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The House Select Committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot is set to request the telecommunications companies to preserve the phone records of members of Congress who participated in the 'Stop the Steal' rally.

January 6 committee to ask telecommunications companies to preserve phone records of members of Congress who participated in ‘Stop the Steal’ rally

By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild, CNN The House Select Committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot has requested that a group of telecommunications companies preserve the phone records of a group of GOP members of Congress and former President Donald Trump, as well as members of the Trump family, who

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Conservative tweeters falsely claimed President Joe Biden didn't show up at Dover Air Force Base to honor American troops killed in Afghanistan last week.

Fact check: Conservative tweeters falsely claim Biden didn’t show up at Dover to honor troops’ remains

By Daniel Dale On Saturday night, an entirely false claim about President Joe Biden went viral among conservatives on Twitter. “Our heroes were returned to American soil and Dover AFB today. Nobody from the Biden White House attended,” tweeted Buzz Patterson, a Republican congressional candidate in California. Patterson’s tweet — posted before 11 p.m. on

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The Biden administration is committed to a "safe passage" of Americans and Afghans who helped the US government after the withdrawal deadline from Afghanistan

Biden administration pledges ‘safe passage’ for Americans in Afghanistan after withdrawal deadline

By Chandelis Duster, CNN The Biden administration is committed to a “safe passage” of Americans and Afghans who helped the US government after the withdrawal deadline from Afghanistan, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday. “August 31st is not a cliff. After August 31st, we believe that we have substantial leverage to hold the Taliban

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Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said August 29 that if American citizens and Afghan allies are left in Afghanistan following the planned withdrawal of US troops there this week that would represent "a moral stain" on the US.

Romney: US potentially leaving Americans and Afghan allies in Afghanistan after withdrawal ‘a moral stain’

By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday that if American citizens and Afghan allies are left in Afghanistan following the planned withdrawal of US troops there this week that would represent “a moral stain” on the US. “Leaving Americans behind and leaving our Afghan friends behind who’ve worked with us would put

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Biden attends dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for those killed in Afghanistan

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden watched stoically as flag-draped cases carrying the remains of American service members killed in Afghanistan returned Sunday to the United States. The President’s attendance at what the military calls a “dignified transfer” is among the gravest responsibilities for any American commander in chief, a searing reminder of the

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President Joe Biden speaks about the bombings at the Kabul airport that killed at least 12 U.S. service members

Biden attends dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for those killed in Afghanistan

By Kevin Liptak, Arlette Saenz and Jason Hoffman, CNN President Joe Biden on Sunday watched stoically as 13 flag-draped cases carrying the remains of American service members killed in Afghanistan arrived in the United States. The President’s attendance at the “dignified transfer” is among the gravest responsibilities for any American commander in chief. After meeting

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US Marine Corps Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller has been relieved of command

US Marine officer relieved of command after criticizing military leaders about Afghanistan withdrawal

By Paul LeBlanc, Oren Liebermann and Brian Rokus, CNN US Marine Corps Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller has been relieved of command after he posted a video online questioning military leaders’ handling of the situation in Afghanistan, a Marine Corps spokesperson said Friday. Scheller had posted a video to his Facebook page on Thursday stating: “People

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