Khanna's Israel criticism draws JCRC rebuke

Trump scraps toll in Strait of Hormuz, replaced by trade deals with Gulf states

President Donald Trump on Tuesday walked back his announcement, made the day previous, that the U.S. would institute a 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, saying the toll would be replaced by trade deals with Gulf states.&nbsp; Trump, having hosted Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the White House Tuesday morning, wrote... <a href="">Read More</a>

Jeffries opposes effort to cut all aid to Israel, but calls for ‘urgent change’ to relationship

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said in a “Dear Colleague” letter on Tuesday that he opposes an effort to strip all U.S. aid to Israel out of the 2027 State Department appropriations bill, but also argued for “urgent change” to the U.S.-Israel relationship, including changes to U.S. aid going forward. Addressing the amendment led... <a href="">Read More</a>

Mainstream Dems fight back in Michigan

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End of an era: Graham’s death leaves void in U.S.-Israel relationship 

In the span of five days, one of Washington’s most vocal champions of the U.S. relationship with Israel died, while two prospective 2028 Democratic presidential contenders traveled to the Jewish state to define their approaches to the country. Though a coincidence of timing, those events, when taken together, underscored something much more significant: the passing... <a href="">Read More</a>

Reps. Lawler, Gottheimer introduce bill to dismantle and replace UNRWA

Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced a bill on Tuesday that directs the State Department to work with U.S. allies to dismantle and replace the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. The “Replace UNRWA with Real Humanitarian Assistance Act” would give the secretary of state 180 days to submit a “comprehensive strategy,... <a href="">Read More</a>