Tag: Afghanistan

Condoleezza Rice said she doesn't want guns present in her classroom and called it a "sad thing" that a discussion is being held about needing guards to protect schools in the wake of the shooting in Parkland, Fla. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

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Condoleezza Rice: ‘I don’t really like the idea of a gun in my classroom’

Al Weaver · February 23, 2018 7:56 pm

"Every church that I know of has that same kind of policy," Rep. Jim Jordan said. "There are parishioners each Sunday who've had the training — maybe they're retired law enforcement, retired military ... they have a policy in place." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Freedom Caucus leaders support arming teachers, oppose Trump’s other gun ideas

Al Weaver · February 23, 2018 5:50 pm

In this 2017 photo, President Trump arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Trump is set to speak again at this year's CPAC, but some of his initiatives are unpopular among the movement conservatives who dominate CPAC. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Is Trump conservative enough, and does CPAC care?

W. James Antle III · February 20, 2018 5:01 am

Leaks of sensitive, classified, or just plain gossipy details have eroded morale and often contributed to chaos inside the West Wing, sometimes sparking political firestorms that eclipse the president's agenda for days or weeks at a time. (Illustration by Nate Beeler for the Washington Examiner)

Donald Trump’s Washington is leaking

Sarah Bedford, Gabby Morrongiello · February 13, 2018 5:01 am

"This will be a big week for Infrastructure. After so stupidly spending $7 trillion in the Middle East, it is now time to start investing in OUR Country," Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump touts infrastructure plan as alternative to ‘stupidly’ blowing money in the Middle East

Mandy Mayfield · February 12, 2018 1:19 pm

Sen. Rand Paul said he believes Trump is "the least interventionist-minded president we've had in a long time," but that advisers are pushing back on the impulse. (iStock photo)

National Security

Rand Paul: Generals are corrupting Trump’s anti-war instincts

Steven Nelson · February 11, 2018 6:15 pm

Thursday's strikes on training camps in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan's border region were carried out by a U.S. B-52 long-range heavy bomber, which used precision weapons to take out three separate camps. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Meet ETIM, the terrorist group the US just bombed in Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · February 10, 2018 5:01 am

Rand Paul also said the country needs to stop trying to nation-build and focus on domestic spending. (AP)

National Security

Lindsey Graham slams ‘General’ Rand Paul for suggesting Trump should withdraw troops from Afghanistan

Melissa Quinn · February 8, 2018 11:52 pm

The Islamic State group and the Taliban are competing to take credit for a horrific spike in violence in Afghanistan over the last month, and analysts say both insurgent groups are growing in strength as security forces wither under their relentless attacks and a feuding government struggles to win over citizens. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

National Security

Taliban in the crosshairs of more planes and better intelligence as US war effort shifts focus to Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · February 7, 2018 8:26 pm

When Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., asked Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (pictured left) about Afghanistan, he said, "What we are doing to earn the trust of the American people is to ensure another 9/11 hatched out of there does not happen during our watch." Mattis also acknowledged that after 16 years, the war in Afghanistan has been dragging on without notable progress. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Jim Mattis: The US isn’t trying to conquer Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · February 6, 2018 8:11 pm

Iranian and Russian operations in Afghanistan also recall their cooperation in Syria, where they have fought to prop up Syrian President Bashar Assad. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

National Security

State Department: Russia, Iran a threat to Afghanistan

Joel Gehrke · February 6, 2018 6:49 pm

Ultimately, the new U.S. strategy is about playing for a longer-term assessed victory. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Beltway Confidential

The New York Times’ Max Fisher is wrong about Afghanistan

Tom Rogan · February 5, 2018 8:48 pm