Democrats press Biden administration to expand efforts to help Americans, families leave Gaza

A group of Democratic and independent senators are calling on the Biden administration to change its policies to allow more Americans and their families to depart Gaza, as fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas rages on in the enclave. In a Feb. 13 letter to State Department Secretary Antony Blinken and Homeland Security…

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