Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley disregarded Sen. Tom Cotton's suggestion on Tuesday that he should resign due to the Afghanistan withdrawal debacle, according to Mediaite. "As a senior military officer, resigning is a really serious thing," Milley

Top military leaders are scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as they face a cascade of controversies over the withdrawal from Afghanistan and behind-the-scenes maneuvering in the final months of Donald Trump’s presidency. Lloyd J. Austin III, the

It is not an overstatement to suggest that today’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on last month’s Afghanistan debacle was an epic cluster for the Biden administration on every level that matters. Here are key things that were unequivocally confirmed

Watch Live: Defense Officials Testify On Afghanistan At A Senate Hearing Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images Top Pentagon officials are set to testify Tuesday for the first time since the completion of the U.S.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley attends a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., September 28, 2021. (Patrick Semansky/Reuters) General Mark Milley on Tuesday defended his controversial calls to his counterpart

(CNN) Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley are testifying publicly before Senate lawmakers Tuesday, the first time that top military officials will appear before Congress since the full withdrawal of US troops

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley attends a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September

via Associated Press Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley listens to a Senator's question during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations,

The Pentagon’s top leaders are testifying Tuesday on the Biden administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley, and U.S. Central Command commander Marine Gen.

America’s top general on Tuesday vehemently defended his Jan. 8 phone call with Chinese military leaders, telling lawmakers that he was “certain” then-President Donald Trump wouldn’t order an attack on Beijing and wanted to convey that reassuring message to

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley on Tuesday addressed for the first time publicly allegations from a recently published book, Peril, by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. The book, published last week, alleges Milley had two backchannel

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said he will not resign after President Biden ignored his recommendation to keep a presence of at least 2,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, saying to do so would be an "incredible act of political defiance." Milley

After the nation’s top military advisers told a Senate panel that they advised President Biden to maintain a 2,500 troop level in Afghanistan, White House press secretary Jen Psaki appeared to confirm that he received that recommendation but decided to ignore

Gen. Mark Milley confirmed Tuesday he leaked extensive details of President Donald Trump’s presidency to several journalists writing books about his administration. Under questioning from Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Milley confirmed he spoke to the Washington

Tuesday, the U.S. military’s three top generals testified at the Senate Armed Services Committee about the botched Afghanistan withdrawal. Secretary of Defense General Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, and the head of

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) on Tuesday asked Gen. Mark Milley why he had not resigned over the deadly evacuation from Afghanistan. “Why haven’t you resigned?” Cotton asked Milley, citing Milley’s comments that President Joe Biden did not consult the general until

Directly contradicting President Joe Biden, top military officials testified Tuesday that they advised him against pulling all US troops from Afghanistan. That makes his repeated insistence that he never got any such advice the most shameless of his many tall

​The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday defended calling his Chinese counterpart in the last weeks of the Trump administration as part of his responsibilities — adding that he was “certain” former President Donald Trump did not intend to launch

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley maintained his "absolute" loyalty to the United States Tuesday, and said he made top Trump administration officials aware of calls with his Chinese counterpart, despite reports to the contrary. Milley,

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley on Tuesday said he recommended keeping 2,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan prior to the chaotic military withdrawal in August — a bombshell that contradicts President Joe Biden’s assertion he got no such direction. "I

There are a lot of damaging things for Joe Biden coming out in the testimony today by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley, and US CENTCOM Commander Gen. Frank McKenzie before the Senate. One of the most damning was that both

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and head of U.S. Central Command Gen. Frank McKenzie are set to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday morning and are expected to face a grilling from

As we previously reported this morning, there have been revelations galore at today’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on last month’s Afghanistan debacle and the fallout from it. There are Americans still trapped in Afghanistan, which Defense Sec.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley admitted during the Senate Armed Service Committee hearing on Tuesday that he has spoken to several journalists for their high-profile books reporting on the final months of the Trump administration. "General

In their first public testimony since the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, top Pentagon leaders will face sharp questions in Congress about the chaotic pullout and the Taliban's rapid takeover of the country. Republicans in particular have intensified

Joe Biden’s generals are up on Capitol Hill today defending their incompetent, politically driven decision-making that led to the collapse of Afghanistan. That collapse included the deaths of 13 Americans in a suicide bombing attack while we imported tens of

The White House admitted Tuesday that President Joe Biden did get advice from the military to leave troops in Afghanistan — despite the president repeatedly claiming in an interview with ABC News that he did not. Biden’s lie was exposed in a Senate Armed Forces

Senate Republicans on Tuesday forced Pentagon leaders during a hearing to admit they recommended to President Joe Biden that he leave 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, despite the president claiming no one told him to do so. Biden had claimed in an August 19 interview

While the testimony of Gen. Mark Milley today was not at all helpful for Joe Biden — making it clear that Joe Biden had lied when he said he was never told by his military advisers that they wanted to keep about 2500 troops in Afghanistan — Milley actually

