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September 18, 2021

State Department confirms 28 US citizens onboard Qatar Airways flight that departed Kabul

The State Department confirmed a Qatar Airways charter flight left Kabul, Afghanistan, on Friday, delivering 28 U.S. citizens and 7 lawful permanent residents to safety.

September 17, 2021

Blinken deletes, replaces tweet vowing US will 'stand with the people of Hong Kong'

Antony Blinken has deleted a tweet which seemingly criticized the Chinese government and showed support from the United States for the people of Hong Kong.

September 17, 2021

Pompeo on Gen. Milley's calls to China: Narrative about Trump's final weeks 'fundamentally false'

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with "Fox & Friends" Friday, and sounded off on the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley. Pompeo blasted Milley over his phone calls with China in the final days of the Trump presidency.

September 17, 2021

Pompeo, Trump national security adviser in the dark on Milley's China intel and outreach, sources say

The supposed intelligence was the basis for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley contacting his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Li Zuocheng of the People’s Liberation Army, as described in the book "Peril," co-written by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa.

September 16, 2021

Austin assures China new partnership with UK, Australia 'not aimed at anyone'

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin sought to assure China Thursday that the latest tri-lateral agreement between the U.S., U.K, and Australia is “not aimed at anyone.”

September 16, 2021

Sen. Ted Cruz: Blood will be spilled over the Biden administration's mistakes in Afghanistan

In the past month, we’ve witnessed President Biden and his top officials preside over the worst foreign policy catastrophe in a generation.

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.