This Week in the World

The Israeli government is actively pressuring the Trump administration to support major military strikes against Iran, the New York Times revealed Wednesday.

The war plans prepared by Israel call for U.S. military assistance to target Iranian nuclear sites. This comes as the regional conflict from Israel’s war on Gaza continues to escalate.

This week, both chambers of Congress passed a budget framework that threatens to strip health care and food assistance from millions of people.

From 1964-1973, the United States dropped more than 250 million bombs on Laos. This was equivalent to one planeload of bombs every eight minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine years. Tens of thousands of civilians were killed.

But the harm did not end there.

We were honored to have more than 300 young advocates join us in Washington, D.C. this week to lobby Congress to protect health care and food assistance in SNAP and Medicaid.

FCNL’s annual Spring Lobby Weekend kicked off on Saturday, March 22. Before heading to Congress, we joined together for three powerful days of learning, solidarity, and community building.

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas collapsed this week as the Israeli government resumed its major attacks on Gaza.

As the week comes to a close, the prospect of a government shutdown is looming once again.

Negotiations have dragged out between Congressional leaders and the Trump administration to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) before midnight Friday to keep the government open.

Today, Senator Peter Welch (VT) re-introduced legislation to restore U.S. support for UNRWA, the U.N. agency leading humanitarian aid operations in Gaza.

The second Trump administration has been marked by chaos and rising threats of authoritarianism, oligarchy, and White Christian nationalism.

This next week marks the three-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk continue to dismantle federal programs, House Republicans released their budget proposal this week.