Biden's Oval Office Speech to Make Case for Ukraine, Israel Aid Package
Biden will make the case Thursday in an Oval Office speech that backing Ukraine and Israel is in the national security interests of the United States.
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Biden will make the case Thursday in an Oval Office speech that backing Ukraine and Israel is in the national security interests of the United States.
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