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September 14, 2021

Sen. James Risch slams Blinken's answers to questioning over Afghanistan crisis

Idaho Republican reacts to the secretary of state's response to the crisis in Afghanistan on 'Special Report'

September 14, 2021

Sen. Rubio urges Biden to act on Milley allegations

Florida Republican tells 'Hannity' allegations equate to 'military coup' and hopes they aren't true

September 14, 2021

Al Franken considers political comeback attempt: 'Keeping my options open'

Former Sen. Al Franken left the door open for another political run despite resigning from the Senate amid sexual misconduct allegations in 2017.

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

Senate awaits ruling on Dem plan to pass immigration in reconciliation, circumventing GOP

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough is set to rule on whether Democrats can pass immigration reform in the budget reconciliation bill.

September 14, 2021

Dem Sen. Tim Kaine rips Biden admin's claim that nobody forecasted rapid Afghanistan fall

During the second hearing on President Biden’s deadly troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., joined his Republican colleagues in casting doubt on the administration’s claim that no one could have seen the quick fall of the war-torn nation.

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 admits US doesn't know who was killed in Kabul airstrike, review ongoing

Sen. Rand Paul questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.

September 14, 2021

Blinken admits US doesn't know who was killed in Kabul airstrike, review ongoing

Secretary of State Antony Blinken admitted Tuesday that he does not know whether a person killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul was a member of ISIS-K or an aid worker, and that the Biden administration is still looking into the matter.

September 14, 2021

Cruz grills Biden judicial nominee over statement calling Kavanaugh 'intellectually and morally bankrupt'

Cruz went after Jennifer Sung, Biden’s nominee for Ninth Circuit judge, for her signature on the open letter from Yale Law students and alumni denouncing the then-Supreme Court nominee.