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Ted Cruz of Texas speaks outside the Capitol building in Washington following a roll call vote in the US Senate. Reuters
Ted Cruz of Texas speaks outside the Capitol building in Washington following a roll call vote in the US Senate. ReutersTed Cruz lifts diplomatic holds after Biden sanctions Russia’s Nord Stream 2
Republican senator had held up dozens of key State Department nominees in protest over president's initial decision not to sanction pipeline