Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally, has also called for offering more economic incentives to Pakistan to encourage it to do more to bring stability to Afghanistan. Graham noted after his last month’s visit to Islamabad that Pakistani leadership wants an end to the Afghan war to promote national and regional peace.“ … [Read more...] about Senior US Diplomat in Pakistan Amid Warming Mutual Ties
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Trump Calls Baghdadi ‘a Sick, Depraved Man’
Trump's victory remarks about the raid came as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it is operating at a "heightened state of vigilance" following the death of al-Baghdadi, but that there are no plans to issue a National Terrorism Advisory System alert unless "we develop specific or credible threat information" to share with the public. … [Read more...] about Trump Calls Baghdadi ‘a Sick, Depraved Man’
Taliban-Planted Bomb Kills 2 US Soldiers in Afghanistan
NATO’s Resolute Support mission said the service members were conducting operations in southern Kandahar province when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device, or IED. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for planting the bomb in an Afghan province that hosts a major U.S. military base. … [Read more...] about Taliban-Planted Bomb Kills 2 US Soldiers in Afghanistan
White House, House Lawmakers Lay Out Impeachment Cases as Trial Looms
Democrats want to subpoena former national security adviser John Bolton, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and others to testify about their knowledge of Trump's Ukraine actions. Trump eventually released the Ukraine military aid in September after a 55-day delay without Zelenskiy launching the Biden investigations. Republicans say that is proof that Trump did not engage in a reciprocal quid pro quo deal -- the military aid in exchange for the investigations to help him politically. … [Read more...] about White House, House Lawmakers Lay Out Impeachment Cases as Trial Looms
Record Representation, Unequal History as US Women’s Voting Rights Amendment Turns 100
There were no women in either chamber of the U.S. Congress when the suffrage amendment passed in 1919. Until that point, there had only ever been one woman in the House of Representatives, Rep. Jeannette Rankin of Montana, but she had just lost her bid for a Senate seat. In 1920, the year the suffrage amendment went into effect, voters in Oklahoma elected the second woman to serve in the House, and there have been women in Congress ever since, including 131 today. … [Read more...] about Record Representation, Unequal History as US Women’s Voting Rights Amendment Turns 100
