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Lindsey Graham's last act brings Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to D.C.

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ANNALS OF DIPLOMACY: Tomorrow's funeral for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will bring major world figures to Washington. It'll also tee up White House meetings for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, both looking to shore up support after losing one of their highest-profile backers in D.C. But Netanyahu will arrive as his relationship with Trump grows tense amid the Iran war: Bibi's been trying to get an invite for the past three months, per POLITICO's Felicia Schwartz. Lindsey Graham's last act brings Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to D.C.