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Republicans are blasting Vice President Kamala Harris’s decision to skip today’s address to Congress by Benjamin Netanyahu. That criticism does not extend to Sen. JD Vance, the GOP vice presidential nominee, who is also skipping today’s speech.

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Dozens of lawmakers plan to skip the 2 p.m. speech, including Nancy Pelosi
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