President Trump 2017: Hasty Withdraw Would Create Vacuum in Afghanistan
posted in: Middle East, News
13 US service members killed in Kabul airport explosion, officials say
posted in: News, United States
A suicide bombing outside of Kabul, Afghanistan’s airport Thursday has killed 12 U.S. service members, officials tell Fox News. A second explosion later took place outside the Baron Hotel, sources say. FAST FACTS A suicide bombing outside the Abbey Gate … Read More
Exclusive-FBI Finds Scant Evidence U.S. Capitol Attack Was Coordinated-Sources
posted in: Breaking News, News
FILE PHOTO: Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo … Read More
Armed protests are picking up, and a new study says they’re more likely to turn violent
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Corrections/clarifications: This story originally mischaracterized the increase in armed protests. The number of armed protests increased from February to June; the proportion doubled. Armed protests are six times more likely to turn violent as protests where no guns are present, … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 20 August 2021
posted in: News, Weekly Update
Greetings from Tyler, The global humiliation is underway. It was intended as one of those off the cuff, wild exaggerations for humor’s sake when this Update suggested we were headed for another escape from Saigon. It’s worse. You can access … Read More
Remain-in-Mexico court ruling a win for Texas, Missouri over Biden admin
posted in: News, Refugee Crisis America
The ruling found that the termination of MPP ‘has contributed to the current border surge’. A federal judge on Friday ordered the Biden administration to “enforce and implement” the Trump-era Remain-in-Mexico policy in response to a lawsuit from Texas and Missouri, which claimed that the … Read More
Wicker: Biden Has Abandoned the Border
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Note: The following is Sen. Roger Wicker’s weekly report and commentary from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. and is provided by Sen. Wicker’s office. 6,000 Migrants Crossing U.S.-Mexico Border Daily Last month, federal immigration officers dropped off roughly 90 … Read More
Germany rejects calls for troops to return to Afghanistan
German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks during the last session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag before federal elections, in Berlin, Germany, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo Germany’s Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd … Read More
US diplomat worried about pandemic, food supply in N Korea
America’s No. 2 diplomat has expressed sympathy for North Koreans facing hardships and food shortage linked to the pandemic, and renewed calls for the North to return to talks over its nuclear program SEOUL, South Korea — America’s No. 2 … Read More