An independent reporter is pressing lawmakers on why the U.S. wants to gut the war crimes court — bad news for Israel and the Trump administration, who both face scrutiny over civilian strikes.

• Marco Rubio wants to dismantle the International Criminal Court, calling it a threat to U.S. sovereignty, but never mentions Israel in his op-ed.
• The real driver appears to be the ICC's arrest warrants against Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, plus possible probes into U.S. and Israeli strikes.
• The U.S. has been hitting civilian targets in the Iran conflict — water plants, bridges, telecom towers, and reportedly a girls' school.
• Confronted about war crimes, Republican and pro-Israel Democratic lawmakers mostly deflect, pivot to Iran's abuses, or just say "get rid of" the court.
• One Democrat, Jared Golden, cast the deciding vote to keep the war going; he is not running for reelection.

Outlook: Expect the Trump administration to keep pushing to weaken the ICC while lawmakers avoid the war crimes question, leaving independent outlets to press it.