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On Thursday, the Republican-led House again passed legislation threatening to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the organization issued arrest warrants against Israeli leaders last year. Forty-five Democrats joined 198 Republicans in voting for the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act. The bill once more heads to the Senate; with the GOP in control, the legislation may actually succeed. The legislation would “impose sanctions with respect to the International Criminal Court engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of the United States and its allies.” Penalties listed in the bill would have the president implement restrictions on transactions of property and interests within the U.S., as well as visas, admission, or parole for anyone linked to offending ICC actions. Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Brian Mast (R-FL) first unveiled the sanctions bill last May, citing reports indicating the ICC was prepared to issue arrest warrants against Israeli officials in response to the war in the Gaza Strip. The ICC later did issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant — as well as Hamas terror group officials — a move that got bipartisan criticism in the U.S. Roy and Mast, who is now chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, announced earlier this week that the House rules package for the nascent 119th Congress set the stage for their legislation to get another vote. JOIN THE MOVEMENT IN ’25 WITH 25% OFF DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS WITH CODE DW25 “The House will not tolerate rogue actors who circumvent international law to attack Israel and threaten America. We won’t do it,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said during a press briefing on Capitol Hill this week. Johnson also noted he expects the Senate, now led by Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), to vote on the bill. The Democrat-led Senate in the last Congress did not vote on the legislation as President Joe Biden opposed it. Roy said he has “full confidence” President-elect Donald Trump “will stand for Israel with the strength and moral clarity that Biden has sorely lacked,” adding the bill ensures the ICC won’t get a “free pass” to attack U.S. allies. The House vote on Thursday was the second in this Congress in which a bipartisan group of lawmakers passed a bill. On Tuesday, 48 Democrats and 216 Republicans sent the “Laken Riley Act” to the Senate.

Aerial footage of Pacific Palisades, an affluent neighborhood in Southern California, shows that homes and businesses have been reduced to rubble after a wildfire burned through the community this week. After clouds and smoke cleared on Thursday, ABC 7 Eyewitness News captured aerial footage showing rows upon rows of homes that were completely taken out by the flames. Officials estimate that around 1,000 houses were destroyed in the Palisades fire along with another 1,000 houses in the Eaton fire, which is near Pasadena — east of Pacific Palisades, The Los Angeles Times reported. “The Palisades fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of Los Angeles,” said Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley. An ABC 7 reporter describing the aerial footage said Pacific Palisades “looks like a war zone.” “The clouds just cleared, and I can tell you it’s the most devastating event that I’ve seen. I’ve seen the earthquakes, all the fires here for the last 30 or 40 years, and we’ve never seen anything like this,” the reporter said. “I’ve never seen such destruction.” AIR7 got aerial views of the wildfire devastation in Pacific Palisades. ? Watch live fire coverage here: https://t.co/gx8OUSXIS6 pic.twitter.com/yt27uIEH5x — ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) January 9, 2025 “As you can see, row after row after row, every single home burned right down to the foundation,” he added. At least five people have died in the Eaton fire, while no deaths have yet been reported from any other fire around Los Angeles. Five fires have burned for three days as firefighters struggle to contain them. The fires are fueled by dry conditions and stoked by the powerful Santa Ana winds. JOIN THE MOVEMENT IN ’25 WITH 25% OFF DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS WITH CODE DW25 While the Eaton fire has 0% containment, L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said at a press conference on Thursday morning that the fire’s growth has “significantly stopped,” according to the L.A. Times. The Palisades fire, which has burned 17,234 acres, also has 0% containment, but officials are hopeful that the calmer winds on Thursday will help firefighters contain more of the fire. Evacuation orders were lifted for residents in Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills Thursday morning after firefighters contained the Sunset fire, which burned 42 acres on Wednesday. A firefighter told the L.A. Times, “It’s a miracle that no homes burned” in Hollywood.