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Californians head to the polls as governor primary goes down to the wire – US politics live

The Guardian UK Tuesday 02 June 2026, 11:03 UTC By Tom Ambrose 1 min read
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Other races also taking place in state as well as primaries in New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico, Iowa and MontanaSign up to the Breaking News US emailDozens of members of Congress and Capitol Hill staffers have enjoyed lavish gifted travel to Israel funded by an Aipac affiliate since 7 October 2023, amid Israel’s expanding wars on its neighbors and despite plummeting levels of support among Americans for the country’s policies, a Guardian analysis has found. Congressional ethics filings...

Other races also taking place in state as well as primaries in New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico, Iowa and Montana

Dozens of members of Congress and Capitol Hill staffers have enjoyed lavish gifted travel to Israel funded by an Aipac affiliate since 7 October 2023, amid Israel’s expanding wars on its neighbors and despite plummeting levels of support among Americans for the country’s policies, a Guardian analysis has found.

Congressional ethics filings and other public records show the trips, led by the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF), revolved around one-sided briefings on Middle East politics and Israeli domestic and foreign policy. Lawmakers and their staffers from both parties met Israeli officials, military contractors and civil society figures, including Benjamin Netanyahu and advocates for the annexation of the West Bank and the displacement of Palestinians from Jerusalem.

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