to comment.”

This is the very logical consequence of partisan media outlets incentivizing performance and outrage over policy, and weak leaders in Congress elevating and amplifying freaks.

It’s no wonder the good ones are all leaving.