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, got testy with CBS reporter Jonathan Vigliotti during a Thursday morning press conference regarding the multiple wildfires still blazing in the area. Vigliotti and others have pressed Bass, who returned from a taxpayer-funded trip to Africa only after the fires began, to account for her absence when weather services had warned that the conditions were ripe for massive fires and also for the fact that the Los Angeles Fire Department has reported a lack of necessary resources to fight the fires. WATCH: REPORTER: What explains this lack of preparation and rapid response? LA MYOR KAREN BASS: My number one focus…is that we have to protect lives, we have to save lives, and we have to save homes. Rest assured — REPORTER: But that did not happen. BASS: Let me finish! pic.twitter.com/A7tojlbORL — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 9, 2025 “Mayor, L.A. County is in a panic state. It began two days ago with the Palisades fire. My crew and I arrived shortly after it started and for several hours, we watched as hundreds of homes in the neighborhood burned to the ground and we did not see a single fire engine,” Vigliotti began. “We watched as good samaritans guided traffic.” “There was fear and there was a lot of confusion. You were out of the country at the time. Shortly after the fire started, a press release was put out warning of this fire behavior,” he continued, turning to question Bass directly. “My question to you is, what explains this lack of preparation and rapid response?” JOIN THE MOVEMENT IN ’25 WITH 25% OFF DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS WITH CODE DW25 “Let me just say first and foremost my number one focus and the focus of all of us here with one voice is that we have to protect lives, we have to save lives, and we have to save homes. Rest assured that —” Bass replied. Viglioti objected: “But that didn’t happen.” “Rest assured! Let me finish!” Bass protested. “Rest assured, when that is done, when we are safe, and homes have been saved, we will absolutely do an evaluation to look at what worked, what didn’t work, and to correct or to hold accountable anybody, department, individual, etc. But my focus right now is on the lives and on the homes.” “Do you think your leadership was effective while responding to this disaster?” Vigliotti pressed again. “I just said what I believe is the most important thing for us to do right now,” Bass replied. “And that is going to continue to be my focus. Thank you.”

The deadly and calamitous Southern California fires have precipitated much harsh criticism of the state’s lack of effort to confront the ever-present danger of wildfires. What follows is a compendium of information that may prove useful in understanding where the state is vis-à-vis water and why California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom’s policies have elicited criticism. In 2021, an investigation by CapRadio found that Newsom had “misrepresented his accomplishments and even disinvested in wildfire prevention. The investigation found Newsom overstated, by an astounding 690%, the number of acres treated with fuel breaks and prescribed burns in the very forestry projects he said needed to be prioritized to protect the state’s most vulnerable communities.” “Data obtained by CapRadio and NPR’s California Newsroom show Cal Fire’s fuel reduction output dropped by half in 2020, to levels below Gov. Jerry Brown’s final year in office,” the investigation noted. “At the same time, Newsom slashed roughly $150 million from Cal Fire’s wildfire prevention budget.” Newsom’s cut to wildfire prevention came after President Trump blasted him in 2019, writing on social media, “The Governor of California, @GavinNewsom, has done a terrible job of forest management. I told him from the first day we met that he must ‘clean’ his forest floors regardless of what his bosses, the environmentalists, DEMAND of him. Must also do burns and cut fire stoppers. … Every year, as the fire’s rage & California burns, it is the same thing-and then he comes to the Federal Government for $$$ help. No more. Get your act together Governor. You don’t see close to the level of burn in other states.” According to U.S. Drought Monitor, the Los Angeles area is in a “severe drought” spell, which means, among other things, that it is suffering from a fire season that is longer, with high burn intensity, dry fuels, and large fire spatial extent, as well as low reservoir levels. JOIN THE MOVEMENT IN ’25 WITH 25% OFF DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS WITH CODE DW25 Newsom’s office claimed, in response to criticism from President-elect Trump, “Broadly speaking, there is no water shortage in Southern California right now, despite Trump’s claims that he would open some imaginary spigot.” In 2020, Trump signed a memorandum that would have brought more water to Southern and Central California. California then sued, claiming that the reports used by federal agencies to justify the plan “run counter to the scientific evidence that was before the agencies” and didn’t take into account the potential harm to delta smelt, chinook salmon, and steelhead trout. “About 30 percent of California’s total annual water supply comes from groundwater in normal years, and up to 60 percent in drought years,” The Water Education Foundation explained. Since the 1960s, Southern California has used recycled wastewater to replenish groundwater supplies, according to Cal Matters. Southern California could use rainwater and spillover from sprinklers that heads to rivers or the ocean to improve water supply. “The state’s urban areas shed 770,000 to 3.9 million acre feet of runoff a year that could be captured, according to the Pacific Institute. That’s enough to supply between 2.7 and 13.7 million households for a year,” Cal Matters noted. Because of the fire in Pacific Palisades — the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history — and the desperate need for water to fight the blaze, the water quality is decreasing, according to Janisse Quiñones, the chief executive officer and chief engineer of Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power. “Because we’re pushing the water system so hard, our water