The US Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped its criminal investigation involving former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe without bringing charges on Friday. The letter stated, “based on the totality of the circumstances and all of the information known to the Government at this time, we consider the matter closed.” McCabe was fired in 2018 after [...]

Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza made a request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor on Thursday to investigate US sanctions imposed on Venezuela as crimes against humanity.  US economic sanctions on Venezuela have allegedly affected people’s rights to health, food and economic development. The US has long imposed sanctions on Venezuela. Most recently, the Trump [...]

The US House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Thursday from victims of sexual harassment in the federal judiciary. One attorney, Olivia Warren, described her experience with sexual harassment while working for the late Judge Stephen Reinhardt. In her prepared remarks, Warren noted how sexual harassment can also be linked to other forms of discriminatory actions, such [...]

The Italian Senate voted Wednesday to lift former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini’s parliamentary immunity over his treatment of asylum seekers. Under Italian law, Salvini had immunity from criminal prosecution over actions he had taken while serving as interior minister. But, at the request of prosecutors in Catania, Sicily, the Senate voted 152-76 to strip Salvini [...]

Sudan’s transitional government agreed Thursday to compensate victims of a suicide bombing on the USS Cole, while at a port in Yemen in 2000, that resulted in the death of 17 US sailors. This move is an essential requirement before Sudan can be removed from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism. The bombing [...]

The families of three female high schools students filed a federal lawsuit in Connecticut Wednesday to block transgender athletes from competing in athletic competitions. The plaintiffs, represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, filed the the discrimination complaint on the grounds that permitting transgender high school students from competing is contrary to Title IX regulations. The [...]

The US Senate voted 55-45 to approve SJRes 68 Thursday, ordering the removal of any troops engaged in hostilities against Iran. Section 1 paragraph 7 of the Resolution states: “The question of whether United States forces should be engaged in hostilities against Iran should be answered following a full briefing to Congress and the American [...]

The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to approve HJRes 79 to remove the ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The original deadline expired on June 30, 1982. The resolution was introduced in November, and the House Judiciary Committee approved it in January. The day before the Committee’s approval, Virginia became the thirty-eighth [...]

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still a global public health concern. The WHO revised its normal risk assessment protocols and specified this risk as high at national and regional levels, and low at the global level. The WHO also specified measures [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday in favor of an Oregon school district’s policy allowing transgender students to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity. A group of parents and students had sued to challenge the policy, arguing that it violated their constitutional rights to privacy and that [...]