The Department of Defense is mobilizing commercial airline flights to help with the United States’ evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, which has been chaotic as thousands are desperate to leave the country after the Taliban swiftly took control.
Biden’s national security adviser says ISIS threat against Kabul airport is ‘real’ and ‘acute’
National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the threat of ISIS against the large mass of Americans and Afghans at the Kabul airport trying to evacuate Afghanistan is “real,” adding that the US is placing “paramount priority” on preventing …
Analysis: Why Biden’s Afghanistan exit wasn’t about good politics
In ending America’s longest war, President Joe Biden did something popular. It was never going to help him politically.
Former Joint Chiefs chair on Afghanistan: ‘I thought we could turn it around, obviously, I was wrong’
Then-Vice President Joe Biden was right when he urged then-President Barack Obama to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said Sunday, adding that the US could have left Afghanistan earlier…
Blinken defends handling of program to help Afghans who helped US
Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the Biden administration’s actions on the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program in the lead up to the fall of Kabul but acknowledged that those efforts were not the same as “a full-on evacuation.”
For the crypto world, bipartisan infrastructure package brings a ‘political awakening’
Members of the cryptocurrency world are donating to crypto-focused organizations, hiring lobbyists and ramping up advocacy efforts in a push to get lawmakers on board with the industry, as pressure builds on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to address a cryp…
GOP congressman places blame on Trump admin for crisis in Afghanistan: ‘They set this up to fail’
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday placed blame on the Trump administration for the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, saying its 2020 agreement with the Taliban sowed the seeds for the US’ turbulent exit from the country.
Arizona’s sham ‘audit’ report due to GOP-led Senate on Monday
The company that conducted Arizona’s sham review of the 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County during the 2020 presidential election is set Monday to deliver a report detailing their findings to the Republican state senators who ordered it up.
Trump booed after encouraging Covid-19 vaccines at Alabama rally
Former President Donald Trump appears to get booed by the crowd at an Alabama rally after encouraging attendees to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
Analysis: How the political environment is moving toward Republicans
Republicans gained a seat in the Connecticut state Senate this week. They won a special election in a district that President Joe Biden won by more than 20 points in 2020.