quality is decreasing,” Quiñones said. “We have a lot of ash in our system.” Los Angeles’ NotifyLA System alerted Palisades residents and those of adjacent communities: The unprecedented demand for water in the Pacific Palisades over a sustained period for firefighting efforts has resulted in significant low water pressure in your area. As is common in many wildfire situations, this reduces water quality and can pose a health risk. The three water tanks — each which stores roughly one million gallons of water —  that feed the fire hydrants in the Pacific Palisades area went dry Wednesday morning in the midst of the raging fire because they need to maintain enough pressure for water to travel uphill to the hydrants. The pressure had decreased due to heavy water use for fighting the fires. In September 2020, Newsom posed for a photo-op with then vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris to push their climate change agenda. The photo was taken on the property of a family from Auberry, California whose home was devastated by a wildfire. The homeowner’s grown children said they had not been allowed to visit their home as it was under an evacuation order and added that Harris and Newsom had not gotten permission to be on their property when they took the photos. Climate change is real. pic.twitter.com/iy1uuRpyQr — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) September 15, 2020 Spent time surveying a burn site with @GavinNewsom in an area that has been devastated by the recent wildfires in California. I’m incredibly grateful for the courage of our brave firefighters and those who have come near and far to help those fleeing the destruction. pic.twitter.com/EHSUPgkOsl — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 15, 2020 The homeowner’s son, Trampas Patten, excoriated Harris and Newsom on Facebook, writing: For the friends of mine that don’t recognize the fireplace in the background, that is what is left of my parents house! What has me really frustrated right now is the fact that these two politicians used my parents loss for a photo opportunity to push their political agenda! Political party wouldn’t have made a difference in this moment. Decent human beings that have character and class, wouldn’t air someone else’s misfortune on national television! Think about this when you go to the polls in a few weeks to vote. Look at this picture closely, imagine it is what is left of your hard work, hopes, dreams, place of sanctuary. Do you want this kind of leadership, using you and your loss for political gain?!

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly warned California Governor Gavin Newsom about needing to do a better job of managing the state’s resources to prevent massive wildfires from erupting. The fires, which began on Tuesday, have been spread by powerful Santa Ana winds, destroying more than 1,300 structures, as firefighters struggle to contain the blaze. Over 170,000 have been given evacuation notices as multiple major fires have broken out in the county including the Palisades Fire (17,234 acres), the Eaton Fire (10,600 acres), the Hurst Fire (855 acres), Sunset Fire (43 acres), and the Lidia Fire (348 acres). Posts from 2019 from Trump’s then-Twitter account came to light during this week’s fires in Southern California, which have destroyed tens of thousands of acres of land to the tune of tens of billions of dollars. “The Governor of California, @GavinNewsom, has done a terrible job of forest management,” Trump wrote in November 2019. “I told him from the first day we met that he must ‘clean’ his forest floors regardless of what his bosses, the environmentalists, DEMAND of him. Must also do burns and cut fire stoppers.” The Governor of California, @GavinNewsom, has done a terrible job of forest management. I told him from the first day we met that he must “clean” his forest floors regardless of what his bosses, the environmentalists, DEMAND of him. Must also do burns and cut fire stoppers….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2019 “Every year, as the fire’s rage & California burns, it is the same thing-and then he comes to the Federal Government for $$$ help,” Trump continued. “No more. Get your act together Governor. You don’t see close to the level of burn in other states.” Trump said that despite Newsom’s incompetence and neglect of the state’s fire issues, their teams were working well together “in putting these massive, and many, fires out. Great firefighters!” JOIN THE MOVEMENT IN ’25 WITH 25% OFF DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS WITH CODE DW25 “Also, open up the ridiculously closed water lanes coming down from the North,” Trump added. “Don’t pour it out into the Pacific Ocean. Should be done immediately. California desperately needs water, and you can have it now!” ….putting these massive, and many, fires out. Great firefighters! Also, open up the ridiculously closed water lanes coming down from the North. Don’t pour it out into the Pacific Ocean. Should be done immediately. California desperately needs water, and you can have it now! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2019 Trump called on Newsom to resign Wednesday night over the debacle. “One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday night. “It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!” Trump reiterated those calls early Thursday morning, writing: “Fire is spreading rapidly for 3 days — ZERO CONTAINMENT. Nobody has ever seen such failed numbers before! Gross incompetence by Gavin Newscum and Karen Bass….And Biden’s FEMA has no money — all wasted on the Green New Scam! L.A. is a total wipeout!!!”

