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AP Photo/Alex Brandon The White House is gearing up to hit the International Criminal Court with “sweeping sanctions,” months after President Donald Trump said his administration is aiming to dismantle the organization in order to”defend” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from bogus charges. Trump’s big move against the ICC: forbidding it from making transactions in U.S. dollars, The Wall Street Journal first reported on Sunday. The Trump admin would block most transactions with the ICC after a grace period of about six months — a move which could “potentially cripple” the court and isolate it from the global financial system, according to the report. It is unclear when the final call on the sanctions will be made and when they would go into effect, the report added, but a decision could come as early as this week. Sunday’s report comes two months after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he was going to “dismantle the threat posed by the International Criminal Court to U.S. sovereignty.” “The ICC poses an intolerable threat to U.S. sovereignty – it claims the authority to prosecute and even imprison American servicemen and officials operating on behalf of America’s national interest,” Rubio said in July. “Americans never signed up for this, and all American presidents since the ICC’s ratification have maintained that the ICC does not have jurisdiction over Americans. The ICC previously opened an investigation into U.S. servicemen and intelligence officers and has since refused to close these cases.” And soon after returning to office in 2025, Trump imposed sanctions against the ICC for engaging “in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.” The U.S. and Israel are two of the countries which have not ratified The Rome Statute, which establishes membership in the ICC. The court issued an arrest warrant against Netanyahu in 2024, claiming he bears “criminal responsibility” for the Gaza War. Trump has defended Netanyahu several times since then, saying the prime minister will not be arrested on his watch — even when American politicians like NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani have called for it. The president also said in July that Rubio’s push to defang the ICC was meant to help Netanyahu, not himself. “[Rubio] is not trying to defend me. He’s trying to defend Bibi and various other people,” Trump said. “But there are many people that shouldn’t be looked at that way. But there is no indication that… [TheTopNews] Read More.44 mins ago - JUST IN: ICE Agent Shoots and Wounds Man in Austin, Per Authorities
Screenshot An ICE agent shot and wounded a man in Austin, TX, Sunday afternoon, and the man was being transported to a hospital for treatment, according to officials. There was no word yet on the extent of the man’s injuries. The shooting occurred in the 7000 block of West Anderson Lane near U.S. 183 and Research Boulevard, reported The Austin American-Statesman. At the scene, the Statesman reporter observed a blue Toyota Corolla parked under an overpass “with damage to its passenger-side door and what appeared to be bullet holes.” The shooting happened near W Anderson Lane and US 183. People are lining up along the caution tape around the scene, visibly upset.@cbsaustin https://t.co/oX6HeQxEtw pic.twitter.com/rpCPLvZgei — Vinny Martorano (@VinnyMartorano) September 20, 2026 The Statesman reported “a large law enforcement presence” at the scene, including Austin police and officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety. CBS Austin reporter Vinny Martorano posted, “People are lining up along the caution tape around the scene, visibly upset.” The shooting happened near W Anderson Lane and US 183. People are lining up along the caution tape around the scene, visibly upset.@cbsaustin https://t.co/oX6HeQxEtw pic.twitter.com/rpCPLvZgei — Vinny Martorano (@VinnyMartorano) September 20, 2026 Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX), who represents the East Austin area where the shooting occurred, wrote on X, “The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning.” “As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law,” Casar wrote. “Over and over, ICE has shot people and then lied about what happened. We can see the lies with our own eyes. We will demand truth, transparency and accountability.” The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning.As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law.Over and over, ICE has… — Congressman Greg Casar (@RepCasar) September 20, 2026 The Statesman reported that ICE has faced “heightened scrutiny” in the area in recent days. “In January, Austin police responding to a disturbance call notified U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after identifying a woman with an administrative immigration warrant,” the report said. “Federal agents took the woman and her… [TheTopNews] Read More.46 mins ago - Top Senate Republican Tells NBC’s Welker That Trump Is Not Violating The Const...
