US military gives Biden a deadline to decide on extending Afghanistan evacuations
By Barbara Starr, Ellie Kaufman and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The US military is advising President Joe Biden that he must decide by Tuesday whether to…
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US scrambles to fill intelligence vacuum in wake of rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan
Journalist Sami Mahdi and start-up exec Sara Wahedi share the fear, terror and hopelessness driving Afghanistan’s next generation of innovators and…
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By Evan Perez, Geneva Sands and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan has provided a boost to extremist groups and terror…
Continue Reading Giuliani associate Igor Fruman expected to plead guilty on Wednesday
By Erica Orden Igor Fruman, a Rudy Giuliani associate charged in a campaign finance case, is scheduled to plead guilty during an appearance in…
Continue Reading Cuomo issues farewell with attacks on sexual harassment probe and political rivals
By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched a series of attacks on his political rivals and questioned the motives of state Attorney…
Continue Reading Proud Boys leader sentenced to more than 5 months in jail for burning BLM banner and bringing high-capacity rifle magazines to DC
By Marshall Cohen Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Monday to more than five months in jail for burning a church’s Black Lives…
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Internal probe clears officer in Capitol riot shooting
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say an officer who shot and killed a woman during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S.…
Continue Reading Afghanistan fallout engulfs Harris’ first day of Southeast Asia trip
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris kicks off her tour of Southeast Asia in…
Continue Reading Afghanistan fallout engulfs Harris’ first day of Southeast Asia trip
By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris, undertaking a suddenly high-stakes visit to Southeast Asia this week amid the first major…
Continue Reading Biden encourages Americans who have been waiting for full FDA approval to get their Covid vaccination: ‘Get it today’
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday encouraged Americans who have been waiting for full approval from the US Food and Drug…
Continue Reading Biden to encourage Americans who have been waiting for full FDA approval to get their Covid vaccination
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy tells CNN’s Brianna Keilar that the expected full approval of the Pfizer vaccine this week will convince some people…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police says shooting of January 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt was ‘lawful’
By Whitney Wild and Chandelis Duster, CNN The US Capitol Police officer who shot and killed pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt on January 6 will not face…
Continue Reading Elder campaign replaces campaign manager in California recall race
By Kyung Lah, CNN Under fire with 3 weeks to go and ballots in the mail, California Republican Larry Elder has installed Jeff Corless as his campaign…
Continue Reading Biden will face pressure from G7 to extend Afghanistan withdrawal deadline
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Leaders from the top foreign allies of the United States are planning to press President Joe Biden to extend the deadline for…
Continue Reading Taliban issue death sentence for brother of Afghan translator who helped US troops, according to letters obtained by CNN
By Brianna Keilar and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Taliban have sentenced the brother of an Afghan translator to death, according to letters…
Continue Reading House Democrats gear up for a showdown amid divisions over infrastructure strategy
By Clare Foran, CNN Divisions among House Democrats over how to enact President Joe Biden’s sweeping infrastructure agenda are poised to come…
Continue Reading Former Michigan Rep. Paul Mitchell urged unity in emotional interview before death: ‘There’s value in people you don’t agree with’
Before his death, former Rep. Paul Mitchell talked with CNN’s Jake Tapper about his life and his parting message to the country. “I think you have to…
Continue Reading Former Joint Chiefs chair on Afghanistan: ‘I thought we could turn it around, obviously, I was wrong’
CNN’s Clarissa Ward recounts her journey out of Kabul, Afghanistan, aboard a US Air Force C-17 transporting hundreds of refugees to Doha,…
Continue Reading Former Joint Chiefs chair on Afghanistan: ‘I thought we could turn it around, obviously, I was wrong’
By Nicky Robertson Then-Vice President Joe Biden was right when he urged then-President Barack Obama to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, the former…
Continue Reading Pentagon activates US airlines to assist with evacuation efforts from Afghanistan
CNN’s Sam Kiley reports from Hamid Karzai airport in Kabul where there are still thousands of people waiting to be evacuated from…
Continue Reading Blinken defends handling of program to help Afghans who helped US
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the Biden administration’s actions on the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV)…
Continue Reading For the crypto world, bipartisan infrastructure package brings a ‘political awakening’
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Members of the cryptocurrency world are donating to crypto-focused organizations, hiring lobbyists and ramping up advocacy…
Continue Reading Pentagon activates US airlines to assist with evacuation efforts from Afghanistan
By Ellie Kaufman, Oren Liebermann, Veronica Stracqualursi and Alexis Benveniste, CNN The Department of Defense is mobilizing commercial airline…
Continue Reading Arizona’s sham ‘audit’ report due to GOP-led state Senate on Monday
By Eric Bradner and Stephanie Becker, CNN The company that conducted Arizona’s sham review of the 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County…
Continue Reading Surgeon general tells ABC News: U.S. must vaccinate Americans, rest of world to end pandemic
On what Americans need to know about vaccine booster shots, Surgeon General @vivek_murthy tells @martharaddatz: "We are recommending that people…
Continue Reading GOP congressman places blame on Trump admin for crisis in Afghanistan: ‘They set this up to fail’
CNN’s Brianna Keilar asks National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan if President Biden is misleading the public by saying al-Qaeda is gone from…
Continue Reading GOP congressman places blame on Trump admin for crisis in Afghanistan: ‘They set this up to fail’
By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday placed blame on the Trump administration for the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, saying…
Continue Reading Biden’s national security adviser says ISIS threat against Kabul airport is ‘real’ and ‘acute’
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says the Biden administration is taking the threat of ISIS attacking evacuees in Afghanistan seriously and is…
Continue Reading Biden says ‘a number of changes’ will ease Afghanistan evacuations
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Betsy Klein and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden said Sunday that “a number of changes” had been made…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump administration officials try to rewrite their own Afghanistan history
By Daniel Dale, Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN There’s been no shortage of fact-based criticism aimed at the Biden…
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