General Mark Milley, the top U.S. military officer, on Tuesday staunchly defended calls with his Chinese counterpart that have raised Republican demands for his resignation, saying he had been aiming to ease tension with Beijing and not to "usurp authority." "At

As RedState reported earlier, Biden’s generals are on Capitol Hill attempting to defend themselves from criticism over the disastrous withdrawal and subsequent evacuation from Afghanistan. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin kicked things off by making the case

New York is no longer holding out for their heroes. They are firing and replacing them. From the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul: “We are still in a battle against COVID to protect our loved ones, and we need to fight with every tool at our disposal,” Governor

Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. With ultimatums taking effect this week in states like New York, California, Rhode Island

Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., preached from a pulpit in Brooklyn on Sunday that citizens should be thankful to God for the COVID-19 vaccines, which she claimed were divinely inspired. Hochul, who assumed office in August after Andrew Cuomo resigned amid allegations

New data released Tuesday from the Kaiser Family Foundation found a closing gap in racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, who is leading the White House's effort on health equity, said during a news conference the numbers

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday gave public education employees a Friday deadline to get partially vaccinated following a legal victory that says such a mandate can move forward. In an interview with Spectrum News 1, the mayor said public school

Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. With ultimatums taking effect this week in states such as New York, California, Rhode

A federal appeals panel ruled New York City's vaccine mandate for all adult staffers at its public school can proceed as planned Monday. The decision reverses one made over the weekend that paused the order, The New York Times reported. But lawyers for teachers

How New York's Vaccine Mandate Could Impact The Pandemic NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Leana Wen, a public health professor at George Washington University and former Baltimore health commissioner, about New York's vaccine mandate for health care workers. Health

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain on Tuesday touted vaccine mandates, asserting they make “all of us safer” the day after President Joe Biden said the United States can likely go back to normal when 98 percent of Americans are vaccinated. “Vaccine requirements

When New York State officials issued a sweeping coronavirus vaccine mandate for health care workers in August, they expressed confidence that it would pressure reluctant doctors, nurses and support staff to get the shot. On Monday, as the deadline for vaccinations

New York City is set to name a new operator of a Bronx golf course after ending a contract with the Trump Organization. The City news outlet, citing a notice published Monday, said a company called Ferry Point Links LLC is set to get a 13-year deal to take

New York City has an opportunity to solve a debt crisis that has devastated a central institution in the lives of many New Yorkers: yellow cabs and their owner-drivers. The solution would come at a relatively modest cost and would help redress an injustice

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order to alleviate potential staffing shortages at hospitals as the state deadline for health workers to get their first COVID-19 shot passed late Monday into Tuesday. Thousands of health workers rushed to get

As COVID Cases Surge In Alaska, The State Is Forced To Ration Other Care Alaska's COVID-19 infection rate is the highest in the nation. Because medical personnel are stretched thin, the state has activated crisis standards of care due to the surge of hospitalizations. National

Crows of people protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates marched the streets of New York City on Monday, the deadline newly-minted Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul set for health care workers to receive a COVID-19 shot or face being fired from their jobs. Protesters

Senate Democrats are quietly debating a strategic retreat from their standoff with Republicans on the debt ceiling, arguing the fight is not worth shutting down the government. Democrats say allowing the government to shut down Thursday, the annual fiscal-year

Janet Yellen Says U.S. Could Run Out Of Cash To Pay Its Bills In Less Than 3 Weeks Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/AP Kevin Dietsch/AP Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers Tuesday that the federal government could run short of

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attends a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attends a news conference at

Senate Republicans blocked a House-passed bill to suspend the debt limit and avert a government shutdown from advancing in the Senate. The move comes after Republicans had insisted that Democrats act alone to address the debt limit and leaves Congress without

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

(CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democrats that a vote on raising the debt ceiling could come as soon as Tuesday, a source in the Democratic caucus meeting told CNN. While the move has not been made official yet, it would force Republicans to vote directly

Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) demanded Tuesday that Republicans nuke the Senate’s filibuster rule that requires legislation receive 60 votes to pass so Democrats can raise the debt ceiling. “If Senate Republicans want to force Democrats to suspend the debt

The U.S. government will fail to pay its bills come Oct. 18, potentially causing an economic crisis, unless Congress raises a legal limit on how much the Treasury Department can borrow. But Republicans are refusing to cooperate and could force Democrats to

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the CARES Act, at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, U.S., September 28, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS Treasury Secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is telling Congress that the Treasury Department will likely exhaust all of its “extraordinary measures” to avoid an unprecedented default on the government’s obligations by Oct. 18. Yellen warned Congress

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sounded an urgent call Tuesday for Congress to raise the government's borrowing limit, a day after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of a bill that would have done so. If the debt limit isn’t raised by Oct. 18, Yellen

Senate Republicans blocked a government spending and debt ceiling bill Monday, setting up a dramatic showdown between Republicans and Democrats on whether Congress should raise the debt ceiling while Democrats plan to spend trillions on infrastructure and social

Most additional doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine administered about six months after the primary series resulted in mild-to-moderate side effects, according to an initial analysis released Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The

