Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
- The Supreme Court says it will not immediately take up a plea by Special Counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his actions to overturn the 2020 election results.
- The United Nations Security Council held a meeting today on possible chemical weapons violations in Syria and the ongoing penalties facing the Middle Eastern nation over the issue.
- The United Nations Security Council today adopted a watered down resolution aimed at getting more humanitarian aid into Gaza. The vote came after days of delay while negotiations took place on the language of the resolution. The U.S. successfully blocked wording that would have called for a ceasefire or a suspension of hostilities. The United Nations Secretary General warned that even if more food, water and medicine enter Gaza, aid workers won’t be able to effectively distribute the supplies as long as Israel continues its bombardment.
- In the middle of the Gaza Strip today, the Israeli army ordered the evacuation of an entire refugee camp, Alburaj, as Israel expands its ground operation in pursuit of Hamas. However, some residents say they have nowhere to flee to.
- President Joe Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges.
- Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case brought by Democrats.
- Environmental groups, including the John Muir Project, are challenging a national park project aimed at restoring severely burned giant sequoia groves in the southern Sierra by replanting them with nursery-grown seedlings. The groups filed a lawsuit, arguing that the project is unnecessary and potentially harmful to giant sequoias in the long run. They are asking the court to halt replanting activity, which began last summer.
- Scores of protesters rallied today in front of the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.