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READ: McConnell letter to the Education Department regarding ‘1619 Project’ programs

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell this week sent a letter, obtained by CNN, to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to abandon curriculum in American schools that McConnell argues tells a revisionist history of America’s founding, specifically criticizing The New York Times’ “1619 Project.” Read McConnell’s letter obtained by CNN below: Dear Secretary Cardona: We write to

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US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan has begun

The US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is now formally underway, according to the White House and several US defense officials. “A drawdown is underway,” White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One Thursday. “While these actions will initially result in increased forces levels, we remain committed to having all of

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Blinken says US withdrawal from Afghanistan will concentrate the minds of ‘free riders’ in the region

Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN on Tuesday that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will concentrate the minds of “free riders” in the region about their interests in keeping the country stable. Blinken spoke with CNN’s Jake Tapper, who asked him to respond to concerns that President Joe Biden’s plans to withdraw US forces

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Top US, Japanese and South Korean military leaders meet, underscoring US shift from the Middle East to China

The top US general met his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Hawaii Thursday, emphasizing America’s commitment to “long-term peace and stability in the region” and underscoring a broader US shift from the Middle East to China. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley reaffirmed the US commitment to two of its closest allies in Asia,

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Idaho state representative resigns amid allegations of sexual misconduct

Republican Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger resigned Thursday afternoon, hours after the state’s House Ethics Committee had unanimously recommended he be censured and stripped of the powers of his office without pay. Von Ehlinger was accused of pursuing inappropriate relationships with women who worked in the state Capitol, including sexual contact with a 19-year-old

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Biden invites Capito to the White House on infrastructure but warns ‘it’s a no-go from me’ if GOP doesn’t meet him halfway

President Joe Biden has invited Sen. Shelly Moore Capito back to the White House to discuss infrastructure, the President told reporters Thursday, a week after the West Virginia Republican unveiled a counterproposal to the White House’s $2 trillion package. “I invited her to come with anyone she wants to bring with her to the White

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Biden administration says it’s consulting ‘nonstop’ with India with first aid shipment en route

The Biden administration has been consulting “nonstop” with the Indian government on their priorities as the country grapples with a catastrophic coronavirus surge that has left its healthcare system on the brink of collapse, according to a top US Agency for International Development official. Jeremy Konyndyk, the senior advisor coordinating agency-wide Covid-19 efforts at USAID,

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Federal agents execute search warrants on Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office

Federal agents executed search warrants Wednesday at the Manhattan apartment and office of Rudy Giuliani, his attorney said, advancing a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors that has been underway for more than two years. Giuliani, who served as former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has been the focus of an investigation concerning his activities in

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Rudy Giuliani expected to wage court fight over files seized in federal raid

With federal authorities now in possession of Rudy Giuliani’s electronic devices as a result of search warrants executed on his Manhattan residence and office Wednesday, federal officials anticipate a court fight over their potentially privileged contents. Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert Costello, raised alarms in the hours after the warrants were served on his client, who previously

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