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September 15, 2021

Sen. Joni Ernst leads senators in asking Blinken to designate Taliban as foreign terrorist organization

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, on Wednesday led a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken asking him to designate the Taliban as a terrorist organization.

September 14, 2021

Cruz quizzes Blinken over reports of lists of Americans, allies given to Taliban

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas on Tuesday sparred with Secretary of State Antony Blinken over reports that the State Department gave the Taliban lists of Americans and Afghan allies the U.S. was trying to evacuate.

September 14, 2021

GOP lawmakers call on State Department to designate Taliban as terrorist group

In a joint resolution Tuesday in the House and Senate, Republicans Sen. Lindsay Graham of South Carolina and Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida called on the State Department to designate the Afghan Taliban as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO.)

September 14, 2021

State Dept. 'stonewalled' Sen. Sasse for weeks on number of stranded green card holders, senator says

The State Department “stonewalled” Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse for “weeks” following repeated requests for information on the number of green-card holders stranded in Afghanistan, a spokesperson told Fox News Tuesday.

September 14, 2021

Blinken takes bipartisan criticism, defends Afghanistan withdrawal during Senate hearing

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is addressing lawmakers Tuesday in a second day of questioning about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, as he faces the Senate Foreign Relations Committee one day after appearing before members of the House.

September 14, 2021

Senator demands to know 'who is in charge' at White House after Biden cut off mid-sentence

Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, claimed Tuesday that someone in the White House other than President Biden is “calling the shots.”

September 14, 2021

Afghanistan’s coming weeks, months could be ‘very detrimental’ as aid problems mounting under Taliban rule

The coming weeks and months “could be very, very detrimental for the Afghan people” as the amount of aid flowing into the war-torn country “simply will not be enough,” Fox News’ Trey Yingst reported Tuesday.

September 13, 2021

Hannity torches Blinken congressional hearing: 'Is it possible for one person to be that stupid?'

Fox News host Sean Hannity tore into Biden Secretary of State Antony Blinken following his congressional hearing Monday, questioning in his opening monologue whether it's "possible for one person to be that stupid.”

September 13, 2021

Blinken grilled on Hunter Biden-FBI report: GOP Rep. Perry says 'American people ought to know'

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., caused a brief uproar during Secretary of State Antony Blinken's congressional hearing on Monday.

September 13, 2021

'The Five': Hapless Blinken couldn't answer hard questions and 'defended the indefensible'

"The Five" reacted Monday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken's failure to take responsibility for any aspect of the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan.