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FACT CHECK: Tim Walz Speech About Visiting Afghanistan Lacks Important Context

video shared on facebook Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has been criticized as “stolen courage” for mentioning a trip to Afghanistan, even though he was not actually deployed there. Verdict: Misleading Walz was referring to a congressional trip to Afghanistan, not his own service history. Fact check: Walz and 40-year-old Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance are […]

10 Democrats vote to censure Biden officials over Afghanistan withdrawal

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill rebuking several Biden administration officials over the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal. Ten of the lawmakers who voted in favor were Democrats. Among those slammed in the bill are President Biden, Vice President Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The vote on […]

House votes to condemn Biden administration officials over Afghanistan withdrawal

Members of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a resolution formally censuring President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and 13 other administration officials over the chaotic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan three years ago. The House voted 219-194. Solution He criticized key officials in the Harris-Biden administration involved in the decision to withdraw, accusing them […]

10 Dems vote with GOP to rebuke Biden officials over chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal

Ten Democratic senators voted with Republicans on Wednesday to criticize Biden administration officials over their handling of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The bill passed by a vote of 219-194, with Democrats voting in favor including Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), Rep. Marie Grusenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), […]

GOP Lawmakers Move To Hold Blinken In Contempt After He Skips Afghanistan Withdrawal Hearing

A House committee moved to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt for missing a Tuesday congressional hearing on the chaotic 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal despite being legally required to testify. Blinken is Subpoena He was scheduled to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) on Tuesday about the Afghanistan withdrawal that led to […]

GOP presses ahead with holding Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan testimony

The Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday moved to charge Secretary of State Antony Blinken with ignoring a subpoena to appear before the committee, prompting accusations from Democrats of partisan maneuvering ahead of the November election. Blinken argued that it would be impossible for him to attend the hearing because he is attending the […]

New GOP-backed bill would ban aid to Afghanistan to avoid giving US dollars to the Taliban

First appeared on FOX: Republican lawmakers, fearing interference from the Taliban, have introduced a new bill that would cut off all aid to Afghanistan. “The Biden-Harris Administration's disastrous withdrawal has returned the country to Taliban control and found our taxpayer money being used to benefit the Taliban,” Rep. Josh Breacheen (R-Okla.), the bill's sponsor, told […]