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A Taliban security personnel stands guard during the ceremony held to mark the start of new academic year at Amani High School in Kabul on March 20, 2025. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Admin Secures Release Of American Held By Taliban Since 2022

A Georgia man that was held captive for over two years by the Taliban, the Islamic terrorist group based in Afghanistan, has been released following negotiations between the Trump administration and Qatari officials — according to multiple reports.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: Tulsi Gabbard is sworn in as Director of National Intelligence in the Oval Office at the White House on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Gabbard, who will oversee the 18 intelligence agencies and serve as Trump's advisory on intelligence, was confirmed by the Senate 52-48. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Gabbard Announces Revocation Of Security Clearances For Numerous Biden Admin Officials

U.S. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard stripped security clearances and access to classified information briefings from officials affiliated with the Biden administration, including Antony Blinken, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Letitia James, and Jake Sullivan — among others.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a swearing-in ceremony at the Vice President’s ceremonial office at Eisenhower Executive Office Building January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rubio has been sworn in as the 72nd U.S. Secretary of State. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Rubio Freezes Passports Applications With ‘X’ Gender Markers After Trump Order

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has required the U.S. state department to freeze passport applications that allow Americans to designate their gender identity as “X.”

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 05: Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena on November 05, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Trump campaigned for re-election in the battleground states of North Carolina and Pennsylvania before arriving for his last rally minutes after midnight in Michigan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump Cites National Security And Economic Benefits In Support Of Acquiring Greenland And Panama Canal

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly voiced his support for taking control of Greenland and the Panama Canal for both economic and defense purposes.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a press conference at the end of the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Fiuggi, central Italy, on November 26, 2024. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

Blinken To Testify On ‘Disastrous’ Afghanistan Withdrawal As House Contempt Vote Looms

While facing the threat of a contempt of Congress vote, Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally agreed to testify in front of the 118th Congress’ House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), answering questions on the chaotic 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, HFAC Chairman Michael McCaul announced on Tuesday.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 13: Gal Hirsch, co-ordinator for the cross-Governmental response to the hostage situation, addresses family and friends of those taken hostage by Hamas during an attack on Israel, at a press conference on October 13, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel has sealed off Gaza and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes, which have killed at least 1,400 people with more than 400,000 displaced, after a large-scale attack by Hamas. On October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza by land, sea, and air, killing over 1,300 people and wounding around 2,800. Israeli soldiers and civilians have also been taken hostage by Hamas and moved into Gaza. The attack prompted a declaration of war by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the announcement of an emergency wartime government. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Israeli Officials Propose New Deal, Offering ‘Safe Passage’ To Hamas Leader In Exchange For Hostage Release

Gal Hirsch, an Israeli government official tasked with freeing the Gaza hostages, stated that if Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar were to direct the terrorist organization to let go of its control of the Gaza Strip and release the hostages, then the IDF would provide him with a safe passage out of the area.