Gore Calls Trump ‘The Face of Climate Denial,’ Predicts 2020 Voters Will Want to Get Back to ‘The Real America’

President Trump has become “the face of climate denial,” global warming activist and former Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday night, telling The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah that the 2020 election will provide the opportunity for voters to “make a statement – that we want to get back on the track to the real America.” Read

Fired CNN Contributor Denied He Called For Israel’s Destruction. He Also Endorsed ‘Resisting’ by Palestinians

Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill, who was fired as a CNN contributor on Thursday, had earlier rejected criticism that his endorsement for “a free Palestine, from the river to the sea” amounted to a call for an end to Israel. Read

John Kerry Says He's 'Going to Think About' Running for President in 2020

Former Secretary of State John Kerry, asked about the possibility of a 2020 presidential run, said this week he was “not taking anything off the table” and was “going to think about it.” He added that while he was also prepared to endorse another candidate he had yet to find someone he’d be willing to back. Read

Defying Administration, Senate Votes to Advance Measure Ending US Support for Saudi War in Yemen

Hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis urged U.S. senators not to move ahead with what Pompeo called a “poorly timed” resolution to end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the Senate voted 63-37 to advance the measure. Read

Trump on Russia-Ukraine Black Sea Clash: ‘I Don't Like That Aggression’

President Trump indicated Tuesday he may call off a scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, saying he did not like the “aggression” Russia displayed during a naval clash with Ukraine in the Black Sea early this week. Read

UN Envoy Dissociates ‘Caravan’ From Upcoming Global Migration Pact

The U.N. official overseeing a controversial international migration pact up for formal adoption next month drew a distinction Tuesday between what is happening on the U.S.-Mexico border and what the document is designed to deal with. Read

Pompeo Says Iranians Have Suffered Under Rouhani’s Tyranny for ‘Far Too Long’

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday criticized Iran’s purportedly “moderate” president for calling on Muslims around the world to unite against America and for describing Israel as a “cancerous tumor.” He said the Iranian people have lived under the Islamic regime’s tyranny for far too long. Read

US-Russia Gulf Widens After Naval Clash in Disputed Black Sea Waters

Monday’s emergency U.N. Security Council session on a Russia-Ukraine naval clash revealed a deepening gulf between permanent members, with the U.S. saying Russia’s actions were “no way for a law-abiding, civilized nation to act,” and Russia telling the West that Crimea belongs to Russia, “whether you like it or not.” Read

Airbnb Delists ‘West Bank’ – But Not Tibet, South Ossetia, Northern Cyprus …

As Airbnb’s decision to delist hundreds of properties in the territories disputed between Israel and the Palestinians makes waves, the company continues to carry listings located in other areas under dispute around the world, among them Tibet, Western Sahara, Abkhazia and Northern Cyprus. Read

Ukraine’s President Calls For Martial Law, Citing Russian Aggression at Sea

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said late Sunday he would seek parliamentary approval to impose martial law, characterizing the move not as a declaration of war but as a defensive action in response to a clash between Ukrainian and Russian naval vessels near Russian-occupied Crimea. Read

Democracies Hope Russia’s INTERPOL Presidency Candidate Defeated

Amid deepening alarm at the prospect of a Russian police general being elected on Wednesday to head INTERPOL, the Trump administration on Tuesday threw its public support behind the other candidate in the running, warning that Moscow has abused INTERPOL procedures for political ends. Read

Detroit Judge: Federal Statute Outlawing Female Genital Mutilation is Unconstitutional

For 22 years, female genital mutilation has been a federal crime in the United States, but on Tuesday a judge in Detroit declared the 1996 law to be unconstitutional, dismissing most of the charges faced by two doctors and seven other people – including four victims’ mothers – accused of subjecting at least nine girls through the widely-condemned practice. Read

Pakistan’s PM Hits Back at Trump, Saying His Country Has ‘Suffered Enough Fighting U.S.’s War’

President Trump’s renewed criticism of Pakistan’s record in tackling terrorism in its region drew a sharp response – and a note of defiance – Monday from the country’s new prime minister, who dismissed the billions of dollars Pakistan has received in U.S. military aid since 2001 as “minuscule.” Read

EU Considers Sanctioning Iran Over Terror Plots – But Wants the Nuclear Deal Protected

