Measure to cut Israel aid fails in bipartisan House vote

A measure to prevent any State Department funding from going to Israel failed by a decisive margin in a House vote on Wednesday. Why it matters: The vote exposed deep divisions among House Democrats, with even the party's top two leaders taking divergent positions. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and 97 other Democrats voted against the amendment, along with 215 Republicans. But Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) — along with 102 other Democrats and Rep. Thomas Massie…