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okay, this was the bombshell headline today from "the new york times." israel secretly targets u.s. lawmakers with influence campaign on gaza war. according to "the times" israel paid a private firm $2 million to push pro-israel messaging through hundreds of fake social media accounts and fake news websites. in particular the firm targeted black democrats such as house minority leader hakeem jeffries and senator rafael warnock. that revelation comes as the tension over the democratic coalition already fraying over this war is exacerbated by top congressional leaders led by speaker mike johnson formally inviting prime minister benjamin netanyahu to speak before a joint session of congress. politico reports if speaker mike johnson is hoping to unite republicans and invite democrats by inviting the polarizing israeli prime minister, he's already succeeding beyond anyone's wildest expectations. joining me now is ben rhodes,