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It’s Richard Luscombe in the US taking over from my colleague Tom Ambrose, and I’ll be here to guide you through the day’s political developments.
The conflict consuming Israel and Iran is dominating headlines, and you can follow happenings in our Middle East crisis liveblog here.
Right now, the bill is held together with happy thoughts and spit. I think we’ll eventually pass something, I just can’t tell you when.
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