Pro-Israel Dem could tip scales in key Senate committee as Middle East war continues

A new addition to the Democrat side on a key Senate committee could bolster U.S. support for Israel as the country's war against terror group Hamas continues in Gaza. 

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., is assigned to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (SFRC) in the new Congress, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Thursday. 

The Nevada Democrat, who was re-elected in November by a narrow margin in the state that President-elect Donald Trump flipped, is notably the...