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House Oversight Republicans ramp up investigation into Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are ramping up their investigation into the turbulent withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in 2021, with the panel sending letters to senior administration officials on Friday demanding information pertaining to their decision-making.

Trump seeks to block past accusers from testifying in E. Jean Caroll defamation trial

Former President Donald Trump is asking a U.S. district judge in New York to block testimony from two women who previously accused him of sexual assault in an upcoming defamation trial.

Hakeem Jeffries tells Democrats to ‘take a field trip’ to southern border

The top House Democrat urged his colleagues to travel down to the U.S.-Mexico border to gain a better understanding of the challenges that federal law enforcement and local communities face before the caucus attempts to move on immigration reform in Congress.

Russia could give Iran highly enriched uranium, Zelensky warns

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s burgeoning military partnership with Iran could hasten the Middle Eastern regime’s acquisition of nuclear weapons, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Democrats will visit border in March after refusal to join Judiciary Republicans on trip

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have refused to attend a congressional hearing on the U.S.-Mexico border next week and called it a "brazen act of political grandstanding" by Republicans.

Some Trump-era Pentagon officials knew of suspected Chinese spy balloons in 2020: Report

A handful of Trump-era Pentagon officials reportedly tracked a series of mysterious objects now suspected to be Chinese balloons, though it was not reported to the White House at the time.

Biden tweet on education access mocked as ‘accidental endorsement’ of school choice

A tweet from President Joe Biden expressing support for widespread access to quality education earned a number of mocking responses from Republicans and conservative activists, who thanked the president for making a case for school choice policies.

White House mocks Rick Scott and Republicans claiming to oppose Social Security and Medicare cuts

The White House is not letting go of its contention that Republicans plan to cut Social Security and Medicare after the senator at the center of this controversy amended his sunsetting plan to exempt the two entitlement programs specifically.

Three far-right French extremists sentenced to prison over Macron assassination plot

Three far-right French extremists were given prison sentences over a 2018 plot to assassinate French President Emmanuel Macron.

Zelensky acknowledges ‘corruption’ in country, vows reforms in ‘post-war Ukraine’

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has undercut Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s anti-corruption initiatives, the wartime leader acknowledged.
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