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South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune on Sunday threatened to slap the International Criminal Court (ICC) with sanctions if it did not drop its application for an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Thune – who was selected Wednesday to be the next Senate Majority Leader once the GOP takes the upper chamber come January 2025 – warned that if the current Democratic leader does not take on the international court, he will.”If the ICC and its prosecutor do not reverse their outrageous and unlawful actions to pursue arrest warrants against Israeli officials, the Senate should immediately pass sanctions legislation, as the House has already done on a bipartisan basis,” Thune wrote on X. “If Majority Leader Schumer does not act, the Senate Republican majority will stand with our key ally Israel and make this – and other supportive legislation – a top priority in the next Congress.”BIDEN REVERSES TRUMP, LIFTS SANCTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURTIn May, the ICC issued applications for arrest warrants against Netanyahu, as well as then-Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas terrorists for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity following the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks. All three Hamas leaders are believed to since have been killed.Thune’s threats were made in coordination with a bill introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., in June – which closely aligned with a bill that passed in the House with bipartisan support just days prior – that called for sanctions against prosecutors who have gone after “U.S., Israeli, or any other allied citizen wrongfully targeted by the ICC.”The U.S. does not officially recognize the ICC’s authority, but it is not the first time Washington has looked to halt the court’s actions.In 2020, the Trump administration opposed attempts by the ICC to investigate U.S. soldiers and the CIA involved in alleged war crimes between 2003-2004 “in secret detention facilities in Afghanistan,” and issued sanctions against ICC prosecutors. However, the sanctions did more than target individuals through asset freezing and international travel bans and were deemed, at the time, to have the potential for “wide-reaching consequences.”TOP TRUMP ALLIES MEET WITH NETANYAHU IN ISRAEL AS ICC SEEKS ARREST WARRANTS”Service providers to the ICC – from banks to vending machine companies – may reassess whether continuing to work with the institution is prudent given the risk of inadvertently violating U.S. sanctions,” Human Rights Watch explained. “[It] created apprehension and uncertainty for nongovernmental organizations, consultants, and lawyers who work with the ICC in investigative and adjudicative capacities,” the organization added. Richard Goldberg, who served on the White House National Security Council during the Trump administration and who is now a senior adviser to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital the 2020 sanctions were also “effective in shaking up the organization since it was coming up on an election for a new chief prosecutor.””Many believed that the presence of U.S. sanctions led Karim Khan to put investigations of Israel and the U.S. in a drawer once he was elected,” Goldberg explained in reference to the ICC’s chief prosecutor who filed the applications for warrants of arrest against Netanyahu and Gallant.Goldberg argued that sanctions against prosecutors may not be enough to dissuade Khan from pursuing the case against Netanyahu and warned the ICC chief might view them as “a badge of honor.”Goldberg said he thinks lawmakers should consider going after the ICC as a whole rather than individual prosecutors this time around. “It’s one thing to threaten sanctions against individuals involved in illegitimate schemes to indict American or Israeli soldiers, it’s another thing to use sanctions as a tool to cut off the ICC’s access to funds,” he told Fox News Digital.”I think countries like Japan and Germany will put enormous pressure on the ICC to back down if they think their own banks may be subject to sanctions for wiring money to the ICC,” he added. Decisions by the court on arrest warrants are generally made within three months, according to Reuters, though it remains unclear when the panel will reach a decision.The last time the Pre-Trial Chamber of the ICC was asked to make a decision over issuing a warrant for the arrest of a government leader was when an application was filed against Russian President Vladimir Putin in February 2023. The panel reached a decision within one month of the application having been filed. 



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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus will oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s planned mass deportation campaign, Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-Calif., declared during remarks on Friday.The congresswoman – who chairs the group composed entirely of Democrats – claimed that mass deportations would “have a negative impact on the U.S. economy.”During a Saturday appearance on “Fox News Live,” Tom Homan, who Trump tapped to serve as “border czar,” responded to the lawmaker’s remarks.”Game on,” he declared, later adding, “shame on her.” EX-ACTING ICE DIRECTOR SAYS MASS DEPORTATION POSSIBLE WITHOUT FAMILY SEPARATION IF THEY’RE ‘DEPORTED TOGETHER’Homan, who previously served as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said the lawmaker should resign from Congress, noting that ICE enforces laws enacted by the nation’s legislature.Prior to winning the 2024 presidential election, Trump pledged to initiate the biggest mass deportation in the nation’s history.TRUMP SAYS MASS DEPORTATIONS ‘NOT A QUESTION OF A PRICE TAG’In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump indicated that he is prepared to declare a national emergency and leverage military assets to execute the deportation effort.”GOOD NEWS: Reports are the incoming @RealDonaldTrump administration prepared to declare a national emergency and will use military assets to reverse the Biden invasion through a mass deportation program,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a post on Truth Social earlier this month.”TRUE!!!” Trump declared on Monday in response to Fitton’s post.‘TRUE!!’: TRUMP CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR MAJOR STEP IN MASS DEPORTATION PUSH TO ‘REVERSE THE BIDEN INVASION’A Fox News Poll conducted in October found that 67% of registered voters favored a policy of deporting illegal immigrants back to their home countries. 



