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Johnson warns pols they could be arrested for disrupting Netanyahu’s speech
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced Tuesday that there will be a “zero-tolerance policy” for disturbances in effect for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the US Capitol — and warned lawmakers that they could be arrested for violating the order. “Due to the attention garnered by the prime minister’s address, there will be an …
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Teamsters president Sean O’Brien faces uproar over RNC speech
White House officials, congressional Democrats and several labor leaders say they are angry about Teamsters President Sean O’Brien’s prime-time address to the Republican National Convention on Monday night, which marked a striking departure for a powerful union that for decades has supported Democrats. In a speech closely watched by other union officials, O’Brien praised former …