The request includes records from the trump White House relating in any way to former President Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence and in total to 30 other Key Figures in trumps orbit. In letters demanded from The National Archives and several other agencies the Committee Chairman signaled an expansive Investigation Touching not only on what happened on January 6th but also materials that could shed light on matters such as the former president s knowledge of the Election Results and what he communicated to The American people about the election. The requests include information on communications within and among the White House and Executive Branch agencies during the leadup to January 6th and on that day as well as attempts to place politically loyal personnel in senior positions across government after the election. The committee is hoping to fill in. A campaign that culminated in the deadly attack as congress tried to certify the Election Results. Here is a little bit of wh
Biden has asked for Contingency Plans in case he decides that american troops need to stay in afghanistan past August 31st. And we should note a few days ago biden says he was committed to troops staying until every american who wants to be out is out. But we should also note the taliban has insisted that they will not agree to any extension. The taliban also complicating evacuation Efforts Today by refusing to allow afghan civilians to leave the country. A taliban spokesman saying the roads out the airport remain open for foreigners, but, quote, the afghans leaving, we are not going to allow that and we are not even happy about it. Cnns Phil Mattingly is live for us at the White House. Phil, walk us through President Bidens reasoning for making this decision to stick with this August 31st Withdrawal Deadline. Reporter the way the president communicated to G7 Allies in a closeddoor virtual briefing this morning was that they believed and he believes that the u. S. Is currently on pace
That was the original deadline. It was the administration that decided to move that up and has now decided there isnt any available Wiggle Room or room to maneuver. We expect to hear from the president an explanation as to why that is as well as perhaps what he heard from some of the u. S. s closest allies who are involved in afghanistan operations and have said they cant stay any longer without the u. S. , which means theyre now in a scramble to get out as well. We learned a short time ago that the u. S. Has begun withdrawing those last troops in afghanistan. Just a few hundred out at this point of the last 5,800 there that are there right now as part of the evacuation. The mission at this point remains that evacuation. It hasnt transitioned yet to the full withdrawal of those troops, but itll be key at this point to watch how many evacuees are coming out. Is it again once above that 20,000 peak that we just saw . Or do the numbers begin to come down either because there arent that ma
Lets just talk about bottlenecks. I talked about that a little earlier. Those that Depart Kabul and get to those staging bases, thats the coordination i was talking about earlier, to ensuring that we place, you know, evacuees in one of those bottlenecks, so the increased through put they are able to hold there, with the joint staff in that trance com, as we look as those At Kabul, theres no constraint of allowing flights to leave today. We expect the through put that We Saw in the last two days to be able to continue with no bottleneck at others, and we continue to monitor that on an hourly and minute basis so we know where to fly people to. Do you have enough people in the i dont have the exact number in kabul, but there are evacuees in kabul being processed there to be ready to fly. But you dont have the number . I dont have the exact number. We have folks ready to evacuate. We can get you the number that is on the airport now. As The General said, it literally changes by the hour. I
That they will not get the shot when it is until it has full and final approval of the fda, it has now happened. The moment you have been waiting for is here. It is time for you to go get your vaccination and get it today. Today. The president also urged businesses to require employees to get vaccinated now that the Pfizer Shot is fully approved. It signals a shift from a Vaccine Push to a vaccine must. Frankly, it couldnt come at a more crucial time. The Health Care system, frankly, is collapsing in parts of the country due to the strain of the unvaccinated. A group of around 75 South Florida doctors staged a Walkout Today to protest the number of unvaccinated covid patients flooding into their hospital. Now the antivaxxers, they seem to have a thing for Death And Home remedies, claiming the new Covid Cure is livestock dewormer. Thats right, a drug bought at a Feed Store meant to prevent parasites in pigs and cows and such, leading in an uptick in calls to Poison Control. This is a Gr