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) stood firmly with Donald Trump when NBC News’s Kristen Welker asked about the president’s ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. On Sunday’s Meet The Press, Welker asked Barrasso if he agreed with Trump’s action. “We all respect and value the freedom of the press, it’s in the Constitution. The president, remember, in his first term he was banned from Twitter, he was banned from Facebook, and I didn’t see people come to his defense. So, it goes both ways,” Barrasso said. “The press has an obligation to report fairly. The president doesn’t see it happening that way. Every politician wants fair treatment from the press, as do I, as does the president.” “No president has ever thought they’ve gotten fair treatment from the press, to be fair,” Welker said. “As you know, senator, the First Amendment guarantees freedom of the press. Courts have barred the White House from banning access over their coverage. Do you believe he is violating the Constitution with this ban, senator?” Barrasso flat-out answered, “No.” He continued: I believe the press has an obligation to report fairly. When you take a look at this president, and you take a look at the Hunter Biden laptop, if you want to really get into things where the press ignored the reality for a long period of time, said it was a Russian hoax. The bottom line on all of this is, this is not going to have an impact on an election 44 days from now. People are going to go to the voting booth, they’re going to make a decision based on their life, their future, what they believe is best for them and their families. My point is that they’re going to choose between common sense Republicans and crazy Democrats. I think when they make that decision they will say in the long-term, for their lives, they’re going to be better with Republicans, which is why your polling shows the Democrats in such dire straits as they’re even less popular right now than Republicans. Welker played a clip of Trump in 2025 saying, “I have stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech in America. It’s back.” She asked Barrasso again if the president’s actions amounts to “government censorship?” “You know, I think I’ve answered. You’ve asked the question a couple of… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Fox News Host Says He Won’t ‘Shed a Tear’ Over Trump Banning CNN, MS NOW a...Fox News’s Joey Jones said he won’t “shed a tear” over President Donald Trump banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House — while adding that the president’s action may not be completely justified. During Saturday’s The Big Weekend Show — the only Fox News opinion show to address the ban since it was announced late Friday — Guy Benson asked Jones if he was sympathetic to the view that, “Trump’s right. These are not news outlets. They just hate him all the time. It is not a violation of the First Amendment.” “I’m absolutely sympathetic to it,” Jones answered, continuing: I understand it because, I’m not a journalist. I didn’t go to school for journalism. I didn’t take classes on the ethics of reporting a story and being able to do anonymous sources. You look at these two networks specifically, you know, just trove after trove of ‘anonymous source says,’ and then all of this scuttle, all of this gossip. It’s a constant stream. They’ve made it the brand of their networks. It’s their identity to be anti-Trump. Does that justify this action? Perhaps not. Am I going to shed a tear over it, worry about it, wring my hands, [unintelligible]? No, not at all. “There are a ton of media outlets still in that press pool that write negative stories and ask tough questions,” Jones continued. “These two specific networks in my opinion have made it their mission to have this war with President Trump. I don’t think it lasts for a long time. And I’m not going to go support it, or advocate for it. But I’m also not going to shed a tear over it because I do understand it. On the commonsense level, I understand it well.” Benson, in response, argued Fox News “would be screaming” about being banned from the White House if the shoe were on the other foot. And co-host Anita Vogel agreed with Benson’s assertion. “I don’t think this is a great look for the White House, and if you go back to 2009 when Barack Obama tried to exclude Fox, it lasted about a day,” Vogel said. “So, I don’t know how long this will last. And it is true President Trump gets incredibly negative coverage from these outlets, but it’s a bad look, and I don’t think it will last long.” Saturday’s Big Weekend Show… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- ICE Nearly Twice as Popular as Socialism Heading Into Midterms, New NBC Poll Rev...
(Photos via: NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx and AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and the rise of socialist candidates within the Democratic Party have been two major news topics this year, which makes this finding from a new NBC poll all the more interesting: ICE is 86% more popular than socialism heading into the midterms. The Sunday poll showed both are fairly unpopular with the American public. But socialism is really loathed, with only 21% of registered voters saying they have a “very positive” or “somewhat positive” view of Karl Marx’s ideology. ICE, for comparison, was viewed positively by 39% of Americans. Looking at it from the opposite angle, 51% of voters said they had a negative view of ICE, and 52% said they had a negative view of socialism. ICE’s favorability is unchanged from October 2025 and up slightly from earlier this year, while socialism has gained 3 favorability points when compared to last fall and early ’26. The results were based on a survey of 1,000 registered voters between Sept. 11-15. NBC’s poll comes as several democratic socialists won primaries over the summer, leading to candidates like Melat Kiros (D) in Colorado, Angie Nixon (D) in Florida, and Claire Valdez (D) now aiming to win Congressional seats in November. As socialist candidates have gained traction among the Dems, President Donald Trump has ramped up his criticism. He started off by sarcastically congratulated New York City Mayor and proud dem socialist Zohran Mamdani on getting “3 solid Communists” elected in NYC back in June, before getting a bit more serious about it. He later warned the communists are starting to make “their move” in the USA, and he called socialism and communism a “cancer” which must be dealt with ASAP during his Fourth of July address. Trump followed that up by saying it is really easy to understand: “With communism, everything turns to sh*t!” Still, Trump and Mamdani are set to meet in NYC on Monday — right after the mayor sued the federal government for its push to remove illegal immigrants. Mamdani said the government has been waging a “campaign of violence and terror” since the president returned to Washington, D.C.The post ICE Nearly Twice as Popular as Socialism Heading Into Midterms, New NBC Poll Reveals first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - JUST IN: Trump to Meet With Mamdani in NYC Monday
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) are expected to meet when the president visits The Big Apple on Monday, according to multiple reports on Sunday. The reunion comes after the pair have met multiple times at the White House over the last year, including a very chummy summit which turned into a borderline lovefest last November, where Trump joked about Mamdani calling him a “fascist” previously. They now plan on reuniting at Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence on the Upper East Side. “The meeting will focus on issues affecting New York City and New Yorkers,” the mayor’s office said in a statement shared with the New York Post. This will be the first time Trump has met with Mamdani in his hometown. It will follow months of Trump ripping democratic socialists, after a handful won Democratic primaries. Mamdani is also a proud democratic socialist, and Trump sarcastically congratulated him on getting “3 solid Communists” elected in NYC back in June. Trump has ramped up the shots at the socialists since then, and he warned over the summer communists are starting to make “their move” in the USA. “The game is on,” Trump posted. “Enjoy watching!” He later called socialism and communism a “cancer” which must be dealt with ASAP during his Fourth of July address, and he followed that up during a July rally by saying it is really easy to understand: “With communism, everything turns to sh*t!” And while Trump and Mamdani appear to be two pals whenever they meet, the mayor has continued to slam many of Trump’s policies. Last week, he sued the Trump administration over its crackdown on illegal immigration, claiming the federal government has waged a “campaign of violence and terror” since the president returned to Washington, D.C. It’ll be worth seeing if their third meeting is as friendly as the first two. The post JUST IN: Trump to Meet With Mamdani in NYC Monday first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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