Politics Added 59d ago · originally reported 60d ago 14 outlets

The Trump administration announces a campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court.

On July 13, 2026, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a whole-of-government campaign to systematically disable the ICC, citing threats to US sovereignty. The State Department outlined measures including sanctions, visa restrictions, and pressure on allied nations to withdraw from the court or face scrutiny over US assistance. The ICC and EU pushed back, stating the court targets individuals, not sovereign states.

Divergence score

This event sits in the top 5% of divergence this week. 14 outlets covered it, splitting into 14 framing camps across 4 bias groups.

14 camps

4 bias groups

The spectrum · how 14 outlets placed this story

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Deutsche Welle

Al Jazeera

The Guardian

Daily Wire

CNN

South China Morning Post

Times of Israel

Wall Street Journal

The Hill

Reuters

NY Post

New York Times

Le Monde

Bloomberg

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International angle

Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first

Furthest apart on this story

The Guardian

EU rejects Trump administration claims that ICC threatens US sovereignty

EU and expert pushback · negative

Daily Wire

Marco Rubio Draws A Line Against An International Power Grab

sovereignty under siege · positive

How The Guardian and Daily Wire compare across every story →

First to report

Reutersfirst
CNN+2.6 h
Wall Street Journal+6.8 h
Daily Wire+7.5 h
The Hill+8.6 h
South China Morning Post+9.7 h
Times of Israel+10.4 h
Al Jazeera+11.3 h
New York Times+12.4 h
Bloomberg+12.5 h
The Guardian+32.5 h
NY Post+39.7 h

By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.

The split, in one line

The right frames the ICC as an unaccountable arbiter waging war on US sovereignty, while international outlets call it a threat to the rules-based order and the EU defends it as targeting individual perpetrators, not states.

How each outlet covered it

Two readings of the same facts

The left and the right lead with different language. The loaded words each chose are highlighted.

THE LEFT3 outlets · mostly critical

“Rubio vows to 'dismantle' International Criminal Court”

CNN CNN LEFT

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THE RIGHT3 outlets · mostly supportive

“Global prosecutor's downfall clears Netanyahu — but damns the International Criminal Court”

NYP NY Post RIGHT

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“Trump administration launches effort to 'dismantle' the International Criminal Court” · Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera, South China Morning Post, Times of Israel, The Hill, Reuters, Le Monde, Bloomberg

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