August 20, 2021 Biden nominates former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan President Biden has nominated Obama-era White House chief of staff and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel a U.S. ambassador to Japan.
August 20, 2021 Biden finally answers questions about Afghanistan from White House reporters after intense pressure President Biden avoided answering reporters' questions twice earlier this week
August 19, 2021 Taliban going 'house to house' in Afghanistan 'hanging' people who worked with US: source As the U.S. military and State Department rush to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies from Kabul’s airport, Taliban checkpoints are cutting off many from freedom and safety – and reports on the ground indicate the militants are summarily executing people who helped U.S. forces over the years.
August 19, 2021 Internal State Department cable warned Blinken of pending Afghanistan collapse A confidential internal State Department memo was sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken last month, warning against the potential collapse of Afghanistan following the full withdrawal of U.S. forces on Aug. 31, ӣƵ confirmed Thursday.
August 19, 2021 Afghanistan collapse: Evacuation flights departing Kabul well short of capacity The U.S. Air Force has evacuated 2,000 people in the past 24 hours from Kabul as the administration scrambles to get thousands more out of Afghanistan.
August 19, 2021 Miranda Devine: Kamala Harris noticeably absent amid Afghan crisis as Joe Biden 'stinks of failure' Vice President Kamala Harris is choosing the wrong time to take a scheduled trip to Vietnam as she remains largely and noticeably absent from the aftermath of President Biden's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, New York Post columnist Miranda Devine said Thursday.
August 19, 2021 Taliban claims it'll be more moderate, but killings continue in Afghanistan Afghanistan's resurgent Taliban pledged to respect "women’s rights" in a propaganda blitz Tuesday, despite its history of denying women such freedoms.
August 19, 2021 Thiessen: Biden 'surrounds himself with sycophants' like Blinken, whom John McCain warned about President Biden surrounds himself with “sycophants” in a way that is the opposite of healthy administrations where opposing views are a hallmark of good policy, former George W. Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen told "The Story" on Thursday.
August 19, 2021 Afghanistan collapse: State Dept says 6,000 people processed for evacuation at Kabul airport The State Department on Thursday said that 6,000 people, including Americans, have been processed for evacuation at Kabul airport amid continuing efforts to get U.S. citizens and Afghan allies out of the country.
August 18, 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal a 'stupid plan' that armed Taliban with US weapons and abandoned allies: Fmr Staff Sgt Biden administration officials appear to have been caught flat-footed by the Taliban’s rapid capture of Kabul as the Pentagon and State Department race to evacuate thousands of Americans and Afghan allies from Afghanistan.