Aida Chavez

Nov 19, 2024 | thenation.com | Joan Walsh |Amber X. Chen |Aida Chavez |Elie Mystal

Politics / November 19, 2024 Will “Serious” Republicans Block Any of Trump’s Freak-Show Cabinet Picks? Will they stand up to even the scariest of these nominees? I’m not optimistic. Edit Ad Policy President-elect Donald Trump at a House Republicans conference meeting on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024.

Nov 15, 2024 | thenation.com | Aida Chavez

Politics / November 15, 2024 Liberals Can’t Stop Gushing Over Trump’s Foreign Policy TeamDemocrats are falling over themselves to hail Marco Rubio’s nomination as secretary of state. Ad Policy Marco Rubio speaks during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024.

Nov 7, 2024 | theintercept.com | Aida Chavez

Just six weeks after Joe Biden’s inauguration, 80 House Democrats urged the newly sworn-in president to immediately renew diplomatic engagement with Cuba and end the “cruel” sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. The letter encouraged Biden to end the blockade and take executive action to reverse Trump’s policies. Biden ignored the plea. Not long after the letter was sent, a White House official told Reuters that a quick Cuba policy shift was not a top priority.

Oct 18, 2024 | theintercept.com | Aida Chavez

The leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, was killed in battle between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Sinwar, the architect of the October 7 attacks, was a top target for Israel. After months of Israel claiming that Sinwar was hiding in tunnels behind “human shields,” the Hamas leader was gravely wounded by tank fire when he was above ground and alone, as he sat on a chair covered in dust in a ruined apartment, according to drone footage released by the Israeli military.

Sep 14, 2024 | theintercept.com | Aida Chavez

The Iraq war — sold on lies and bungled in its prosecution — has become the embodiment of American hubris in the 21st century. Hundreds of thousands died, allies were alienated, and the U.S. became mired in a decadeslong boondoggle that is still unfolding. By 2007, a few years after the war was launched, all but its most diehard proponents had come to see it as the mistake it was.