Talking points prepared by the CIA were different than the ones used by Susan Rice, Petraeus told lawmakers. 

“This is an outrage,” McCain said, following the release of a Lebanese man accused of killing five U.S. soldiers.

The House passed a resolution Friday afternoon that supports Israel's right to self-defense, in the wake of attacks on Israel by Hamas and Israel's counter-attacks this week.

Members approved H.Res. 813 by a voice vote, and with no debate. The resolution was introduced Friday, and expresses "vigorous support and unwavering commitment to the welfare, security and survival of the state of Israel, as a Jewish and Democratic state with secure borders, and recognizing and strongly supporting its right to act in self-defense to protect its citizens against acts of terrorism."

The bill also paves the way for sanctions against Russian officials involved in human rights violations.

Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) announced Friday that he has garnered the support of nine out of 10 Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee for his bid to replace defeated Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) as the top Democrat on the panel.

Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) is the only reelected Democrat who hasn't endorsed Engel in his race against Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), who defeated Berman in a bitter intra-party race. American Samoa Del. Eni Faleomavaega (D) is also running for the spot. 

“I am honored by the show of support I have received from my colleagues on the Foreign Affairs Committee,” Engel said in a statement Friday. “I owe a debt of gratitude to them for their trust and their respect.

“She put a softer touch on what the real facts were. That's not lying," said Sen. Saxby Chambliss. 

Your morning global affairs speed-read

Lawmakers plan to press David Petraeus early this morning over the CIA’s investigation of the terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, during the fallen CIA director’s first Capitol Hill appearance since his shocking resignation. Questions have surfaced about whether the CIA should have had more information in the lead-up to the attack, and Petraeus is viewed by many in Congress as holding key insights from his time probing the attack site’s aftermath.

Middle East at war: Egypt's prime minister is visiting Gaza in a show of solidarity while Israel offered a truce in its retaliation against militant rocket fire. [The New York Times] The U.S. Senate passed a resolution Thursday condoning Israel's strikes on Gaza. [The Hill]

Globe-trotter in chief: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton travels to Singapore today for meetings with senior government officials, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Foreign Minister Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam.

Questions have surfaced about whether the CIA should have had more information in the lead-up to the attack.

A top Senate Democrat said he is determined to jump the final hurdle and clear a bill that would normalize trade relations with Russia and punish human rights violators around the world.

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), author of the Senate human rights legislation that covers wrong-doings around the globe, told The Hill on Thursday that he will push to expand the House measure beyond the scope of Russia. 

"We are going to try to make it global," he said. 

The House bill, which is set for passage on Friday, includes identical language to the Senate's measure repealing the obsolete Jackson-Vanik law, which would grant permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) to Russia.