Washington — The Senate is preparing to take up a short-term government funding bill that keeps federal agencies operating through December 3, but does not address the looming deadline to raise the debt ceiling to avoid default. Update: Schumer announces agreement to prevent government shutdown Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …
Read More »Secretary of State Antony Blinken is traveling to Doha, Qatar on Sunday to meet with Qatari leaders and express gratitude for their help with the U.S. evacuation efforts from Afghanistan. From there he’ll go to Ramstein Air Base in Germany to meet with his German counterpart and Afghans awaiting processing, …
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An active-duty Marine commander was relieved of his duties Friday for a video post he made criticizing senior leadership in the wake of the Kabul attack that killed 13 U.S. service members. Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller posted a video to Facebook Thursday in which he asked senior civilian and military …
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Washington — A man who claimed to have explosives in his pickup truck parked near the U.S. Capitol has surrendered to law enforcement, bringing an end to a five-hour-long standoff with police on Thursday that prompted the evacuation of several buildings in the area. U.S. Capitol Police said in a …
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