Michigan freshman pol Tom Barrett lobbies for — and gets — the House office once occupied by his great-granddad

Incoming Congressman Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) will literally follow in his great-grandfather's footsteps next January after successfully securing the House office space once occupied by his ancestors. Barrett, who red-flagged Michigan's 7th Congressional District on Election Day, told her fellow House freshmen on Thursday the Longworth House office they will be able to choose from when […]

Israel Rejects Biased U.N. Court’s Non-binding Ruling on ‘Occupied’ Territories’

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The U.N.’s highest court ruled Friday that Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territory is “illegal” and called on Israel to end its presence and immediately halt settlement construction, in an unprecedented, sweeping condemnation of Israel’s control over land it captured 57 years ago. In its non-binding opinion, the International Court […]