Former Trump administration official Olivia Troye confirmed that Trump and Stephen Miller gutted the Special Immigrant Visa program so that Afghans couldn’t come to the US. Video of Troye: On #Velshi @OliviaTroye confirms that Trump and Stephen Miller intentionally gutted the Special Immigrant Visa program to keep Afghan and Iraqi refugees from coming to the US,…

Nicholas Burns Scott Mlyn | CNBC WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden announced on Friday his intention to appoint a career diplomat and former US ambassador to NATO, Nicholas Burns, as his ambassador to China. The president also announced that Rahm Emanuel, the former two-term mayor of Chicago, will be nominated as his ambassador to Japan.…

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) circumvents federal anti-nepotism laws by giving jobs to his cousins’ children. Ted Cruz hires family members for government jobs Business Insider reported: Cruz employed his first cousin’s daughter in his Senate office as a paid press assistant and placed his cousin’s son on a coveted Senate internship. Cruz put his cousin…

In this file photo dated Jan. 6, 2021, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Speaks in Washington at a rally in support of President Donald Trump known as the “Save America Rally”. Jacquelyn Martin | AP Alabama Republican MP Mo Brooks responded Thursday to a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of numerous buildings on Capitol Hill…

A Trump-inspired terrorist who claimed to have a bomb outside the Library of Congress turned himself in after law enforcement officials cut his Facebook livestream. Trump inspires a new act of terrorism in Washington, DC Video: Trump terrorist who claimed to have a bomb in DC turns himself in after police cut off his Facebook…

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Washington. Alex Brandon | AP WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on Wednesday acknowledged that it does not currently have the capability to safely escort Americans in Kabul to the airport for evacuation as the Taliban consolidate control in…

A new poll shows voters support Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal with a majority of 51% to 37%, even after Republican attacks and negative media coverage. A new poll by Data for Progress found: “Voters still support President Biden’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, even after learning that Taliban fighters have captured these cities. Voters supported…

Turkish restaurateur Nusret Gokce aka Salt Bae arrives for the screening of the film “The Traitor (Il Traditore)” at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 23, 2019. Loic Venance | AFP | Getty Images Christy Reuter, a lawyer for Gokce, had no immediate comment but said she…

Texas is the county’s largest red state. Because of this, many of its residents have refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Governor Greg Abbott certainly didn’t help. Like Ron DeSantis, his Florida counterpart, Abbott is more focused on making the virus a culture war issue than actually doing anything about it. And the falls are…

French and Afghan nationals face off on the 17th (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo by STR / AFP via Getty Images) STR | AFP | Getty Images Flights from Kabul International Airport resumed Tuesday after a hectic and panicked Monday with thousands of Afghans swarming the tarmac to leave Afghanistan. Pictures from Hamid Karzai…