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Blinken to appear at Afghanistan withdrawal hearing, top Republican says
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the outgoing chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to testify before the committee about the Biden ...Politics - The Hill - 22 hours ago -
Republican blocks promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal
Markwayne Mullin stalls promotion of Lt Gen Christopher Donahue, photographed as last US soldier to leave. The US general who was photographed as the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan is ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
GOP senator blocks promotion of top general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal
GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) is holding up the promotion for a top general who oversaw the 82nd Airborne Division during the deadly 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a source has told The ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Republican senator blocks promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal
A Republican senator has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a Senate aide.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
GOP senator blocks promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal
Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue was slated to be promoted to a four-star rank and take command of the U.S. Army in Europe.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Addressing America’s unfinished business in Afghanistan
Rescuing our Afghan partners will fulfill our sacred promise, taking seriously the terrorist threats from Afghanistan will keep us safe, and closing Guantanamo will end a shameful chapter.Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
How the Taliban are erasing Afghanistan’s women – photo essay
The journalist Mélissa Cornet and the photographer Kiana Hayeri met more than 100 Afghan girls and women in seven provinces, and found resistance and defiance but also despair. Earlier this year, I ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
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Trump transition team to investigate US pullout from Afghanistan
The incoming Trump administration reportedly will punish the military officials involved in the pullout of troops from Afghanistan, which independent reviews have blamed on both the Trump and Biden ...Top stories - NBC News - November 17 -
Trump weighs court-martial of officers involved in Afghanistan in ‘unprecedented’ kind of threat
The Trump transition team is compiling a list of current and former military officers involved in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan to determine if they should be court-martialed. NBC News ...Politics - NBC News - November 18 -
General's promotion blocked in first sign of Trump retaliation for Afghanistan pullout
A GOP senator has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in Kabul in the first sign of Trump retaliating against officers involved in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Trump Ally Holds Up Promotion of Army General Involved in Afghanistan Evacuation
Pentagon fears the delay could foreshadow other moves against officers under Trump.World - The Wall Street Journal - 14 hours ago -
Kinzinger: Hegseth hearings will be 'pretty brutal'
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said that the hearings to appoint former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense would be “pretty brutal,” considering the nominee's sexual assault ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Taliban detained journalists over 250 times in Afghanistan since takeover, U.N. says
The United Nations’ mission to Afghanistan said that the Taliban had arbitrarily detained journalists 256 times since their takeover three years ago.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
Jannik Sinner Withdraws From Paris Masters With Illness
The tennis world No. 1 was top seed for the final A.T.P. 1000 event of the year.Sports - The New York Times - October 29 -
Police officers to 'withdraw goodwill' in protest at pay offer
The Scottish Police Federation said that the move would take effect from 1 November at 17:00.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Qatar suspends role as mediator between Israel and Hamas
The move comes after US officials were quoted saying they would not accept Hamas's presence in Qatar.Top stories - BBC News - November 9 -
Captain Kane unhappy at England squad withdrawals
Captain Harry Kane is unhappy with the number of players who have withdrawn from the latest England squad, insisting "England comes before club".Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
Argentina withdraws negotiators from Cop29 summit
Move adds to concerns about the stability of the Paris agreement after the election in the US of Donald Trump. Argentinian negotiators representing the government of the climate science denier ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Kane warns of fragile culture after withdrawals row
Harry Kane has warned that the England team's culture "takes a long time to build and maybe not so long to lose" and called on the senior players to help maintain a positive feel around the camp.Sports - ESPN - November 17 -
Matt Gaetz withdraws as attorney general nominee
President-elect Donald Trump announced Gaetz as his nominee to be attorney general last week.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s nominee for US attorney-general
Former congressman says controversy around his nomination had become a ‘distraction’Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has withdrawn his nomination to be Attorney General for President-elect Trump.Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Matt Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration
Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, has announced he is withdrawing from consideration. This comes after Gaetz visited Capitol Hill to rally ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Senators react to Gaetz withdrawal and Hegseth allegations
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina responded to Matt Gaetz's withdrawal as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general by saying he would "not be a rubber stamp to his ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Farah Griffin: Gaetz withdrawal will increase Hegseth scrutiny
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former White House official under then-President Trump, said Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal as an attorney general nominee would only lead to further criticism about Pete Hegseth’s ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Matt Gaetz Withdraws as Trump’s Pick for Attorney General
Mr. Gaetz has consistently denied the allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use, but his prospective nomination ran into trouble in the Senate.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Gaetz withdrawal shifts spotlight to Hegseth, Gabbard, Kennedy
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) decision to withdraw from consideration to become attorney general has shifted the attention of Senate Republicans to the nominations of Pete Hegseth, former ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Bannon on Gaetz's AG withdrawal: 'We took a casualty’
Political strategist Steve Bannon said former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) withdrawal from the attorney general nomination was a “casualty” for the Republican Party. “We took a casualty today. One of ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Could Trump sideline government watchdogs? Some are already quitting.
The president-elect’s allies have called for a wholesale replacement of the more than 70 inspectors general across the federal government.Politics - Politico - 2 days ago -
Bannon blames McConnell for Gaetz withdrawal as Trump AG
Steve Bannon, a key ally and ex-adviser to President-elect Trump, placed the blame for former Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) decision to withdraw from consideration after he was tapped to lead the ...Politics - The Hill - 20 hours ago -
People Are Hooked on Costco Hearing Aids, and This Is Why
Devoted customers come for the free hearing aid cleanings and leave with full carts.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - November 2 -
Supreme Court to Hear Louisiana Congressional Map Dispute
The case, which will not affect this election cycle, involves a legal fight over how the state draws its voting maps and could determine the political power of Black voters there.Top stories - The New York Times - November 4 -
Sara Sharif’s stepmum was ‘possessed’, court hears
A father accused of killing Sara Sharif says his daughter was abused by her stepmum, a court hears.Top stories - BBC News - November 6
