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Can Ukraine Fight Without the U.S.?

Plus: Marco Rubio urges Israel to crack down on settler violence, Ilhan Omar’s lawyers contest last week’s search of her home, and the Smithsonian National Zoo won’t name its new addition Panda McPandaface.

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