Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Netanyahu a ‘war criminal’ and demands he be banned from Congress: Follow US Politics Blog

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal” who ignores US law and called for him to be banned from addressing Congress.

Netanyahu will address lawmakers on Capitol Hill next month in a move that has sparked calls for a boycott from dozens of Democrats.

The speech with the longtime US ally is designed to show US solidarity, despite growing criticism of Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza.

Ocasio-Cortez has been one of his most ardent critics and last night said his invitation should be revoked.

Hardline conservative Bob Good is trying to fend off a primary challenger who has the backing of both former President Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy.

His primary race was too close to call Tuesday night and he is moving toward a recount.

As 92% of the vote was called as of 11:00 pm ET, challenger John McGuire was ahead by 300 votes in the 5th Congressional District.

The controversial race exposed the divide within the MAGA movement: on the other hand, Steve Bannon supported Good.

The contentious primaries are revealing the divide within the MAGA movement.

The right-wing Freedom Caucus chair lost the president’s support when he initially endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over him. He also disheartened several House colleagues when he voted to remove Kevin McCarthy from the presidency.

Donald Trump’s last national security adviser during his first term suggested the United States should conduct its first “real world” nuclear weapons tests since 1992, as China increases its atomic arsenal.

Robert O’Brien also said that US Marines should be sent to the Pacific instead of the Middle East and North Africa.

The United States should also take steps to strengthen the military capabilities of Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

Writing in Foreign Affairs he said:

This morass of American weakness and failure cries out for a Trumpian restoration of peace through strength.

The US Navy is monitoring Russian warships heading to the Florida coast after exercises in the Caribbean.

The flotilla of ships, including a nuclear submarine, docked in Havana, Cuba, last week to participate in exercises.

It was the first major deployment in the Western Hemisphere in five years.

Now the group has divided: Moscow sends its nuclear submarine to the north Atlantic and the rest of its warships south, to Venezuela, the The Miami Herald reported.

A US Northern Command official told the outlet that the Pentagon is tracking the ships’ movements.

The White House has claimed that a series of videos showing Joe Biden “frozen” or walking away were deceptively edited as “cheap deepfakes.”

On Monday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made the claim after the videos were widely viewed on social media and news websites.

Republicans have responded that the videos were not edited and the White House is wrong.

Here are the full videos so readers can watch and make their own decisions.

The White House canceled a high-level meeting with Israel to discuss Iran after Benjamin Netanyahu accused the United States of blocking arms shipments.

The Biden administration was furious with Bibi’s claims and so “furious” that they canceled the talks. axios reported.

“This decision makes clear that there are consequences for carrying out such maneuvers,” a US official told the outlet.

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He White House continues fighting against the president’s videos Joe BidenTheir awkward interactions, they say, are “cheap fakes.”

The Biden administration’s relations with Israel has also reached a new tense situation after Benjamin Netanyahu He claimed that the United States had blocked arms shipments.

Both democrats and Republicans are also waking up as primary results come in in key states, including Virginia and Georgia.