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The US withdraws from Afghanistan after 20 years of war: 4 questions about this historic moment
Mark Jacobson, Syracuse University Mark R. Jacobson, a foreign policy expert at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, served in Afghanistan as a reserve officer in 2006 and then returned in a civilian role, working as a foreign policy adviser to Gen. Stanley McChrystal and later as the deputy NATO senior civilian representative in Afghanistan. As both a scholar and practitioner of foreign policy and national security, Jacobson in the interview below offers both personal and professional perspectives on the
Biden pitches infrastructure plan to Americans in Wisconsin
US President Joe Biden pushed forward his massive infrastructure plan on Tuesday as he positioned in a Wisconsin warehouse, stressing that better connectivity — from bridges to broadband — is essential for America. The president said that “only the government
COVID eviction moratorium to stay as SC denies petition
A petition to hinder the order of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ban landlords from evicting unpaid tenants during the COVID-19 crisis was turned down by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. With the denial, the moratorium
US infrastructure deal achieved between Biden, senators
A deal was achieved on Thursday by US President Joe Biden and a bipartisan bloc of 21 senators to update the country’s decaying public works and transportation systems, giving the president the permission to approve the foundation of his significant
Voting rights bill blocked by Senate Republicans
Republican senators on Tuesday blocked the Democrats’ aim to revise the country’s election and voting law, which was supposed to bring an ample patch up of the electoral scheme in this period of time. Called the “For the People Act”,