U.S. ambassador meets with detained Wall Street Journal reporter
"Ambassador Tracy reports that Mr. Gershkovich is in good health and remains strong, despite his circumstances," a State Department spokesperson told CBS News.
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"Ambassador Tracy reports that Mr. Gershkovich is in good health and remains strong, despite his circumstances," a State Department spokesperson told CBS News.
The Trump administration made an agreement with the Taliban to withdraw U.S. troops by May 2021.
Airlines have blamed the delays on the FAA, while Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said severe weather was the culprit.
U.S. special envoy for Iran Rob Malley said he was informed that his "security clearance is under review" and has "not been provided any further information."
The giant spy balloon, taller than the Statue of Liberty, was shot down in U.S. airspace in early February. Three other objects were shot down in the ensuing days.
Roger Carstens said "one of his toughest phone calls" was explaining to Paul Whelan why he wasn't included in a prisoner swap with Brittney Griner.
The state lawmaker had minor injuries from the attack, according to police.
The Marc Fogel Act, introduced by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania, would require the State Department to justify the lack of a "wrongfully detained" designation.
"We had nothing to do with it. This was part of a struggle within the Russian system," President Biden said of the Wagner mercenary group's uprising in Russia.
Wagner chief's Yevgeny Prigozhin's armed rebellion casts doubt on whether Putin controls the Russian military, the House Intelligence chair said.
The Wagner group's armed rebellion over the war in Ukraine exposed "real cracks" in Putin's authority, Blinken said.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the effort to impeach President Biden, introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert, is premature.
The House voted to refer an impeachment resolution to two committees amid concerns by some Republicans that the effort was premature.
Rep. Adam Schiff is just the 25th House lawmaker to be censured in U.S. history.
"I can tell you, having spent 40 years plus as a prosecutor, they were particularly sobering to me," the special counsel told lawmakers.