An alleged Iranian plot to carry out an assassination in Denmark was “completely unacceptable” and European Union member-states are exploring an appropriate response, but that is a separate issue from the Iran nuclear deal, which the E.U. remains committed to keeping afloat. Read

Farrakhan Denies He Likened Jews to ‘Termites’ – Then Insults Jews Again

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Sunday repeated his provocative recent remarks about being “anti-termite,” suggesting the controversy was trumped up because “I never used the term ‘Jew’” – and then disputed that “Ashkenazi” Jews were Semites at all. Read

INTERPOL Presidential Election Brings Concerns About Kremlin Interference

A top Russian law enforcement official is in line to take the helm of INTERPOL, at a time when the international policing agency is already reeling as a result of another repressive regime’s interference. Read

After Abstaining For 22 Years, US Will Vote Against ‘Useless’ Annual UN Resolution on Golan Heights

A U.N. General Assembly committee will on Friday endorse nine resolutions critical of Israel, but – for the first time in more than two decades – the United States will change its position from “abstain” to “no” when a resolution on the Golan Heights is put to the vote. Read

‘Great Things Are Taking Place Whether The Media Tells Us Or Not’: Christian Musicians Hold Spontaneous WH Worship Session

A “faith briefing” at the White House this week saw Christian music artists hold an impromptu worship session, singing songs of praise near the Oval Office. Read

Should the US Grant Asia Bibi Refuge? Some Prominent Americans Say Yes

President Trump should invite the imperiled Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi to come to the United States and request asylum, Foundation for Defense of Democracies President Clifford May said Wednesday, arguing that the move would be “just, moral and wise.” Read

Lawyer ‘For the Palestinian People’ Filmed in Cursing Rant on Flight Over Withheld Wine

In an obscenity-laden rant caught on video, a passenger on an Air India flight told aircrew she was a human rights lawyer “for the Palestinian people” and a “leader of the f---ing boycott movement,” and she threatened to call for a boycott of the airline because staff wouldn’t give her more wine. Read

Women’s March Movement Under Fire Again for Anti-Semitism

The Women’s March movement is under fire again, following a liberal German non-governmental organization’s decision not to present its annual human rights award to its organizers, who have been criticized for associations with Louis Farrakhan and anti-Israel sentiment. Read

Women’s March Leader Linda Sarsour Slams Israel Over Gaza Rocket Attacks

Linda Sarsour, the Palestinian American activist and Women’s March leader facing accusations of anti-Semitism, suggested on Tuesday that the firing of hundreds of rockets from Gaza into Israel was a legitimate response to an earlier firefight between Hamas gunmen and undercover Israeli troops. Read

Haley: There Are Times ‘Multilateralism Has Been a Bad Deal’ for the US

With just weeks to go until she leaves her post as ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley has challenged the world body’s devotion to multilateralism, calling it merely “a means to an end” and raising questions about how much U.S. taxpayers are paying for it. Read

Israeli Killed in Mass Rocket Barrage, As Terrorists in Gaza Threaten to Target ‘a Million Zionists’

Terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired more than 300 rockets towards Israeli communities on Monday – killing at least one Israeli – and as Israel retaliated with airstrikes Hamas threatened to use more advanced projectiles, to bring “about a million Zionists” within range. Read

French President: The US Does Not Ask Europe to Finance its Security at Home

French President Emmanuel Macron at the weekend sought to patch up a rift with President Trump over recent remarks on European defense, pointing out that the U.S. does not expect Europe to cover the costs of a security challenge at home. Read

US Should Offer Refuge to Asia Bibi, Say Supporters of Christian Accused of Blasphemy

Calls are growing for the United States to offer refuge to the Pakistani Christian incarcerated for nine years for “blaspheming” Mohammed, amid uncertainty over her future following her recent acquittal and release from death row. Read

Farrakhan to Trump: Your Mideast Policies Will Lead to War and ‘End America As You Know It’

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, continuing his controversial visit to Iran Thursday, warned President Trump that U.S. policies in the Middle East, at the behest of Israel, “will end America as you know it.” Read