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LPGA Tour star Charley Hull became a viral sensation earlier this year when she was seen with a cigarette hanging from her mouth as she signed autographs for fans at a tournament.The sensational streak continued this weekend, when she appeared to perform President-elect Donald Trump’s dance move during The Annika.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHull finished tied for second place in the tournament with Im Jin Hee. The two golfers finished 11-under par for the tournament. Nelly Korda won the event, shooting 14-under par.She was the latest professional athlete seen doing the dance move. Several NFL players and UFC stars showed their support for the president-elect over the weekend. Brock Powers, Calvin Ridley, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Za’Darius Smith and Malcolm Rodriguez all pulled it off.At UFC 309, Trump was seated cageside as Jon Jones and Bo Nickal both showed support for him. Jones did the dance move after he knocked out Stipe Miocic. He handed the heavyweight belt to Trump afterward. Nickal talked with Trump about golfing after his victory.TRUMP SUPPORT DOMINATES WEEKEND IN SPORTS AS ATHLETES PERFORM PRESIDENT-ELECT’S DANCE MOVESHull did not appear to be outwardly supportive of Trump, but she did express interest in the Women’s Open Championship returning to Trump Turnberry in Scotland in the future.The Trump Organization bought the golf course in 2014, but outgoing Royal & Ancient (R&A) Chief Executive Martin Slumbers has made it clear that the tournament will not be played there again so long as the company owns it. The R&A’s decision came after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.She agreed in August “100%” that the policy should be changed.”I thought it was a great golf course, great fun,” she said while preparing for the Scottish Open, via The Telegraph. “I love being out there, and the views are brilliant.””Like honestly, it’s one of the best golf courses in the world. It would be a shame to not be on there,” she added.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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J.K. Rowling tore apart HBO’s John Oliver over his recent monologue about transgender athletes.The “Harry Potter” author responded to the “Last Week Tonight” host’s recent tirade against those opposing trans inclusion in women’s sports. During his remarks, he claimed there was no evidence biological male trans athletes have an advantage over biological females.”The Harris campaign failed to formulate a response, especially when it’s pretty easy to do,” Oliver said Friday. “There are vanishingly few trans girls competing in high schools anywhere, even if there were more, trans kids like all kids vary in terms of athletic ability, and there is no evidence they pose any threat to safety or fairness.”Rowling described the rant as an example of “motivated reasoning and confirmation bias.”JK ROWLING CALLS OUT CRITIC ACCUSING HER OF BEING FAR RIGHT: ‘YOU CAN KEEP TELLING YOURSELF THIS’”Nothing about this feels good, because John Oliver generously gave his time for my charity Lumos and I liked him very much when I met him, but God knows, if you ever need an example of motivated reasoning and confirmation bias, this video’s for you. An undoubtedly intelligent person spouts absolute bulls— to support something he wants to be true, but isn’t,” Rowling wrote on social media Sunday.She cited a United Nations report from last month that more than 600 biological females did not medal in more than 400 competitions in 29 different sports due to trans inclusion, totaling over 890 medals. Rowling also referenced university student Payton McNabb, who suffered a concussion after getting spiked by a trans player during a high school volleyball game.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE”Again and again I’ve come up against men who argue exactly what Oliver does here, using the very same talking points. With a straight face, the ‘believe the science’ guys will say ‘actually, we don’t yet have enough data to say whether men and boys are stronger and faster than women and girls’. The ‘be kind’ crew can’t see what the issue is. ‘Why are you bothered, it only affects a tiny minority of females?'” she wrote.She lambasted Oliver as one of the elites who to “prove to their progressive credentials” will “stare unabashedly into a camera and insist that their audiences’ eyeballs are incapable of seeing what’s plain as day.””If you want to tell the world you’re happy to watch females suffer injury, humiliation and the loss of sporting opportunities to bolster an elitist post-modern ideology embraced by a minute fraction of the world’s population, fair enough; you’re allowed your opinion. But if you’ve just told girls they don’t deserve fair sport, maybe rethink using all too real and common sexual predation against young women as a punchline for your ‘edgy’ closing joke,” Rowling said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHBO host Bill Maher also recently attacked Democrats who defended ideas trans athletes in girls’ sports up until the election.”Talk about doubling down on what got you f—ed in the first place,” Maher said. “Even the one concession I’ve heard a few people on the losing side offer that liberals should stop saying that Trump voters are stupid comes with a kind of unspoken parentheses ‘We know they are stupid, just don’t say it.’ I got bad news for you. They don’t have a monopoly on stupid.”



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The New York Giants will make a change at quarterback in Week 12.The Giants will bench quarterback Daniel Jones, according to multiple reports.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMTommy DeVito is expected to get the start against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ESPN reported.Giants general manager Joe Schoen did not appear ready to make the commitment last week when he spoke to reporters as the team had a bye week. However, with gameday getting closer, New York appeared to make the shift. It is unclear if it will be a one-off deal.”Yeah, in general, it’s not just — I understand the question, and you want to pull him out, but it’s everybody,” Schoen explained. “Everybody’s got a hand in this. I know being the quarterback and the offensive coordinator, head coach, people like to point to those guys in general. Daniel’s played some good games, and there are some games where he would look to have some throws back or do things differently. But, in general, it’s not one individual or one situation that keeps occurring, unfortunately. CHARGERS STAVE OFF BENGALS’ COMEBACK IN EPIC SUNDAY NIGHT THRILLER”We’re 2-8. everybody needs to, including myself, look in the mirror and [see] how can we do things better, and, again, that’s what we are going to continue to do. I understand you guys want to ask about Daniel, and it’s the quarterback position. That’s what comes with the territory, specifically in this market. Again, it’s not all on one person.”Jones has gone 3-13 in games he started since the team signed him to a four-year, $160 million extension before the start of last season, and there are many fans saying his time as a starter should be over.He has 2,070 passing yards and eight touchdown passes along with seven interceptions.New York is 2-8 this season. The team is dead last in points scored.Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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