Pfizer has submitted initial trial data to the US Food and Drug Administration to clear its COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11, the company said Tuesday. The drugmaker said in a statement it would make a formal request with US regulators for emergency

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE submitted initial trial data for their COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 to U.S. regulators on Tuesday and said they would make a formal request for emergency use authorization in the coming weeks. Coronavirus infections

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that he hopes to see children ages 5-11 start to get their COVID-19 vaccinations before the end of October, now that the drug maker Pfizer has submitted initial trial data to the Food and Drug Administration for approval. "The

Pfizer has submitted research to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in children but the shots may not be available until November. The company said Tuesday it provided health regulators with data from a recent

A majority of parents say they would get the COVID-19 vaccine for their children under 12, according to a new Gallup survey. Parents' willingness to get the vaccine for their children depends on such factors as their level of anxiety about the disease, whether

The parents of Brian Laundrie, the individual named the person of interest in the disappearance of Gabby Petito, said they do not know their son’s whereabouts. Chris and Roberta Laundrie’s lawyer issued a statement Monday, according to Fox 13. Attorney Steven

A flood of flower deliveries addressed to Gabby Petito continue to arrive at Brian Laundrie’s family’s home in North Port, Florida, where she lived for roughly two years before departing on a cross-country road trip with her fiancé in June. The initiative

Dog the Bounty Hunter is marking his territory. The reality TV star, whose real name is Duane Chapman, will open a home base in Central Florida Wednesday to help sniff out fugitive Brian Laundrie, who is sought for questioning in Gabby Petito’s disappearance

An image posted on Gabby Petito’s Instagram in February is tagged at the Fort De Soto Park in Florida, near the area where Duane "Dog the Bounty Hunter" Chapman is investigating a tip alleging Laundrie and his parents visited a campground in early September. The

The parents of Brian Laundrie, the Florida man sought in connection with the death of his beau, Long Island native Gabby Petito, do not know where he is and didn’t help him flee the FBI, their lawyer said on Monday. “Chris and Roberta Laundrie do not know

FILE PHOTO: An employee inspects a circuit board on the controller production line at a Gree factory, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province, China August 16, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS FILE PHOTO: An employee inspects

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the central financial district, in Hong Kong, China March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A general view of the central financial district, in Hong Kong, China March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo September

FILE PHOTO: The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen at a petrol station in Ressons, France, August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo FILE PHOTO: The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen at a petrol station

FILE PHOTO: A man wears a protective face mask as he walks past Banco de Espana (Bank of Spain), amidst concerns over coronavirus outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce FILE PHOTO: A man wears a protective face mask as he walks past

FILE PHOTO: A model of the Airbus A220-300 aircraft is seen at a media event at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis FILE PHOTO: A model of the Airbus A220-300 aircraft is seen at a media event

Progressive Democrats on Tuesday starkly warned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other party leaders that their position on President Joe Biden's infrastructure agenda remains unchanged: Without a deal on a broader, social policy bill, they do not intend to support

Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Tuesday urged House Democrats to block the $1.2 trillion “bipartisan” infrastructure bill, defying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) agenda of passing the legislation Thursday. “If the bipartisan infrastructure bill

President Joe Biden voiced doubt Monday that his two-tracked $5 trillion agenda would pass the House of Representatives by the end of the week. “Well, it may not be by the end of the week,” he told reporters. “I hope it’s by the end of the week.” Biden’s

The odds for President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill are getting worse with each passing hour. At least 60 House progressives currently plan to vote against the infrastructure bill — more than enough to tank it — and Republicans are whipping against

Former President Donald Trump on Monday slammed establishment Republicans for aiding President Biden’s infrastructure negotiations. “The Republicans in the Senate have the cards, including political cards, to stop the onslaught of Democrat Legislation that

FILE PHOTO: Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of ARK Investment Management LLC, speaks during the Skybridge Capital SALT New York 2021 conference in New York City, U.S., September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Cathie Wood, founder and

FILE PHOTO: A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, U.S. December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on Sotheby's in Geneva, Switzerland, June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on Sotheby's in Geneva, Switzerland, June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo September 28, 2021 By

FILE PHOTO: John C. Williams, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York speaks to the Economic Club of New York in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo FILE PHOTO: John C. Williams, president

Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a presumed short-range missile into the sea on Tuesday, the South's military said, as Pyongyang's UN ambassador insisted it had an undeniable right to test its weapons. The projectile was fired from the northern province of

North Korea on Monday accused the United States of hostility and demanded the Biden administration to permanently end joint military exercises with South Korea even as it continued its recent streak of weapons tests apparently aimed at pressuring Washington

Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a presumed short-range missile into the sea on Tuesday, the South's military said, as Pyongyang's UN ambassador insisted it had an undeniable right to test its weapons. The projectile was fired from the northern province of

More than half of Americans are “not” confident in the Joe Biden administration’s ability to vet tens of thousands of Afghans they are continuing to bring to the United States for resettlement, a new survey reveals. The latest Pew Research Center survey shows