Kamala Harris denies NBC report that White House prevented her from criticizing Israel too harshly

US Vice President Kamala Harris intended to criticize Israel more harshly in her speech in Selma, Alabama on Sunday, but the White House watered down her remarks about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, NBC News reports. US officials tell NBC that the original language was “strong but not controversial,” before the National Security Council edited the speech. “The Vice President felt it was important to address the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, given recent developments, and to reiterate our Administration’s call on Hamas to accept the terms of the hostage...