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![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 17, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0918-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Launches Bid to Block Biden Administration’s $20B Weapons Sale to Israel
The Biden administration’s massive sale “clearly violate[s]” US law regarding human rights, his office said.
![Elon Musk gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023, in Paris, France.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0918-elon-musk-400x300.jpg)
J.D. Vance Indicates Elon Musk’s “Efficiency” Cuts Would Include Social Security
The GOP vice presidential nominee says he has spoken to the multi-billionaire about working in a Trump administration.
![Ambulances are surrounded by people at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center, on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0918-lebanon-400x300.jpg)
700 Wounded, 25 Dead After Lebanon Hit With Second Wave of Device Explosions
The attacks, which humanitarian groups noted are likely war crimes, are an escalation by Israel.
![The voting screen at the U.N., showing 124 "in favour", 14 "against", and 43 in "abtenstion"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0918-un-resolution-400x300.jpg)
UN General Assembly Passes a Resolution to End Israeli Occupation
Unsurprisingly, Israel and the US were among the 14 countries that opposed the resolution, which is not legally binding.
![Former President Donald Trump stands next to Sen. J.D. Vance (right) during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0918-trump-vance-400x300.jpg)
Springfield City Manager Told Vance Staffers Claims Against Haitians Were False
The Trump campaign is planning to visit Springfield for a campaign event, although the mayor has asked them not to.
![An Archival photo of people gathered on a tarmac near a grounded airplane](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0918-palestine-1970-400x300.jpg)
As a Former Hostage of the Palestinian Resistance, I Refuse to Support Genocide
Reckoning and dealing with Israel's culpability, not vengeance, is the only path to ending this recurring nightmare.
![Sen. John Kennedy questions witnesses during a hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee November 28, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0918-john-kennedy-400x300.jpg)
GOP Senator Tells Arab American Witness to “Hide Your Head in a Bag” at Hearing
The Republican repeatedly spoke over the Arab American expert to badger her with Islamophobic and racist tropes.
![An exterior shot of The Alto Lee Adams Sr. United States Courthouse](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0918-courthouse-400x300.jpg)
Judge Aileen Cannon Failed to Disclose Attendance at Right-Wing Junkets
In July, Cannon threw out the case that alleges Trump mishandled classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence.
![A lone worker drags an overloaded dolly covered in Amazon packages across a busy intersection](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0918-amazon-ny-400x300.jpg)
Amazon Delivery Drivers in New York Join Teamsters in Surge of Momentum
Hundreds of drivers in Queens are demanding the company recognize their union and negotiate a contract.
![Former President Donald Trump greets supporters during a campaign rally at The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas on September 13, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0918-trump-a-400x300.jpg)
Poll Finds 1 in 7 Republicans Would “Take Action” to Overturn Trump Loss
The poll also found that close to three in five GOP voters don't believe votes will be counted accurately.