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ICC President Accuses Trump Administration as Democratic Party Is Projected to Retake Congress

The president of the International Criminal Court accused the Trump administration of trying to suppress global justice, while the Democratic Party was projected to retake control of Congress.

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The Hill reported that the president of the International Criminal Court accused the Trump administration on Tuesday of attempting to suppress global justice by imposing sanctions on the tribunal. The president vowed that such efforts would not succeed, according to The Hill's coverage of the sanctions.

The same report said that Judge Tomoko Akane of Japan briefed the United Nations by videoconference because of the U.S. sanctions, calling the circumstances "extraordinary." The summary available for the report ends before describing what else she urged, so the remainder of her remarks is not covered here.

Separately, Fox News reported that hosts of Pod Save America celebrated Democratic midterm wins on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night, as the party was projected to retake control of Congress. A Fox News headline on the segment said the hosts called the results "the end of the Trump era". The summary did not describe a final count.

The New York Times also published a video, My Call With President Trump, in which its White House correspondents, Tyler Pager and Erica L. Green, called President Trump to ask whether he would accept the results of the election. The description of the video does not state how he responded.

The three reports concern separate matters, and none of the summaries describes a link between the court dispute and the midterm elections. Readers seeking the full texts can consult the linked pages.

Sources: The Hill: ICC president accuses Trump administration of trying to obstruct international justice; Fox News: 'Pod Save America' hosts call Democratic Party's midterm wins 'the end of the Trump era'; The New York Times: My Call With President Trump.

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