White House press secretary Jen Psaki will have to circle back with reporters asking about the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.An email query from the Washington Examiner sent Sunday evening to President Joe Biden’s top spokesperson prompted an automatic reply from Psaki’s account that said she “will be out of the office” Sunday through next weekend.The…
President Joe Biden gave strong assurances last month that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan would not play out like the fall of Saigon at the conclusion of the Vietnam War.Speaking to reporters at the White House on July 8, Biden said the Taliban was “not remotely comparable” to the North Vietnamese Army “in…
The Chicago Board of Education recently approved a $9.3 billion budget using emergency COVID-19 funds from the federal government to hire 2,000 new employees, increase staff size, and distribute raises.The problem?The money is temporary, and a staggering 100,000 fewer students are expected back when school starts at the end of August.Interim Chicago Public Schools CEO…
President Joe Biden dismissed threats from Republicans who say they won’t strike a deal on raising the debt ceiling, a fresh sign that both parties are on the verge of a major clash that raises the threat of default.”Nope, they’re not going to let us default,” he told reporters. “$8 trillion of that is on…
Mattel has issued a statement regarding its alleged lack of an Asian doll in its Tokyo Olympics Barbie collection.The backlash: The latest wave of criticism started after Barbie repromoted the five-doll collection on July 28. Social media users alleged that none of the toys looked “Asian,” despite the fact that the Games were in Tokyo…
The Senate voted 69-30 on Tuesday to pass the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, handing a major victory to President Biden and a group of senators that spent months negotiating on the agreement.Why it matters: The monster bill would deliver hundreds of billions of dollars for roads, bridges, waterways and other “hard infrastructure” items. It…
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik wants New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to “resign and be arrested immediately.” The New York Republican is incensed on behalf of the 11 women who, according to evidence in a report from the state attorney general, he sexually harassed. “These brave women deserve swift and definitive justice,” Stefanik says.How rich is…
Former First Lady Melania Trump ripped into a presidential historian who had criticized the renovations she did on the White House Rose Garden.Michael Beschloss, an NBC contributor and historian who specializes in the US presidency, took to Twitter Saturday to lambast Trump’s changes as an “evisceration” and affront to American history.”Evisceration of White House Rose…
The Taliban say they have taken control of the city of Sheberghan in the northern Afghan province of Jawzjan.An Afghan defence ministry spokesman told the BBC government forces were still in the city and would clear out the Taliban “soon”.This is the second regional capital to fall to the militants, after Zaranj in the south-western…
Dan Bongino called for the impeachment of President Joe Biden over his handling of the southern border situation and the coronavirus pandemic just six months into the Democrat’s administration.The high-profile commentator — who this week was joined by at least one other conservative powerhouse, Mark Levin, in putting pressure on Republican lawmakers to take immediate…