Новости за 15.08.2021

President Biden has been in office for 208 days as of Monday and is currently on vacation at an inopportune time.

A leading moderate House Democrat criticized President Biden on Sunday for botching the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, only hours after the Taliban effectively took control of the country. 

The Biden administration on Sunday deflected blame for the rapid fallout from the U.S. troop from Afghanistan, racing to stem the political bleeding from the biggest foreign policy challenge of his young presidency.

The “woke” culture that is now becoming a priority for our military is an insult to those American men and women who served in the worst of times and their families who suffered as collateral damage (“Military academies stonewall demands for transparency of CRT curriculum,” Web, Aug. 9). 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis does not believe in child abuse (“DeSantis is standing up to Biden and his political weenies” Web, Aug. 9). DeSantis wants children in the classroom to breathe freely and see the faces of their classmates and teachers. He does not want to exacerbate anxieties, nor does ...

While authoritarian governances such as China’s hold much sway over the corporations within their borders (and even without, to some degree), Western governances such as those of Canada and the U.S. are essentially steered by corporate interests, sometimes through economic intimidation (“Lawmakers say Chinese investment in U.S. farmland poses threat,” ...

The “diaper chin” doesn’t cut it when it comes to defending against the spread of the coronavirus.

Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday Presidents Biden and Trump shoulder the blame for the unfolding “catastrophe” in Afghanistan. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday responded to mounting pressure from moderate Democrats to hold a stand-alone vote on the bipartisan infrastructure package, rather than stick to her plan to wait for the Senate to first pass a $3.5 trillion party-line spending bill.

Rep. Michael McCaul said Sunday that President Biden’s decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan will be “stain on this president and his presidency.”

Incoming New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, is expected to face challengers on the left next year as potential rivals pore over her past opposition to driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and other positions that were out of step with the party’s liberal base. She once received the endorsement ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — State legislators attending MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s three-day cyber symposium remained largely undeterred by his inability to prove, as promised, his theory that China hacked the 2020 election systems and switched votes in favor of President Biden.

Political mudslinging over the apparent fall of Kabul to the Taliban escalated in Washington Sunday, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken claiming the Biden administration “inherited” the situation from the former Trump administration and had to go along with a rushed U.S. pullout to avoid restarting “a war that we ...

Going “green” can be expensive, and ruling environmentalists are rightly concerned that their regulatory regime could teeter if higher costs for goods puts them at a competitive disadvantage. Their solution: an expansive, anti-carbon tax principle that leaps national boundaries and ensures no one can win a trade war by undercutting ...

This past week, Arnold Schwarzenegger took to Instagram to tell all Americans who are getting a bit antsy about the overreach of their government that we are foolish science-denying rubes who are selfishly focused on that inconsequential thing we call human liberty. His exact quote was: "I think people need ...

Before we get to the more upbeat portion of this column, here’s a brief recap of what we’re facing. 

National Institute of Health Director Francis Collins said Sunday the surge in child hospitalizations from the delta variant of the coronavirus is  “very worrisome” and said it is mind "heartbreaking" to see the political pushback against requiring masks in schools.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that it is “pathetic” for President Biden to try to blame former President Trump for the unraveling mess in Afghanistan, and said the administration should “crush” the Taliban forces trying to take over Kabul.

LES CAYES, Haiti — The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared to at least 1,297 Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm.

American diplomats burned documents and the U.S. military rushed to evacuate personnel from Kabul on Sunday morning as Taliban fighters entered the Afghan capital and pushed for the unconditional surrender of the Afghan government, capping a stunning insurgent offensive coinciding with the American military withdrawal after two decades of war.

President Biden blamed former President Trump on Saturday for the Taliban's rapid gains in Afghanistan, saying Mr. Trump left the extremist group "in the strongest position militarily since 2001" when he left office.

Fear is such a great tool for power. Ask any tyrant. Or Democrat, for that matter.

Australian officials imposed strict new stay-at-home orders Saturday across New South Wales, including Sydney, ordering shops and households alike to close their doors due to a spike in new COVID-19 cases.