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Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani agreed on Sunday that the Trump’s administration’s deal with the Taliban that intended to lead to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country was a disaster.During an appearance on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” Ghani told host Fareed Zakaria that he was critical of the Afghan government being excluded from…

The explosions at western Crimea’s Saki airbase rattled nerves in Moscow and sparked panic throughout the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula, with traffic jams reported on routes leading to the Crimean Bridge as Russian holidaymakers scrambled to cut short their vacations.The exact nature of the suspected Ukrainian attack is still unclear. The Washington Post cited unnamed Ukrainian officials calling it a…

Former President Donald Trump has a new lawyer.Drew Findling — who’s known as the #BillionDollarLawyer and has represented clients including Cardi B, Gucci Mane and Migos — is representing Trump in an ongoing criminal investigation in Georgia into the former president’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election, according to the New York Times.Findling, the former…

With the potential for broad student-loan relief and an extension of the payment pause, August is a high-stakes month for millions of federal borrowers.But it appears President Joe Biden isn’t quite prepared to announce relief.Biden said last month that he would give himself until August 31 to decide on broad student-loan forgiveness. That’s also when…

The FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Florida resort and home, Mar-A-Lago, he said Monday night.“These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” Trump said in a statement. “Nothing like this has ever…

A Janesville couple celebrating their 56th wedding anniversary with a trip to the nation’s capital were killed Thursday night in a lightning strike at Lafayette Park across from the White House, District of Columbia officials and a family member said Friday.The victims were identified as James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75.The Associated Press reported a third victim, a 29-year-old…

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina mocked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as the Senate debated a resolution on Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO.”One person that I want to thank, that I usually don’t give a whole big shout out to, is President Putin from Russia. Without you, we wouldn’t be here,”…

Vice President Kamala Harris announced plans to invest $1 billion in climate projects for more than 343 cities across the United States.

Marc Short, the ex-chief of staff to former vice president Mike Pence, said during a Monday interview that he believes there would have been a “massacre” on January 6, 2021, if the rioters who breached the US Capitol that day had gotten closer to the then-vice president, according to ABC News.Short — who was with…

First lady Jill Biden was heckled by unknown bystanders on Wednesday as she walked into a Connecticut ice cream shop.”Your husband is the worst President we ever had, you owe us gas money,” a man shouted at Biden as she walked into the Arethusa Farms ice cream shop in New Haven.”Thank you! Thank you for your…