Israel is receiving international backlash this week after Israeli Defense Forces on Monday opened fire across a border fence on Palestinian protesters, killing at least 59 and wounding thousands more. The deadly protests, which have been happening along the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip since late March, were fueled in part this week by the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. The Israeli military accused protesters of trying to cross the border and said some hurled explosives at Israeli troops. 

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday will be the first federal appeals court to hear arguments about President Donald Trump’s decisions to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Around 700,000 people brought to the United States illegally as children have been protected by the Obama-era immigration policy. The Trump administration has argued President Barack Obama exceeded his power in implementing the program.

Jim Comey’s A Higher Loyalty is one of the most reviewed books in recent years. Pundits, political scientists, and psychologists have all weighed in. But one group has been mostly silent: Comey’s fellow FBI agents and leaders.

I know from my 20 years in the bureau that it has a distinctive culture with a firmly established set of ethics, policies, and practices. The FBI summarizes those values with a helpful acronym, “FBI”: Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity. These ingredients are “the right stuff” for an FBI agent.

Presidents, first ladies, and world leaders on Wednesday praised the wit, devotion, and fortitude of Barbara Bush, the wife of former President George H.W. Bush who died Tuesday at age 92. Her son, former President George W.

Flannery O’Connor’s short story “The Lame Shall Enter First,” published in 1965, explains the rise of Donald Trump better than a plethora of analytical books and articles.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday told Russia that missiles “will be coming” in Syria. The comment came amid a growing conflict between the United States and Russia over Saturday’s suspected chemical attack on Syrian civilians. The Syrian government and Russia have both denied the attack. Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin told Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV station on Tuesday that Russia would target any U.S.

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it would deploy the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced the decision at a White House press briefing Wednesday afternoon. The move comes after an announcement by President Donald Trump on Tuesday that he would deploy the military to the southern border until he could build a wall. Nielsen said the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon would work closely with the governors in each border state and that guard troops could begin heading to the border as soon as Wednesday evening.