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August 18, 2021

Republican senators question Biden's fitness for office amid Afghanistan debacle

Florida Sen. Rick Scott said it's time to "ask the serious question of whether Joe Biden is fit to lead our nation as commander in chief," while Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said that the Afghanistan debacle is further evidence that Biden is "unfit for office."

August 17, 2021

Sen. Hagerty advocates for ‘coherent plan’ amid botched Afghanistan evacuation

Among various uncertainties and failures in evacuating Americans from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., told “Your World” that step one should be a coherent plan.

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.