Washington state Democrat Pramila Jayapal is walking back comments she made over the weekend about Israel…The Congressional Progressive Caucus leader sparked a reaction when she referred to Israel as QUOTE a racist state…We'll hear her comments and what Congressional leaders had to say about them coming up…All this comes just days before Israeli President Isacc Herzog speaks to a joint meeting of Congress…That is scheduled for Wednesday…and it's just one of the items on Congress's agenda this week…The House is scheduled to work on FAA reauthorization…

The Senate: the annual defense programs and policy bill…

And Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging the Senate to act on dozens of stalled diplomatic nominees…who's confirmation has been blocked by Kentucky Republican Rand Paul…We'll hear from Sec. Blinken coming up…

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