WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – President Joe Biden’s fellow Democrats will seek to head off both a government shutdown and a potentially economically crippling US credit default on Tuesday (Sept 28) while also trying to agree on a mammoth tax and spending package for his ambitious social policy agenda. Senate Democrats had
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US embassy warns of ‘specific, credible threat’ at Kabul airport as Biden says terror attack ‘highly likely in next 24-36 hours’
Reports and video circulating on social media, appear to indicate that the blast was the result of a rocket hitting a house close to the airport. Whether there have been any casualties remains unclear. BBC Pakistan and Afghanistan correspondent, Secunder Kermani cites the Afghan Health Ministry saying there’s been another
Why Biden will end the final mission in Afghanistan in just 7 days
The instincts that drove President Joe Biden’s decision to end the US presence in Afghanistan by August 31 were revealed by what he talked about before he announced it to the American people. In a televised statement billed as an update on a remarkable airlift that has now saved more
‘What’s your plan to ensure Taliban don’t acquire nuclear weapons from Pak?’: US lawmakers to Biden
In a letter addressed to the President, as many as 68 lawmakers from the House of Representatives and the Senate, also asked the US President to “outline” his plan to “move America forward.” Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi As the August 31
Republicans were already calling for Biden’s ouster after deadly Afghanistan attack
WASHINGTON — Thursday was an awful day not only for Joe Biden’s young presidency, but also for the entire United States, as well as those living Afghanistan. Thirteen U.S. service members and at least 95 Afghans were killed in an ISIS-K terrorist attack amid the U.S. evacuation efforts from Kabul. It wasn’t
Biden, G7 leaders to meet on Afghanistan crisis
US President Joe Biden will meet virtually with the leaders of the G7 on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, including humanitarian assistance for Afghan refugees, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement on Sunday. Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks on Afghanistan at the White