Category: Deep Dive

Deep Dive (Sept. 8): Blinken: Taliban Not Permitting Flights to Leave

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Taliban isn’t allowing flights with Americans on board to leave Afghanistan. Blinken went on to say the United States will push the Taliban to allow them to depart: “The bottom line is this, those flights need to be able to depart. And we will work every day to make…


Deep Dive (Sept. 7): Texas Gov. Signs Election Reform Bill Into Law

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the election reform bill into law—the bill the Democrats fled the state in order to try and stop. The bill aims to secure elections by banning drive-through and 24-hour voting, and sets an ID requirement for mail-in voting. The bill’s author, Bill Hughes, summed up its aims as “easy to…


Deep Dive (Sept. 6): Rep. McCaul: Taliban Holding Americans Hostage at Airport

Reports emerge of Americans being held in Afghanistan. Rep. Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, says some Americans who have been trying to get out of Afghanistan are sitting in airplanes at an airport ready to leave. But the Taliban are not letting them take off. This comes as conflicting…


Deep Dive (Sept. 3): NY Mayor: Ida ‘Not a Challenge We’ve Seen in the Past’

President Joe Biden was in Louisiana Friday to survey damage from Hurricane Ida, after almost a week of the deadly storm ravaging the eastern half of the United States. The East Coast is still reeling from the aftereffects, as the death toll from Ida rises. And the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is stepping in to…


Deep Dive (Sept. 2): Rising Death Toll After Ida Pummels East Coast

Tragedy occurred on the East Coast after the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed through New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The death toll is rising, with at least 24 dead. There were scenes of excessive flooding as two governors issued emergency declarations, with even a tornado appearing in New Jersey. Coasts further up brace for Ida…


Deep Dive (Sept. 1): Pentagon Responds to Claims Service Dogs Left in Kabul

Videos coming out of Afghanistan are showing the Taliban parading in military vehicles left behind by Afghan forces. The equipment originally came from the United States and NATO. And what about those reports about service dogs being left behind? Pentagon press secretary John Kirby tweeted out, “To correct erroneous reports, the U.S. military did not leave…


Deep Dive (Aug. 31): 87 Ex-Military Officers Call on Milley, Austin to Resign Over Afghanistan

Nearly 90 retired generals and admirals are calling on Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, General Mark Milley, to resign over the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Their open letter reads, “The hasty retreat has left an unknown number of Americans stranded in dangerous areas controlled by a brutal…


Deep Dive (Aug. 30): Rep. Moulton Says Kabul Airport Tragedy Could Have Been Prevented

A steady stream of planes is leaving Kabul airport, despite at least five rockets fired at the airport. There have been no reports of casualties so far. A civilian vehicle was apparently used as an improvised launch platform for one of those rockets aimed at the airport Monday. The burned-out car appeared to have been…


Deep Dive (Aug. 27): Former US Secretary of Defense Says Troops Will Have to Go Back

Flags are flying at half-staff to honor the lives lost in the deadly terror attack in Kabul. With 13 U.S. service members killed, it marks the deadliest day for American troops in Afghanistan in a decade. President Joe Biden ordered the White House flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the lives lost. Press Secretary…


Deep Dive (Aug. 26): US Casualties After Deadly Airport Attack in Kabul

At least two explosions occurred outside Kabul airport in Afghanistan Thursday, with multiple confirmed casualties including U.S. Marines. This comes after Western nations warned of an imminent terror threat. U.S. officials are saying the explosions are the result of ISIS-K suicide bombers who detonated in the crowd, as Afghans waited to get to the airport. ISIS-K claims…