The Taliban is moving quickly to crush any opposition as the race to escape Afghanistan intensifies. The Pentagon is ramping up Kabul evacuation efforts as many struggle to reach the airport amid chaos and Taliban crackdown. The State Department says that 6,000 people at the Kabul airport are awaiting planes. 20 evacuation flights are expected to leave Afgha ... Show More
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Dems Prepare to Govern After Midterm Wave
Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed outlines his priorities, including ending the Iran war, lowering costs, and working with the Trump administration when possible, while also delivering a message of unity to voters who did not support him. ... Democrats take control of Congres ... Show More
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Nov 3
Election Day: Voters Decide Control of Congress
Americans head to the polls in a high-stakes midterm election that will determine control of the House and Senate, with key battleground contests in Michigan, Texas, Iowa and North Carolina drawing national attention. Voters in Michigan weigh a closely watched Senate race between ... Show More
1h 36m
Aug 2021
Sunday August 22: U.S. evacuates thousands out of Kabul
An increasingly dire situation in Kabul as thousands in, and around the airport are desperate to flee the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. U.S. officials say more than 17,000 people have been flown out of Kabul in the last week. But, the State Department is now warning Americans n ... Show More
42m 13s
Aug 2021
State Dept.: 6,000 will soon board planes to leave Kabul; Pentagon: U.S. evacuated 7,000 from Kabul in past 5 days; Third senator tests positive for covid; One-on-one with Dr. Anthony Fauci
CNN: Only a small number of Afghans are making it into Kabul airport due to Taliban checkpoints; Biden suggests U.S. troops could stay in Afghanistan past withdrawal deadline to evacuate all Americans; State Dept.: 20 flights expected to depart Kabul tonight; Taliban using violen ... Show More
37m 50s
Aug 2021
Pentagon: 21,600 evacuated in last 24 hours, a new daily high; CDC study: vaccines less protective against Delta variant, but still reduce risk of severe infection by two-thirds; House votes to pass Biden’s $3.5T budget framework;
Taliban: Afghans will not be allowed to leave the country; Taliban: airport roads closed to afghans, open for foreigners; State Dept: thousands of Americans waiting to be evacuated; Defense officials: first U.S. troops have started leaving Afghanistan; U.S. has evacuated 4,000 Am ... Show More
37m 52s
Aug 2021
State Dept: up to 1,500 Americans still may need evacuation; U.S. concerned about possible ISIS-K attacks on Kabul airport crowds; Report: 180k+ pediatric Covid cases, surge 4x in one month; Thousands evacuated as California fire engulfs more than 120k acres
U.S. Defense official: “very specific threat stream” on ISIS-K attacks planned against crowds outside Kabul airport; U.S. concerned about possible ISIS-K attacks on Kabul airport crowds; Pentagon: 19,000 evacuated from Afghanistan in the past day; Pelosi & other lawmakers critici ... Show More
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