White House confirms Biden-Putin call on Saturday – as it happened
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A Republican Senate primary candidate in Arizona has been condemned for a disgusting" campaign ad in which he shoots at lookalike actors portraying Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi and incumbent Arizona senator Mark Kelly.
Jim Lamon, an energy executive, shared the ad on Twitter, saying it would be aired at this year's Super Bowl.
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