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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a 'war criminal' who ignores U.S. law and called for him to be barred frokm addressing Congress.

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

The speech with America's longtime ally is designed to show U.S. solidarity, despite rising 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.

Conservative hardliner Bob Good is trying to shirk off a primary challenger who has the backing of both former President Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy.

Their primary race was too close to call Tuesday night and is moving to a recount.

As 92% of the vote was called at 11:00 p.m. ET, challenger John McGuire was up by 300 votes in the 5th Congressional District.

He claimed victory over Good at the end of the night telling supporters 'it is an honor to be your Republican nominee.'

The contentious race laid bare the rift within the MAGA movement.

The right-wing Freedom Caucus chair lost the support of the president when he initially endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over him. He also turned off a number of House colleagues when he voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership.

Donald Trump's last national security adviser from his first term has suggested the U.S. should carry out its first 'real world' nuclear weapons tests since 1992 as China builds up its atomic arsenal.

Robert O'Brien also said U.S. Marines should be sent to the Pacific instead of the Middle East and North Africa.

The U.S. should also move to strengthen the military capabilities of Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Writing in Foreign Affairs he said:

The U.S. Navy is monitoring Russian warships making their way off the coast of Florida after exercises in the Caribbean.

The flotilla of vessels, including a nuclear submarine, docked in Havana, Cuba, last week to take part in drills.

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

Now the group has split, with Moscow sending its nuclear submarine north to the Atlantic and the rest of its warships south to Venezeula, the Miami Herald reported.

A U.S. Northern Command official told the outlet that the Pentagon is tracking movements of the vessels.

The White House has claimed that a series of videos showing Joe Biden 'freezing' or walking away were deceptively edited 'cheap fakes'.

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 videos in full so readers can watch and make up their own minds.

The White House has canceled a high-level meeting with Israel to discuss Iran after Benjamin Netanyahu accused the U.S. of blocking weapons shipments.

The Biden administration was furious with Bibi's claims and so 'enraged' they pulled the talks, Axios reported.

'This decision makes it clear that there are consequences for pulling such stunts', a U.S. official told the outlet.

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The White House is still fighting back against videos of President Joe Biden's awkward interactions they claim are 'cheapfakes'.

The Biden administration's relations with Israel has also reached a new tense juncture after Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the U.S. had blocked weapons shipments.

Both Democrats and Republicans are also waking up as primary results roll in from key states including Virginia and Georgia.