White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended President Biden on Friday, one day after he said he rejected a report by military investigators which criticized his administration’s handling of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Army probe, which was first reported by the Washington Post, concluded that the White House was too late in responding … Read more
An admiral for the US navy claimed “high-profile” requests, including one from first lady Jill Bidencaused disruption to overall Afghanistan evacuation efforts last year. Rear Adm. Peter Vasely, who serves as a special assistant to the Director of the Navy Staff, said incessant calls for help during the efforts to get Americans out of the … Read more
President Biden on Thursday said that Democratic governors ending COVID-19 indoor mask mandates are “probably premature” — before hedging and adding “it’s a tough call.” Biden sided with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after a half dozen states led by Democrats said this week they’re going to end indoor mask requirements as … Read more
President Joe Biden answers questions during the first news conference of his presidency at the White House in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) When Biden took office, progressives looked forward to a dramatic transformation from Trump’s anti-immigrant policies—and Biden’s initial moves were promising. But since then, many people have been disappointed. Ahilan Arulanantham, a professor … Read more
President Joe Biden has voted to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court Patrick Semansky/AP Photo President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he had thoroughly reviewed about four “well qualified and documented” candidates to fill Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s seat on the bench. Biden, who has vowed to nominate the first … Read more
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Americans who need help getting out of Ukraine if Russia invades the country could be brought through Poland and receive support from US troops, a senior defense official and a US official told NBC News on Wednesday. If US troops are needed to support an evacuation, soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division would be called … Read more
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s nominee for a key seat on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) faced extensive Republican criticism at a Senate hearing on Wednesday. Gigi Sohn, a former senior aide to Tom Wheeler when he was chair of the FCC under President Barack Obama, faced tough questions from Senate … Read more
The White House has signed off on a Defense Department plan for US troops stationed in Poland to help American citizens flee Ukraine if Russia invades — as the Biden administration tries to avoid a repeat of the Afghanistan withdrawal debacle, according to a new report Wednesday. Some of the approximately 1,700 paratroopers with the … Read more
Alexander Vindman, who oversaw Ukraine policy in the Trump White House and became a key figure in the 45th president’s first impeachment, has criticized the Biden administration for doing “too little, too late” to stop Russia from invading its western neighbor and warned of a conflict that could spread throughout Europe. Vindman, a retired Army … Read more