Ex-Marine leads plea for Congress to hear exiled Afghan resistance leader’s warnings

A former reconnaissance Marine, a former Navy SEAL and a former Pentagon chief who conducted civilian rescue missions inside Afghanistan are urging Congress to listen to top leaders of the Afghan resistance movement and end direct and indirect financial support for the Taliban government in Afghanistan. The US withdrawal coincided with the return of National […]

Effort to patch VA budget shortfall sees conservative resistance

Senate conservatives have shown early resistance to fast-tracking legislation to address a roughly $3 billion budget shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with officials warning that benefits for millions of veterans are at risk in the coming weeks. Amid growing concerns about budget shortfalls, some senators had hoped they could pass a bipartisan […]

Euro Short-term Technical Outlook: EUR/USD Bulls Eye Range Resistance – FOREX.com US

Euro Technical Outlook: EUR/USD Short-Term Trading Levels Euro June rally hits uptrend resistance, risk of correction in the short term EUR/USD Watch for breakout of months-long consolidation – CPI, PPI due to be released Resistance ~1.0860s, 1.0879/88 (key), 1.0933/39 – Support 1.0792/94, 1.0755, 1.0724/34 (key) The Euro ended a seven-day rally yesterday with EUR/USD trading […]