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Feb 2024
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‘No Need for Alarm’ After GOP Lawmaker W...

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A.M. Edition for Feb. 15. The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee warned yesterday of a “serious national-security threat” that people familiar with the matter said related to Russian ambitions to develop a nuclear weapon in space, leading House Speaker Mike Johnson to try and reassure the public. And as America’s immigration influx continues to spark a political firestorm, the WSJ’s Paul Kiernan says a new report finds it could also trigger an economic windfall. Luke Vargas hosts. 

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