Chaos is unfolding in Afghanistan. Here’s what you need to know.
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Taliban edged closer to solidifying control of Afghanistan on Sunday, including entering the presidential palace in Kabul…
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US curtailing evacuation flights of Afghans to US for now to prioritize Americans
By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration has curtailed the number of government-sponsored evacuation…
Continue ReadingUS completes evacuation of embassy in Afghanistan as flag comes down at diplomatic compound
By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The American flag at the US embassy in Kabul was taken down Sunday, marking a final step…
Continue ReadingTop US general says terror groups could reconstitute in Afghanistan sooner than expected
CNN By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler and Melanie Zanona, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Sunday in a briefing…
Continue ReadingTop US general says terror groups could reconstitute in Afghanistan sooner than expected
By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler and Melanie Zanona, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Sunday in a briefing for…
Continue ReadingTop Republican on foreign affairs committee slams Biden over ‘unmitigated disaster’ in Afghanistan
By Devan Cole, Daniella Diaz, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee slammed…
Continue ReadingBiden officials admit miscalculation as Afghanistan’s national forces and government rapidly fall
CNN By Kevin Liptak and Jason Hoffman, CNN President Joe Biden and his administration struggled Sunday to project order amid a race by American and…
Continue ReadingHochul vows ‘zero tolerance’ in her administration once she becomes New York governor
By Chandelis Duster, CNN New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who will make history as the female governor of New York, on Sunday vowed to uphold…
Continue ReadingNew York district attorneys ask state attorney general to hold off on publicly releasing Cuomo investigation materials
CNN, POOL, WIVB, STATE OF NEW YORK, WABC, 12 NEWS LONG ISLAND, TWITTER, LTGOVHOCHULNY By Sonia Moghe and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Three New York…
Continue ReadingState Department ‘pushing the envelope’ by offering Dark Web informants cryptocurrency rewards for information on hackers attacking the United States
By Alex Marquardt, CNN As hackers and cybersecurity experts descended on Las Vegas last week for the famous cyber conference Black Hat, they may have…
Continue ReadingBiden officials admit miscalculation as Afghanistan’s national forces and government rapidly fall
By Kevin Liptak and Jason Hoffman, CNN President Joe Biden and his administration struggled Sunday to project order amid a race by American and other…
Continue ReadingUS completely pulling out of embassy in Afghanistan over the next 72 hours
CNN By Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States is pulling out all US personnel from its embassy in Kabul over the next 72 hours, including top officials,…
Continue ReadingAs Pentagon prepares to make Covid-19 vaccine mandatory, some lawyers see a surge in calls
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The messages began pouring into the law office of Joseph Jordan in Killeen, Texas, soon after the Pentagon announced it would…
Continue ReadingWith debt limit, Biden tests GOP’s willingness to play with economic fire
By John Harwood The Trumpist Republican Party has shown it will toy with democracy. Now President Joe Biden is testing its willingness to play with…
Continue ReadingWith debt limit, Biden tests GOP’s willingness to play with economic fire
CNN By John Harwood The Trumpist Republican Party has shown it will toy with democracy. Now President Joe Biden is testing its willingness to play…
Continue ReadingBiden authorizes 1,000 more troops to be sent to Afghanistan
By Donald Judd and Barbara Starr, CNN President Joe Biden announced the authorization of an additional direct deployment of 1,000 troops to…
Continue ReadingFormer Iowa Democratic chair Troy Price hired as New Hampshire Democrats’ executive director
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Troy Price, the former chair of the Iowa Democratic Party during the chaotic 2020 Iowa caucuses, is the New Hampshire…
Continue ReadingFederal judge orders Biden administration to revive Trump-era border policy
By Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Texas has ordered the Biden administration to revive a Trump-era border policy that…
Continue ReadingAs the climate crisis worsens in the US, pressure for action from Biden and Kerry grows
By Ella Nilsen and Natasha Bertrand, CNN In a summer of deadly and life-altering extreme weather, the Biden administration and Democrats are walking…
Continue ReadingAnger over reopening and masks leads to new interest in school board races
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Like many parents, Paul Martino never paid his school board much attention before the coronavirus pandemic. But last summer,…
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