Hollywood star Zachary Levi said Democratic politicians in California need to be held criminally responsible for the wildfires still burning in Los Angeles county as of Thursday. During the 44-year-old actor’s appearance on Fox News, Levi didn’t hold back and said the destruction caused by the Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires is due to “incredible mismanagement” and “incredibly poor leadership.” As of Thursday, the three fires remain zero percent contained and have forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of people in the Southern California area, with many losing their homes. “I would go so far as to say that it’s criminally negligent because Gavin Newsom has been the governor either for five years or Lt. Governor prior to that for eight, nine years,” Levi explained. “Some of the worst fires we have ever had under that watch.” Actor @ZacharyLevi lays out a compelling case for holding Democrat politicians accountable for criminal negligence with these fires. He also sounds like a man who should run for office because he’d be 1000x better than what they have now in California. pic.twitter.com/v6RAGOPHT6 — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 9, 2025 “He clearly knows that the biggest problem that we suffer in California are these fires. Oh, and by the way, the mudslides that follow,” he added. “And for them to do not just nothing, but essentially worse than nothing, when firefighter budgets are being cut, when they are specifically, essentially work that could be done to avoid these problems or to be able to serve them effectively when they are happening.” “At some point, it goes just beyond whoopsie, at some point it goes beyond negligence, there is something that’s almost criminally intentional about this,” the “Shazam!” star continued. JOIN THE MOVEMENT IN ’25 WITH 25% OFF DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS WITH CODE DW25 Levi said this is just “not good leadership,” and the politicians “must be held responsible.” The actor wasn’t the only star who has blasted the Democratic leadership in the state and city for the disaster. Actress Sarah Foster took to X and pointed out that leftist policies have utterly ruined the state of California as she called on Newsom and others to resign immediately. “We pay the highest taxes in California. Our fire hydrants were empty,” Foster wrote to her followers. “Our vegetation was overgrown, brush not cleared.” “Our reservoirs were emptied by our governor because tribal leaders wanted to save fish,” she added. “Our fire department budget was cut by our mayor. But thank god drug addicts are getting their drug kits. @MayorOfLA @GavinNewsom RESIGN. Your far left policies have ruined our state. And also our party.” Related: Actress Suggests Networks Not Air Awards Shows, Donate To Fire Victims Instead

Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) confirmed on Thursday that he intended to take a meeting at Mar-a-Lago with President-elect Donald Trump, making him the first Senate Democrat to do so. Fox News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram reported the news, sharing a statement Fetterman issued on the topic. “Fox confirms: Trump/Fetterman to meet Senator Fetterman’s statement: ‘President Trump invited me to meet, and I accepted. I’m the Senator for all Pennsylvanians— not just Democrats in Pennsylvania. I’ve been clear that no one is my gatekeeper. I will meet with and have a conversation with anyone if it helps me deliver for Pennsylvania and the nation.'” Fox confirms: Trump/Fetterman to meet Senator Fetterman’s statement:  “President Trump invited me to meet, and I accepted. I’m the Senator for all Pennsylvanians— not just Democrats in Pennsylvania.  “I’ve been clear that no one is my gatekeeper. I will meet with and have a… — Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 9, 2025 “Yes, we are going to have a conversation,” Fetterman said in a statement given to CBS News. “I think that one, he’s the president, or he will be officially…and I think it’s pretty reasonable that if the president would like to have a conversation — or invite someone to have a conversation — to have it.” “I have no idea what’s going to exactly come up. So, I mean, regardless of whatever comes up, that’s going to be part of the conversation,” he added. Fetterman was also the first Senate Democrat to sign on and sponsor the Laken Riley Act — named for the Georgia nursing student who was brutally murdered by an illegal alien who had been arrested for theft, but not deported — which would compel federal officials to take action against illegal immigrants who have been charged with theft. JOIN THE MOVEMENT IN ’25 WITH 25% OFF DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS WITH CODE DW25 He has also signaled a willingness to vote in favor of and work with at least a few of President-elect Trump’s nominees, saying that is simply part of the way “democracy works.” Fetterman may not have much company among his Democratic colleagues, however, according a recent video made for social media. After first promising to work for the people, they also promised to fight against any Trump policies that they did not like. Senate Democrats release cringe video promising to FIGHT Donald Trump and stand in his way. pic.twitter.com/HuOyyiDX5D — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 9, 2025 The date and time of any such meeting between Fetterman and Trump has not yet been finalized. Trump has already met with at least one prominent Democrat ahead of his second inauguration and the start of his second term in office: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.