to get out by august 31, that decision may have to come today. that is because it takes time to organize and get out 5le 00 troops who are on the ground there managing this advantageation and that decision will have to come roughly on tuesday give or take if that goal of august 31 is to be met. if president biden has said the u.s. may extend by a few days if it needs to do get all u.s. hits out and others. but it is clear that that is not the option that they want to pursue. in addition the taliban has said that the august 31 deadline is something that they expect the u.s. to stick to, if not there will be in their words consequences. the u.s. has had communication with the taliban as the withdrawal has continued as the evacuation of not only u.s. forces and citizens, but also afghan evacuees has continued. but those are sensitive talks, they it is constant communication but also communication that comes amid a very tense situation. the u.s. trying to finish this
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March 16, 2021 7:01 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee
President Joe Bidenâs next big economic package helped set off a heated debate among Republicans over whether to participate in the return of lawmakersâ dedicated-spending projects, known as earmarks, a tussle that could be key to its success.
After muscling his $1.9 trillion pandemic-relief bill through Congress without a single Republican vote, Biden is hoping to bring GOP members aboard an infrastructure package set to be a core part of his longer-term economic plan, estimated at trillions of dollars.
Speeding a complex, multi-year initiative through Capitol Hill will be largely impossible without the GOP, due to Senate rules. To make negotiations easier, Democrats rescinded a 2011 ban on so-called spending earmarks. If Republicans decide to amend party rules in coming weeks and follow suit, it could be a good sign Bidenâs bill gets done.
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Lorraine Kelly invited Ulrika Johnson onto her ITV show this morning to discuss male violence in the wake of the Clapham Common vigil held on Saturday in memory of Sarah Everard. However, the presenter pointed out she disagreed with Davina McCall over her recent tweet on the matter and retaliated against the presenter’s claim that women were “fear-mongering”.
by Tyler Durden
Friday, Mar 12, 2021 - 08:02 AM
Nasdaq futures fell as much as 2% on Friday after rebounding more than 6% in the past three sessions, after a new spike in U.S. bond yields restarted inflation fears and sent investors scurrying to the perceived safety of the dollar, while hammering global stocks.
A Bloomberg report that Beijing is expanding a crackdown on Tencent Holdings also weighed on the technology sector. S&P 500 futures were also dragged down after ending at record closing highs, and we last trading just above 3,910, down 16 points, or 0.4%, while Dow E-minis were up 12 points.
Friday s selloff was sparked after the yield on the benchmark 10-year notes rose back above 1.60% on Friday to approach the one-year highs touched last week (more below).