Over 200 volunteers and hired holiday decorators, alongside President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, have decked out the White House in decorations in an attempt to share a message of “peace and light,” presenting its bright Christmas and New Years holiday display.
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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.
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Former President Donald Trump honored the 13 service members that died three years ago during the United States’ chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal.
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Jen Psaki, a host for MSNBC and the former White House press secretary for President Joe Biden, said that she will retract a paragraph from her new book that describes Biden checking his watch at a memorial service for U.S. soldiers who lost their lives during the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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The U.S. attorney’s office stated on Tuesday that a former financial counselor for the United States Army had entered a guilty plea to cheating the families of slain service members out of life insurance premiums.
Read More U.S. Army Financial Counselor Admits To Defrauding Gold Star Families, Pleads Guilty
On Capitol Hill Tuesday, lawmakers hosted a roundtable forum for the Gold Star family members of the service members killed in the terrorist attack at the Kabul airport two years ago.
Read More Lawmakers Host Kabul Abbey Gate Gold Star Families