Top Democrats including Chris Van Hollen and Bernie Sanders up pressure on president to change Israel policy; Van Hollen joins Biden in Baltimore<\/p>\n
Good morning, US politics blog readers. The fallout from Israel\u2019s killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers is continuing, with several of Joe Biden<\/strong>\u2019s top Senate allies pressuring him for a decisive change in course on supporting its invasion of Gaza. In an interview with Politico<\/a>, Chris Van Hollen<\/strong> demanded the Biden administration suspend weapons transfers if Israel does not better protect civilians, while Elizabeth Warren<\/strong> called for the planned sale<\/a> of F-15 fighter jets to the country to be canceled. Citing reports of famine in Gaza, independent senator Bernie Sanders<\/strong>, said yesterday \u201cIsrael should not be getting another nickel in military aid until these policies are fundamentally changed.\u201d The mounting opposition could further complicate Congress\u2019s approval of military aid package for Israel, Ukraine and other US allies, which has been deadlocked for months.<\/p>\n The two issues will intersect this afternoon, when Biden visits the site<\/a> of the collapse Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore. Van Hollen, who represents Maryland and will attend the event, says he plans to bring up his concerns over his policies towards Israel when he sees the president. Biden is expected to arrive in Baltimore at 12.30pm, and will tour the site and meet with the families of the six people killed when the collapse happened.<\/p>\n Biden <\/strong>is reportedly planning<\/a> a second attempt at student debt relief, after his initial proposal was blocked by the supreme court\u2019s conservatives.<\/p>\n Two judges<\/strong> in two of Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s indictments yesterday rejected his attempts to dismiss the cases against him. One of them was the Florida classified documents<\/a> case, which still has no trial date.<\/p>\n The US economy<\/strong> added<\/a> far more jobs than expected in March, as the labor market sees surprising growth.<\/p>\n