Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Thursday at the Pentagon they don’t have the answers “yet” when asked how they will prevent the Taliban from taking over Kabul after U.S. forces leave Afghanistan. “We are hopeful that the Afghan security forces will play a…
Senate Majority Leader mitch-mcconnell” target=”_blank”>Mitch McConnell< a “mistake” Thursday, predicting the Taliban will regain control. “I think it’s important to remember why we went there,” he told reporters in Kentucky. “I think there’s a higher likelihood that the Taliban will be back in control of the country, maybe as early as the end of the year.”…
Rep.alexandria-ocasio-cortez”> Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez< Democrat also said that she was a “Planned Parenthood” baby, as her mother relied on prenatal services offered by Planned Parenthood before her birth. “If we want to talk about Planned Parenthood let’s talk about how many lives Planned Parenthood has saved. And how many babies have been born because of the…
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the U.S. has no plans to shoot down a world-regions rocket hurling back toward earth this weekend, but he hopes it will land in the ocean. “We have the capability to do a lot of things, but we don’t have a plan to shoot it down as we speak,”…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein said judiciaryAssociate Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement would be a “great loss,” as liberal groups wage a campaign for the 82-year-old to resign and make way for a younger liberal to take the seat while Democrats control the White House. Feinstein, California’s senior senator and the oldest sitting senator at 87, has faced…
The latest official photo of the judiciary‘s current nine justices has been released, showing all three of former President Donald Trump’s picks for the first time. More than five months after Justice judiciary was confirmed to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the court released its official portrait showing the nine justices. Seated in the front are…
GOP lawmakersa> are expected to press Biden administration climate envoy John Kerry on his dealings with <a href="https: Mohammad Javad Zarif during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee next Wednesday. Kerry will testify at the hearing, dubbed “Driving a Global, Whole-of-Society Response to Climate Action.” The hearing will utilize a hybrid format, raising…
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and congressional elections hinting at a run for a seat in the senate” target=”_blank”>upper chamber<an opinion piece calling on the Senate to remove the filibuster — the chamber rule that gives the minority party in Congress more of a voice in the legislative process. “Democrats must eliminate the filibuster,…
Like his predecessors, joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< and donald-trump” target=”_blank”>Donald Trump< never mentions God, only Americans’ “many religions and belief systems” and the “power of prayer.” BIDEN’S BIZARRE AMTRAK STORY DOESN’T ADD UP “Throughout our history, Americans of many religions and belief systems have turned to prayer for strength, hope and guidance,” Biden’s proclamation reads. “Prayer…
Senate Minority Leader mitch-mcconnell” target=”_blank”>Mitch McConnell< could work with Republicans to pass a “bipartisan” infrastructure bill, a shift from other comments he made this week that Republicans are “100%” focused on stopping joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< McConnell was asked about the state of play on infrastructure legislation and the $4 trillion-plus in spending the Biden administration…