Blog Verité

Keepin’ News Real

The U.S. Wants Israel to Scale Back the Gaza War. What Leverage Does It Have?

There are ways to persuade Israel to shift its strategy in Gaza, but each option carries a political and diplomatic cost for President Biden.

Read More

Jack Smith and the Supreme Court

The special counsel tries to drag the Justices into his political timetable for the Jan. 6 trial of Donald Trump.

Read More

Illinois Concedes on Pregnancy Centers

The state won’t enforce its law targeting pro-life activists as fraudsters.

Read More

Hong Kong Puts Itself on Trial

Jimmy Lai is in the dock, but the government’s credibility is the real issue.

Read More

Israeli PM speaks of ‘unbearable tragedy’ after three hostages killed by IDF

The Israeli military has mistakenly killed three hostages held in Gaza after wrongly identifying them as a threat.

Read More

Rudy Giuliani hit with $148M verdict for defaming two Georgia election workers – NBC News

Rudy Giuliani hit with $148M verdict for defaming two Georgia election workers  NBC News Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay nearly $150 million to two Georgia election workers he defamed  CNN Giuliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million to Election Workers in Defamation Trial  The

Read More

How this Mexico City food market is cutting back on food waste

The largest food market in the Americas is doing its bit for climate change, by cutting back on food waste.

Read More

A controversial exchange frees Russian convicts if they agree to fight in Ukraine

Russia has freed violent convicts in exchange for their military service in Ukraine. Their victims’ families say justice has been denied.

Read More

Prince Harry wins court victory against tabloids in phone hacking case

Prince Harry and 100 other celebrities sued UK tabloids for allegedly hacking their phones to get scoops in the 1990s & early 2000s.

Read More

Ukraine has $52 billion EU aid package veoted by Hungary

At a summit this week, EU leaders voted to begin membership negotiations with Ukraine. But Hungary’s leader Viktor Organ vetoed a $52 billion aid package.

Read More