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Rubio Launches Diplomatic Effort to Dismantle International Criminal Court amid Row over Sanctions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday a diplomatic effort to dismantle the International Criminal Court amid a worsening row between the court and the United States regarding sanctions.
The effort comes after three of the court’s judges filed a lawsuit last month against the Trump administration in New York, arguing the sanctions that were levied against them last year were unlawful. The court was created under the Rome Statute in 2002 to prosecute genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
NEWS FROM THE STATES
McMaster Taps Lindsey Graham’s Sister to Finish His Term
Gov. Henry McMaster, R-S.C., on Monday announced his selection of Darline Graham Nordone to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
Nordone is the sister of the late Graham. Prior to the announcement, President Donald Trump had recommended that McMaster appoint her. During a press conference, McMaster stated that he had spoken to Nordone about serving the remainder of Graham's term beore discussing it with Trump.
COMMENTARY
Commentary: Don’t Let Washington Kill SNAP Accountability Before It Starts
For sixty years, the food stamp program has operated under an arrangement no family and no business would ever accept: one level of government runs the program, and another level of government pays for it. States sign people up, calculate benefits, and process the paperwork while federal taxpayers cover the bill. When the people writing the checks and the people doing the work are in different buildings, nobody watches the register.
The results are exactly what you’d expect. In fiscal year 2024, the federal government spent roughly $100 billion on SNAP, and at least $10.5 billion of it was lost to improper payments, according to the Government Accountability Office. That’s at least one dollar out of every nine going out the door in the wrong amount, to the wrong people, or both. Year after year, the error rates barely move because for the states responsible for them, errors are free.
WEEKEND SPOTLIGHT
Nashville to Host 2030 Super Bowl in New Titans Stadium
National Football League (NFL) owners voted Tuesday at the Spring League Meeting to award Nashville as the 2030 host city for host Super Bowl LXIV, which will mark the first time Tennessee will host the NFL’s championship game
ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE
Music Spotlight: Spencer Hatcher
Out of the 43 artists I interviewed at CRS this year, one who clearly stood out to me was Spencer Hatcher. Because he has a bluegrass background, a traditional country sound, and spades of charisma, I knew Hatcher was one to keep an eye on. With his second EP, Hot Weather, Cold Beer, just being released, it was the perfect time to do a full interview with the rising entertainer.
Hailing from Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, Hatcher comes from a musical family. His mother and grandmother played piano, his dad played guitar, and his brother, Connor, currently plays bass guitar in his band. Everyone sang in church. Hatcher learned the mandolin at age eight but started singing at age four. By the time he turned 12, he started playing the banjo, "the instrument [he] really wanted to learn." They started a family band. Hatcher’s older brother played guitar and mandolin, his younger brother picked up the bass, and his dad played the guitar.
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