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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media with Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis(not shown) in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department ahead of a meeting in Washington, DC on September 15, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

GOP sens. pen letter to Secy. Blinken calling on Taliban to be designated as foreign terrorist organization

A group of Republican senators have called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to officially designate the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization. Reports detailing the letter said it points out the Taliban has appointed a known terrorist wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as interior minister.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: U.S. Sen. Jonie Ernst (R-IA) speaks to reporters after a Republican Senate luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Building on June 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Senate is in negotiations for a bipartisan infrastructure deal. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Sen. Ernst slams Biden admin. ignoring Gold Star families

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst (R) called out the Biden administration’s lack of respect for Gold Star families. Ernst blasted the administration on Friday, saying House Democrats have worked to delay the construction of a monument dedicated to the service members who died in the decades-long war on terror.