App.php

 <?php
/**
* Get 4 news item query
* @return array
*/
public static function blogPostsLoop($post_ids = array(), $post_type = 'post', $showposts = '4', $exclude_posts = array()) {
    $blogposts_query = array(
        'post_type' => $post_type,
        'post_status' => 'publish',
        'posts_per_page' => $showposts,
        'showposts' => $showposts,
        'post__in' => $post_ids,
        'post__not_in' => $exclude_posts,
    );
    $blogposts_query = new WP_Query( $blogposts_query );

    return $blogposts_query;

}

featured_blog_posts.blade.php

<div class="featured-news-wrapper">				
	<div class="row row-eq-height">
		@php $featured_post_ids = array() @endphp

		@if($block->section_type == 'chosen-posts' && $block->featured_news )
			@php $query = App::blogPostsLoop($block->featured_news); @endphp
		@else
			@php $query = App::blogPostsLoop(); @endphp
		@endif

		@while($query->have_posts()) @php $query->the_post() @endphp

		@php $featured_post_ids[] = get_the_ID(); @endphp

		<div class="col-12 col-md-6 mb-3 mb-lg-5">
			<article class="card card-no-bg post">													
				@if(has_post_thumbnail())
				<div class="section-image">
					<a href="{{ get_permalink() }}">{!! the_post_thumbnail('article_thumb') !!}</a>
				</div>
				<!-- /.section-image -->
				@endif
				<div class="card-body">
					<div class="card-title">
						<h3 class="mb-0"><a href="{{ get_permalink() }}">{{ the_title() }}</a></h3>
					</div>
					<!-- /.card-title -->

					<div class="card-text small-text">{!! the_excerpt() !!}</div>
					<a href="{{ get_permalink() }}" class="more">Read More</a>
				</div>
				{{-- /.card-body --}}							
			</article>
		</div>
		<!-- /.col-12 col-lg-4 pb-5 pb-lg-0 -->
		@endwhile
		@php wp_reset_postdata() @endphp
		@php wp_reset_query() @endphp

	</div>
	<!-- /.row -->
</div>
{{-- /.featured-news-wrapper --}}