A Perilous Senate Hearing on Bill to Sanction the International ...
Sep 24, 2024 · The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will soon consider an act that would impose sanctions on people and organizations to condemn the ICC.
‘You have been warned’: GOP senators caution ICC over ... - POLITICO
May 6, 2024 · Such actions are “illegitimate and lack legal basis,” the lawmakers wrote, warning they would result in severe sanctions against the ICC.
Reality bites Schumer as Senate Dems reel over divisive votes
7 hours ago · Zoom in: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has lined up a vote on sanctioning the ICC as the Senate's next legislative piece of business. It could come as early as next week, depending on the pace of Cabinet confirmations. The ICC sanctions bill, which imposes penalties on ICC officials involved in prosecuting Americans or citizens of ...
UN Experts Urge US Senate to Reject ICC Sanctions Bill Passed by …
Jan 12, 2025 · Four independent United Nations experts on Friday urged United States senators to oppose legislation passed earlier this week in the House of Representatives that would sanction members of the International Criminal Court after the tribunal issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders for alleged crimes against humanity in Gaza.
GOP conservatives threaten ICC with sanctions if they seek …
May 6, 2024 · A dozen GOP senators threatened the International Criminal Court (ICC) with sanctions if the body moves forward with an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other...
[2024-05-21] Chair Cardin, Bipartisan Group of Senators Condemn ICC…
May 21, 2024 · “We will continue to work in a bipartisan manner to strenuously object to the ICC’s actions against our ally, Israel, and take appropriate steps to help Israel and protect American personnel from future ICC action.”
[2024-06-05] Senators Applaud House Effort to Sanction ICC After...
Jun 5, 2024 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today issued this statement after the House of Representatives approved sanctions ...
Risch threatens to jam up Foreign Relations panel over ICC bill - The Hill
Jun 11, 2024 · Sen. James E. Risch (Idaho), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is threatening to bring his panel’s business to a standstill by blocking nominees and...
Senate's bipartisan talks on ICC sanctions break down - Axios
Jun 11, 2024 · Bipartisan talks in the Senate over possible sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) have hit a standstill, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Deciding how strongly to respond to the court's decision to seek an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become a politically thorny issue ahead of the ...
Thune: The Senate Republican Majority Will Have Israel’s Back
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at the Senate Republican leadership press conference about the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its prosecutor’s unlawful pursuit of arrest warrants against Israeli officials.