The Conversation The Taliban are megarich – here’s where they get the money they use to wage war in Afghanistan The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic regime was toppled by U.S. forces in 2001. In the fiscal year that ended in March 2020, the Taliban reportedly […]
Republicans on the Joint Congressional Committee on the Inaugural Ceremonies voted on Tuesday against a resolution stating that the committee was preparing for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.; and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., all voted against the […]
As Congress continues to work out another coronavirus relief bill, the possibility of another round of stimulus payments distributed directly to Americans remains open — but is by no means a sure thing. The case for sending checks is straightforward: Millions and millions are struggling as the pandemic reaches its 10th month, with the federal […]
Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: AP, Getty Images The FBI is warning local law-enforcement agencies to beware of cooperating with a Chinese government campaign to coerce U.S. residents to return to China to face criminal charges, according to a counterintelligence bulletin obtained by Yahoo News. The bulletin comes shortly after eight people, including a former […]
VALDOSTA, Ga. — Georgia Republicans are facing a dilemma at a historic turning point in their state’s politics, having to choose between loyalty to their party and loyalty to their party’s national leader — President Trump, who will be out of office next month. At least, that’s what the election results indicate, including in their […]
A former Alabama state senator died of Covid-19 last week at age 78, officials said. Former Sen. Larry Dixon, a Republican who also served as the executive director of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners, died from Covid-19 on Dec. 4, the board said in a statement on Friday. Dr. David Thrasher, a close friend […]
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WASHINGTON — In the month since Joe Biden’s win in the presidential election, his team has engaged with progressive Democrats and left them feeling heartened. There’s a stark contrast — at least for now — between the loud internal disputes between progressives and the Democratic Party’s more moderate establishment that have raged for the past […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities have cleared police of any wrongdoing in the case of a 9-year-old boy who lost an eye after apparently being shot in the face by an Israeli officer earlier this year. Malik Eissa was struck by what appeared to be a sponge-tipped munition last February and lost vision in his […]
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy listen. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Only 25 Congressional Republicans – including 11 out of 52 GOP Senators and 14 out of 197 GOP House members – have recognized President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November election, […]