The Republican Party before World War II was dominated by America First Isolationism, led by Ohio Senator Robert Taft, “Mr Conservative Republican”, and Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg.
However, Vandenberg abandoned isolationism with the beginning of the Cold War with the Soviet Union after World War II, but with Taft still pursuing isolationism.
But in 1952, when Taft sought the Presidency, he was stopped by World War II hero Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was able to shift American foreign policy to support of the international community, including support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and commitment to fighting Communist expansion around the world.
The majority of Republicans who pursued bipartisanship in foreign policy continued, and reached a new peak under Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, and with the Presidencies of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.
However, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan provoked the emergence of a strong opposition to the policy of interventionism, and also led to those who started to see the Russian Federation that followed the downfall of the Soviet Union in 1991 as not a nation to be seen as “the enemy”.
Donald Trump became the leader of the attack on the interventionist past of the Republican Party from 1952-2016. Now, many Republicans in Congress back Trump on his isolationist bent, including his Vice Presidential running mate, JD Vance.
This is a dangerous trend, and cozying up to Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation with their war in Ukraine is an alarm bell in the middle of the night, as accepting authoritarianism is a trend toward Fascism!
North Korean troops are being deployed to Russia to help with Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/lloyd-austin-north-korea-troops-russia/index.html
The Israeli military has forced Palestinians to enter potentially booby-trapped houses and tunnels in Gaza to avoid putting its troops in harm’s way, according to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier and five former detainees who said they were victims of the practice.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/24/middleeast/palestinians-human-shields-israel-military-gaza-intl/index.html
Why No Real Antiwar Movement Has Developed in Israel
Even many of Benjamin Netanyahu’s harshest critics have supported the military campaign in Gaza. “We are seeing a different war than you are seeing,” the writer Yossi Klein Halevi says.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-no-real-antiwar-movement-has-developed-in-israel
Israel is striking Iran.
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-lebanon-gaza-war-10-25-24-intl-hnk/index.html
US intelligence assesses Russian operatives behind fake video showing Pennsylvania ballots being destroyed.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/25/politics/us-intelligence-assesses-russians-behind-fake-video-pennsylvania-ballots/index.html
Chinese Hackers Are Said to Have Targeted Phones Used by Trump and Vance
Chinese hackers also targeted Democrats, including staff members of Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign and prominent figures on Capitol Hill, including Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the majority leader.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/us/politics/trump-vance-hack.html?unlocked_article_code=1.U04.Qlq4.J0iSftVgPdec&smid=url-share
Bernie Sanders to voters skipping presidential election over Israel: ‘Trump is even worse’
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/bernie-sanders-to-voters-skipping-presidential-election-over-israel-trump-is-even-worse-222793285632
Israel has banned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. That could be devastating for millions.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/28/middleeast/unrwa-israel-knesset-vote-ban-palestinians-intl/index.html
Why Trump is gaining ground with Arab American voters
With Election Day just days away, the former president appears to be leading Harris among the key voting bloc.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/arab-american-muslim-voters-trump-harris-michigan-gaza-israel-rcna177647