WASHINGTON — Sen. Tammy Duckworth is pressuring President Joe Biden to step up Asian American and Pacific Islander representation in top positions of the administration, saying Tuesday that she will not vote for any future nominees who are white and straight until the situation is addressed to her satisfaction. “I am a no vote on …
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. special envoy for Afghanistan warned Tuesday that peace talks won’t succeed unless escalating violence stops, and urged any peace agreement to reflect that half the population today was born after the 2001 defeat of the Taliban and saw women rise to positions of economic … View original article
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A senior enlisted airman and the owners of a construction company were arrested Tuesday, accused of conspiracy, bribery and money laundering involving government contracts at two Alaska military bases. A 26-count federal indictment against Ryan Dalbec, 42, and Raihana Dalbec, 27, both of Virginia, and Brian … View original article
North Korea’s short-range missile tests last weekend fall within the bounds of “normal military activity” and will not halt U.S. efforts to restart diplomatic engagement with Pyongyang, Biden administration officials said Tuesday evening. In a conference call with reporters, a senior administration official said the U.S. and its allies — … View original article
WASHINGTON — American and Taliban negotiators are discussing a pause in U.S. airstrikes and drone flights in Afghanistan in order to revive long shot peace talks aimed at settling the two-decade old war, U.S. and Afghan officials said. A temporary bombing halt is one of several ideas Biden administration officials are discussing if Taliban militants …
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