Pakistan Launches New Bid to Have U.S. Return Imprisoned Female Terrorist

A Pakistani woman serving a lengthy prison term in the U.S. for attempting to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan is back in the headlines in her native country, as its new government vows to secure a deal for her return. Read

Ocasio-Cortez For House Speaker? ‘I Don’t Want to Bite Off More Than I Can Chew’

Democrat socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was still celebrating her victory in New York’s 14th Congressional District Tuesday night when she was asked her thoughts on becoming speaker in the Democratic-controlled House. Read

Asia Bibi, Acquitted of Blasphemy But Threatened With Death, Reportedly Flown Out of Pakistan

Asia Bibi, the Pakistan Christian on death row acquitted a week ago of blasphemy charges, was reportedly flown secretly out of the country overnight, in defiance of Islamic radicals who threatened to kill her. Read

Iran’s IRGC Hits Back at US Criticism of Commander With ‘American Blood on His Hands’

Stung by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s sharp criticism of one of Iran’s most powerful men, the head of the regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) hit back Tuesday, characterizing Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani as a heroic leader in the campaign against ISIS. Read

Little Sign of ‘Blue Wave’ in Senate As Republicans Flip Four Democratic Seats

Republican candidates flipped four key Senate seats Tuesday, defeating Democratic incumbents Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota, Joe Donnelly in Indiana, Claire McCaskill in Missouri, and Bill Nelson in Florida. In Nevada, however, Republicans looked likely to lose what for months has appeared to be the party's most vulnerable Senate seat. Read

Democrats Pick Up More Seats in Pivotal House Contests

The Democratic Party needs a net gain of 23 seats to wrest control of the House of Representatives from the Republicans. As of early Wednesday morning it looked to be on track to achieve that. Read

1,834 Refugees Admitted in October: 77.7 Percent Christians

The first month of the new fiscal year saw 1,834 refugees admitted to the United States, more than three-quarters of them Christians, as agencies involved in resettlement began operating under the lowest refugee admission cap set by an administration since the Refugee Act was enacted in 1980. Read

In Iran, Farrakhan Meets With Terror Suspect and Holocaust-Denier; Denounces ‘Great Satan’

Visiting Iran on the eve of the reimposition of U.S. sanctions, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan met at the weekend with a man wanted in connection with a major act of international terrorism, and told students that if they persevere, they can be victorious over the foe they call “the Great Satan.” Read

Christian Woman Acquitted of Blasphemy Forced to Remain in Pakistan, As Radicals Demand Her Death

Pakistani governments have a history of capitulating to radicals who threaten violence or unrest to demand concessions, and the new government of Prime Minister Imran Khan is proving no exception, as zealots seek to prevent the safe departure of a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy. Read

Iranian Regime Defiant As Sanctions Return on Crucial Oil Exports

Amid a show of Iranian defiance, the most significant set of U.S. sanctions that were eased as a result of the 2015 nuclear deal were being put back into place on Monday, a key piece in the Trump administration’s policy to diminish the threat posed by the regime. Read

Haley, After Losing Series of Votes on Cuba: That’s ‘Why So Many People Believe That Faith in the United Nations is Often Misplaced’

By large majorities, member-states of the United Nations on Thursday one by one voted down eight draft amendments proposed by the United States, highlighting human rights abuses by Cuba’s communist rulers. Read

Trump on ‘Caravan’ Migrants: ‘They Want to Throw Rocks at Our Military, Our Military Fights Back’

If any migrant trying to storm the U.S.-Mexico border throws rocks at U.S. troops deployed there, President Trump said Thursday he’s told the military to respond as they would when faced with firearms. Read

Protests, Death Threats Roil Pakistan After Acquittal of Christian on Death Row for Blasphemy

Islamic radicals in Pakistan threatened to kill judges and urged soldiers to mutiny, calling on supporters to wreak havoc across the country in response to the Supreme Court’s acquittal of a Christian woman sentenced to death for “blaspheming” Mohammed. Read

Haley Seeks to Disrupt the Annual UN Cuba Embargo Vote By Highlighting Rights Violations

Every fall since 1992 Cuba has rallied ever-larger majorities of states at the U.N. to isolate the United States in condemnation of the blockade of the communist-ruled island, but this year the U.S. is fighting back, with a raft of proposed amendments seeking to focus attention on the regime’s human rights record. Read