The Trump administration announced fresh sanctions on International Criminal Court officials on Wednesday and accused the ICC of being a "national security threat" and "instrument for lawfare" against the U.S. and Israel.

The big picture: The intergovernmental organization and international tribunal in a statement called the latest U.S. sanctions that affect two judges and two prosecutors "a flagrant attack against the independence of an impartial judicial institution."

Driving the news: Rubio said in a statement posted to the State Department's website that the sanctions were in response to the "ICC's Ongoing Threat to Americans and Israelis." • The sanctioned officials "directly engaged" in ICC efforts "to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute nationals of the United States or Is

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