On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said President Joe Biden is “obsessed with having the government force kindergartners to wear masks all day in school” and “obsessed with taking away parents’ rights”
Less than a week has passed since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal and the emerging portrait is anything but peaceful.
President Joe Biden did not take questions during a Wednesday appearance, nor did he say anything about Afghanistan, but the White House produced a junior official in a pink tie to explain which part of the “mission was accomplished” thus far.
President Joe Biden continued to struggle with his response to the crisis in Afghanistan after days of hunkering down and seemingly waiting for the storm to blow over.
CNN political commentator David Axelrod said Wednesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that President Joe Biden did not get the intelligence right on the military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
During his interview with George Stephanopoulos, President Joe Biden contradicted statements he made in July when he deflected blame for the debacle in Afghanistan by saying chaos after U.S. withdrawal was inevitable.
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), a veteran of the United States Army who served in the Iraq War, torched the nation’s ruling class for what she calls a “foolish, short-sighted mission to turn Afghanistan into a ‘democracy.'”
Austin appeared stumped after being asked if the U.S. is relying on “diplomacy with the Taliban” to allow people safe passage to the Kabul airport.
China’s state-run Global Times on Tuesday reported Chinese corporations are excited by the business opportunities in Afghanistan, once the Taliban “stabilizes” its conquered land and eliminates the “uncertainty” holding China’s ambitions in check.
During an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of ABC’s “World News Tonight,” President Joe Biden said “there was no consensus” on the intelligence on the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, and that intelligence reports said a Taliban takeover was “more likely
Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have joined a group of Senate Democrats in asking President Joe Biden to rapidly expand refugee resettlement from Afghanistan to the United States.
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden gave a press conference from the White House in which he touted the coming wave of coronavirus booster shots for 15 minutes and then left the podium without taking any questions.
President Joe Biden tried to pivot attention away from his ongoing disaster in Afghanistan and back toward the coronavirus pandemic. Biden berated Republican governors who had banned mask mandates for schools in their states.
During a portion of an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, President Joe Biden committed that the U.S. will keep troops in Afghanistan beyond the August 31 deadline if such a step is needed to get Americans out of the
Thousands of Afghans, including recently freed Taliban prisoners, entered Pakistan this week through a border crossing located between the Afghan city of Spin Boldak and the Pakistani city of Chaman, Al Jazeera reported Tuesday.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue has slammed MSNBC for comparing conservative Christians to the Taliban Islamic terror group, calling the comparison “obscene.”
Vulnerable Democrats in tough races are starting to feel the heat build around them while hesitating to criticize President Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.
During a portion of an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, President Joe Biden stated that images from Afghanistan of hundreds of people packed into planes and people falling are from “four days ago, five days ago” before the U.S.
During a portion of an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, President Joe Biden said that he doesn’t think the exit from Afghanistan could have been handled any better and “the idea that somehow, there’s a way to have gotten
Matt Mowers called for Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to “resign immediately” for having “abandoned their duty” while the Biden Administration botched the Afghanistan withdrawal.
Photos published by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Wednesday show schoolgirls in the Afghan city of Herat returning to school this week wearing sanitary masks in lieu of the niqab, a full-face covering the Taliban traditionally required women and girls to wear in public under sharia, or Islamic law.
The U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday announced a “first come, first serve basis” for stranded Americans at the airport.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the United States military will evacuate individuals in Afghanistan “until the clock runs out or we run out of capacity,” raising questions about whether the Biden administration could end up leaving some American citizens stranded in the Taliban-controlled country.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) said that the United States should stay in Afghanistan beyond the August 31 deadline if it has to in order to finish the evacuation and should have “stayed at
Pentagon leaders said the military does not have the capability to help the thousands of Americans stranded outside the Kabul airport.
The Pentagon said Wednesday morning that between Tuesday 3 a.m. and Wednesday 3 a.m., the military evacuated about 2,000 from the Kabul airport, including 325 Americans.
USA Today on Wednesday demanded honesty from President Joe Biden over the White House’s conflicting communications about Afghan intelligence reports.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a campaign stop in Ontario on Tuesday that he spoke with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by telephone to discuss their shared “concern for Afghan women and girls” after the Taliban takeover.
President Biden ended the war in Afghanistan earlier this week, fulfilling the broken promises of the last three presidents, whereupon both the liberal and conservative media rose up as one to shout: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Former CIA analyst Matt Zeller said Wednesday on CNN’s “Newsroom” that the Trump Administration shut down the visa program for Afghans so “they’re as complicit” just as the Taliban were in the deaths of those trying to flee.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) stated that after going to war against the Taliban, “we’re relying on that same Taliban to keep Americans safe,” and “to not start massacring people today.” And he doesn’t see
The Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) warning of a rapid Afghan collapse Sunday raises questions of what President Joe Biden knew and when he knew it.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hallie Jackson Reports,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) said that “we can’t go by” the August 31 deadline to leave Afghanistan set by President Joe Biden and we must ensure that American
Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) criticized President Joe Biden’s handling of the U.S. troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Taliban leaders have repeatedly used public statements celebrating their takeover of Afghanistan this week to sell themselves as a reformed organization, promising “inclusive” leadership, respect for women, and peace with its neighbors.
Erik Prince said Taiwan should procure nuclear weapons as a deterrence against China following the Joe Biden’s handling of Afghanistan.
Representatives of the U.S. Bishop’s Conference (USCCB) are urging the federal government to act swiftly to help relocate refugees fleeing the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), released a statement on Tuesday that said Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul has been secured and is once again open to civilian air traffic. McKenzie warned the Taliban not to interfere with U.S. evacuation efforts, and threatened to respond to any attack with “overwhelming force.”
Uganda on Tuesday agreed to receive and temporarily house 2,000 Afghan refugees at the request of the U.S. government, Reuters reported.
The foreign ministry of Turkey said at a press conference Tuesday it “welcomes” messages from the Taliban, including the terror group’s claims that it will ensure security for foreign embassies in Kabul following its capture of the Afghan national capital Sunday.
