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‘Bad performance art’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week ending Feb. 16, 2024

It was a short week, but one packed with the Senate doing weekend duty to pass the $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan — amid filibusters — a very special election in New York, and the House Intelligence chairman’s cryptic warning about a “serious national security threat,” prompting calls to remain calm. 

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