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U.S. finally ends support for overseas projects featuring coal power plants

In the United States, the use of coal as a source of electricity has tumbled. As recently as 2008, coal created over half the electricity consumed in the country, but by 2020 that percentage had …

Sat Dec 11, 2021

Biden admin was warned internally that Haitian deportations posed a grave human rights violation

Before resigning his post this past fall, a senior State Department official authored a memo slamming the unlawful deportations of Haitians under the anti-asylum Title 42 policy. The ongoing policy …

Tue Dec 7, 2021

'Will help facilitate their resettlement': USCIS to waive application fees for Afghan refugees

CBS News reports that advocates for refugees evacuated from Afghanistan this past summer as part of Operation Allies Rescue have urged the Biden administration to waive immigration-related fees. Many …

Tue Nov 9, 2021

Biden admin announces program allowing private individuals to sponsor Afghan refugees

Private individuals and community groups will now be able to sponsor Afghan refugees under a new program announced by the Biden administration on Monday. Under the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans, …

Mon Oct 25, 2021

Schumer, Menendez lead senators in slamming 'cruel treatment' and 'summary deportations' of Haitians

A letter from a coalition of senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Foreign Relations Committee chair Bob Menendez has become the latest condemnation of the Biden administration’s …

Tue Oct 12, 2021

U.S. conducts drone strike on ISIS-K 'planner' as evacuation from Afghanistan continues

On Friday evening, U.S. Central Command announced that an unmanned done had conducted an airstrike in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. This drone strike came after President joe Biden spoke …

Sun Aug 29, 2021

'Beginning of an historic moment': First group of Afghan allies who aided military arrive in U.S.

The first group of evacuated Afghan allies and family members touched down on American soil on Friday. In images shared by CNN national security correspondent Kylie Atwood, a number of buses are seen …

Fri Jul 30, 2021

Operation Allies Refuge flights begin: Biden admin to evacuate 2,500 Afghans to Virginia Army base

The Biden administration has announced that approximately 2,500 Afghan who aided U.S. military, as well as their family members, will be evacuated to Fort Lee in Virginia, The Washington Post reports. …

Tue Jul 20, 2021