The infection seems permanent -- it was rampant back in the civil war days and the infection has now gone hyper within the GOP .

Professor Mearsheimer has said it is now total and complete , with the US unable to dislodge the tumour.

US Congress threatens ICC with sanctions

Washington has condemned international court’s application for warrants targeting both Israel and Hamas

FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, flanked by GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik and Majority Whip Tom Emmer © AP / J. Scott Applewhite

House Republicans are reportedly working on a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court, after its top prosecutor sought the arrest of both Israeli and Hamas leaders in connection with the Gaza conflict.

ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant – as well as Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri – of “war crimes and crimes against humanity” in Gaza and Israel.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, called the ICC move “disgraceful” and “lawless.”