The instincts that drove President Joe Biden’s decision to end the US presence in Afghanistan by August 31 were revealed by what he talked about before he announced it to the American people.
Two congressmen traveled to Afghanistan amid frantic evacuation efforts
Two US congressmen on Tuesday made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan as the US races to evacuate as many people as possible from the country in the remaining days of the US military presence there, taking Democratic leadership by surprise and drawing…
White House fires back at McCarthy as it doubles down on domestic agenda
The White House is firing back at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who on Tuesday called for Democrats to halt work on their sweeping economic agenda to focus on Afghanistan evacuations.
Supreme Court won’t halt court order forcing Biden to revive ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined the Biden administration’s request that it put on hold a lower court order requiring the revival of the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy.
Afghan withdrawal leaves allies to face harsh reality of US’ departure from world stage
The sudden fall of Kabul and the Taliban’s near-total takeover of Afghanistan has left many of America’s long-standing partners wondering what will become of the values-based, US-led international order.
With cases in Florida surging, DeSantis and Biden square off over coronavirus response
President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have found their chosen rhetorical rivals in the fight against the coronavirus: each other. And neither seems eager to back down anytime soon.
Progressives stand by dual track plan following impasse with moderates over budget vote
Progressives in the House are not backing down from their requirement that the final reconciliation package move at the same time as the Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill in order for their caucus to vote for both bills.
Cue the vaccine requirements
The US crossed a major Covid milestone when the FDA granted full approval for the first time to Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine.
First US troops have started leaving Afghanistan as Biden decides not to extend withdrawal deadline
The first US troops have started leaving Afghanistan on the same day President Joe Biden decided not to extend the August 31 evacuation deadline, two defense officials told CNN.
Mistrial declared in Michael Avenatti embezzlement case
A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the federal case against attorney Michael Avenatti, who is accused of embezzling millions of dollars from his clients for personal use and to pay creditors.