August 17, 2021 McConnell: Biden withdrawal leaving 15,000 Americans 'stranded out in the country' at mercy of Taliban Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told Fox News on Tuesday that President Biden's hasty withdrawal strategy has left as many as 15,000 Americans outside Kabul with limited transportation resources to reach the Hamid Karzai International Airport, where the U.S. military has been sent to help with the evacuation effort.
August 17, 2021 Biden hit with bipartisan criticism over Afghanistan debacle: 'Our dire warnings fell on deaf ears' President Biden is the target of relentless criticism for his handling of the military drawdown from Afghanistan, which has resulted in a swift Taliban takeover of the nation, the abandonment of the American embassy and desperate scenes at the Kabul airport.
August 17, 2021 Sen. Cotton: Biden rushed troops out of Afghanistan for 9/11 symbolism and created a 'debacle' Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., called out President Biden on “America's Newsroom” Tuesday for creating a “strategic catastrophe” in Afghanistan with his decision to “rush” U.S. personnel out of the country before the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.
August 17, 2021 Sen. Cotton: Biden rushed troops out of Afghanistan for 9/11 symbolism, created a 'debacle' Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., warns the consequences of the president’s ‘terrible judgment’ are playing out in the Middle East.
August 17, 2021 US botched Afghanistan reconstruction with 'staggering' mistakes, scathing inspector general report finds Days after Taliban forces took control of Afghanistan, the U.S. government watchdog agency for the reconstruction effort released a report recapping the "many failures" of the past two decades.
August 17, 2021 Sen. Cotton: Consequences of Biden’s ‘terrible judgment’ playing out in Afghanistan Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., argues the president ‘rushed’ U.S. troops out of Afghanistan for 9/11 symbolism on ‘America’s Newsroom.’
August 17, 2021 Nevada Senate race: Laxalt launches Republican run in state that is a top GOP 2022 target Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt on Tuesday officially declared his candidacy for the Senate in a bid to oust first term Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in the 2022 midterm elections.
August 17, 2021 Senate Democrat calls for hearings on what went wrong in Afghanistan Sen. Jack Reed, the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called for hearings at a later date to learn about what went wrong in Afghanistan but said the focus should now be on evacuations.
August 16, 2021 Sen. Marco Rubio: Biden arrogantly ignored warning signs in Afghanistan Senator Marco Rubio, R-FL, discusses President Biden's handling of the Afghanistan crisis on 'Hannity.'
August 16, 2021 Biden should have seen Afghanistan collapse coming, Kelly Ayotte says Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., sounded off in a Monday phone interview after President Biden’s speech on the fall of Kabul, saying it was “not an accident that the military did not recommend this course of action.”
