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Progressives in the House who oppose unfettered military aid to Israel are pressing their colleagues to vote against the $26 billion bill, which is likely to pass, to send a message to President Biden.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his counterparts, who met on the Italian island of Capri, welcomed signs that tensions between Iran and Israel might not worsen.

“It’s the worst story I’ve ever covered.”

The president didn’t start the war in the Middle East. But now it could define his campaign — and his legacy.

Democrats, who stepped in late Thursday to save a resolution paving the way for the foreign aid package to be considered, will have to do so again on Friday in a critical vote on the House floor.

The latest campus antisemitism hearing was a travesty.

The move blocked a resolution to support a status that Palestinians had long sought at the United Nations, where it is considered a “nonmember observer state.”

After years of tolerating unruly protests, some schools are starting to suspend and expel students, raising questions about where they should draw the line.

Isra Hirsi, the Democratic congresswoman’s daughter, was part of a tent encampment, organized to protest the war in Gaza, that has escalated tensions on campus.

The university called in the police to empty an encampment of demonstrators. But students have vowed to stay, no matter the consequences.