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Biden Warns Israel, Democrats Save Speaker Johnson, House Anti-Semitism Hearing

President Biden says he’ll stop the shipment of U.S. military aid to Israel if it launches a major offensive in Rafah. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has survived a leadership threat, thanks in part to Democrats. And when House Republicans questioned public school leaders about antisemitism, the superintendents pushed back.

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