Just weeks away from completing its military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the United States is sending thousands of combat troops back to Kabul in a last-ditch attempt to move diplomatic personnel and Afghan allies out of harm’s way. The move, announced Thursday by the State Department and the Pentagon, comes as U.S.-trained and -equipped Afghan security […]
“We’ve lost over 600,000 of our loved ones across this country,” said progressive challenger Charles Booker. “Rand Paul knew how bad it would be, and he decided to choose profits instead of protecting you.” Sixteen months after Congress’ 45-day reporting deadline, Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday disclosed that his wife bought stock in the pharmaceutical company that makes remdesivir, an antiviral […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed Republicans for complaining about Democrats’ use of budget reconciliation, noting that the GOP recently used the same process to force through massive tax cuts for the rich. The U.S. Senate approved a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint with a party-line vote in the early hours of Wednesday morning, a key step toward passage […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday over allegations he sexually harassed at least 11 women. “The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing, and therefore, that’s what I’ll do,” Cuomo said in a televised news conference. The three-term governor said his […]