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White House rolls out new plan to combat gun suicides in U.S.

The Biden administration is rolling out a new initiative aimed at reducing suicides by gun and combating the significant increases in suicides by members of the military.

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Author Allen C. Guelzo joins us to share his latest biography, a character study of a complicated Civil War figure.

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Sudan’s military takes power in coup, arrests prime minister

The military takeover threatens to derail Sudan’s long, rocky attempt to transition to democracy two years after protesters forced the ouster of autocrat Omar al-Bashir.

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A Canadian, the alleged voice behind ISIS videos, could face life in prison

Mohammed Khalifa produced propaganda videos for ISIS, many depicting murder and used to recruit Westerners, prosecutors allege.

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Joint Chiefs chairman calls war in Afghanistan a ‘strategic failure’

The Biden administration faces criticism on multiple fronts for its handling of the final months of the war.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden disembarks Marine One upon arrival at the Gordons Pond in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Friday, Sept. 17, 2021
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One stunning afternoon: Setbacks imperil Biden’s reset

The wave of bad headlines came just as the White House aimed to implement a September reset.

5 years ago

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Biden voters in Pa. grappling with chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, America’s longest war

A recent poll found that 52% of Democrats support the withdrawal and Biden’s handling, 37% want to withdraw but say mistakes were made, and 17% oppose.

5 years ago

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5 questions after President Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal

Among the questions: What happens to the Americans still in Afghanistan? And: What does the exit mean for Biden's approach to the world?

5 years ago

President Joe Biden holds a presidential challenge coin as he is surrounded by Air Force officers
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Biden praises airlift, defends departure from ‘forever war’

The last Air Force transport plane departed Kabul one minute before midnight Monday, raising questions about why Biden didn't continue the airlift for at least another day.

5 years ago

In this image provided by the Department of Defense, a CH-47 Chinook from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug, 28, 2021. (Department of Defense via AP)
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Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war

The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday.

5 years ago

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U.S. says drone kills IS bombers targeting Kabul airport

The strike came as the United States winds down a historic airlift that saw tens of thousands evacuated from Kabul’s international airport.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden watches as a Navy carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak
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Biden travels to Dover to pay respects to U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan

Biden traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to meet privately with the families of those killed and then attend the “dignified transfer” of the fallen troops.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden listens as he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Washington
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U.S. airstrike targets Islamic State members in Afghanistan

The attack came amid what the White House called indications that IS planned to strike again as the U.S.-led evacuation from Kabul airport moved into its final days.

5 years ago

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Why the U.S. government should waive fees for Afghan refugees seeking humanitarian parole

Cathryn Miller-Wilson, executive director of HIAS Pennsylvania, demands the U.S. government waive humanitarian parole fees for Afghan refugees.

5 years ago

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Philadelphia International Airport to receive evacuees from Afghanistan

"Philadelphia stands in solidarity with Afghan refugees," said Mayor Jim Kenney.

5 years ago

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