Foreign Policy - Page 995

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 15, 2021

North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles; Japan's Suga rips test as 'absolutely outrageous'

North Korea reportedly fired two ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast Wednesday, in the direction of Japan, prompting Japan's prime minister to denounce the action as "absolutely outrageous," according to reports.

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

Thiessen slams Biden's Afghanistan 'travesty,' says admin wanted to use 9/11 date as 'political prop'

Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen slammed the Biden administration during the “Brian Kilmeade Show” on Tuesday saying the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was an “absolute travesty.”

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.