Image: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 13, 2026 in Washington, D.C.Finn Gomez / Getty Images

Sharon Zhang of Truthout reports: “House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) announced to colleagues on Tuesday that he is planning to vote against an amendment to a 2027 State Department funding bill that would reduce the amount of direct military funding the U.S. will send to Israel in the next fiscal year, despite growing opposition to the U.S.’s backing of Israel within his own party.

In a “dear colleague” letter on Tuesday, Jeffries wrote that he will be voting against a measure introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) that would cut $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing to Israel included in the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act…”

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