| No Images? Click here   What if the world treated the United States like a rogue state?Under Trump, America is in the business of actively creating or deepening threats to the world: capsizing the climate; pardoning U.S. soldiers and military contractors convicted of war crimes; supplying arms to Saudi Arabia, so that the kingdom can bombard Yemen. For a while, it looked as if Trump might attack North Korea; it’s still possible that he will start a war with Iran. Two years ago, Mary Robinson, a former UN special envoy on climate change, called the U.S. “a rogue state” for quitting the Paris accord. It’s common now for foreign policy professionals from America’s traditional allies to murmur brokenly about the “rules-based order,” as if they were standing at the bedside of a dear, dying friend. So the question is worth asking: How much longer will it be before the rest of the world thinks about punishing the U.S. for its misdemeanors? And how would they even go about disciplining a country as mighty as the United States?   WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) underwent an emergency heart procedure following a campaign event Tuesday evening, his campaign confirmed in a statement. Sanders’ campaign is canceling his events until further notice. His campaign has also canceled its TV advertising spending in Iowa, according to political ad tracker Medium Buying. It had originally planned to start airing ads Thursday.President Donald Trump wants to know the identity of the whistleblower who exposed the president’s phone call asking a foreign leader to look into his political rival, and those who gave the whistleblower information. Trump's wishes are at odds with members of Congress, including members of his party.Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has a plan to crack down on lobbying in Washington: She wants to institute a progressive tax on “excessive” lobbying expenditures.
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