Showing posts with label withdrawal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label withdrawal. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Massachusetts lieutenant governor candidate ends campaign after arrest
The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts announced the suspension of his campaign on Sunday hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk-driving crash…
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Pentagon says it has formally completed withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
Twelve years after US mission against IS began, Trump hails ‘great day for America’ and calls Iraq war ‘a quagmire’…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/30/pentagon-formal-withdrawal-troops-iraq
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Pentagon claims to have found ‘hidden’ files on final days of the Afghanistan war - POLITICO
Republicans have long accused former President Joe Biden's administration of covering up mistakes made in the final days of the conflict...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/26/pentagon-afghanistan-withdrawal-documents-01050485
Friday, July 24, 2026
Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors - POLITICO
The withdrawals in U.S. District Court followed a remarkable back and forth between a visibly irritated Judge Arun Subramanian and government attorneys. They come at a time when the Trump administration is vigorously going after news organizations whose reporting and coverage it doesn’t like — and also trying to crack down on leaks inside the government...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/23/new-york-times-reporters-subpoenas-withdrawn-01010426
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Oklahoma congressional candidate drops out amid texting infidelity scandal
The Oklahoma congressional candidate Jackson Lahmeyer announced on Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign, after the Christian pastor once endorsed by Donald Trump, who had advanced to a Republican primary runoff, was reported to have sent extramarital, intimate text messages...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/17/oklahoma-republican-congress-infidelity
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Trump's troop reversals in Europe could cost taxpayers millions, officials say | PBS News
"The question is what additional costs were incurred by deciding to send them back prematurely, changing the arrangements, changing the plan?" said Deni, a former U.S. military adviser and planner who focused on forces in Europe...
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Hegseth orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany - POLITICO
The drawdown, which comes after the country’s leader sparred with President Donald Trump over the Iran war, leaves about 35,000 troops there…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/01/hegseth-withdrawal-us-troops-germany-00903551
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Trump says he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from Nato
The president, a longtime critic of Nato, has stepped up his rhetoric after allies refused to join the US-Israel war on Iran…
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
‘Abdication’: Trump formally takes US out of Paris climate agreement for a second time
Experts are watching for how other countries will react as the 'real economy' shifts to cheaper, cleaner energy…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/trump-withdraws-paris-climate-agreement
Friday, January 9, 2026
Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations
Donald Trump has sparked outrage by announcing the US will exit the foundational international agreement to address the climate crisis, cementing the US's utter isolation from the global effort to confront dangerously escalating temperatures.
In a presidential memorandum issued on Wednesday, Trump withdrew from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), along with 65 other organizations, agencies and commissions, calling them "contrary to the interests of the United States".…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/07/trump-international-groups-un
US ditches world’s biggest climate fund - POLITICO
The move out of the Green Climate Fund threatens a program that has provided $19 billion to help poor nations adapt to a warming world…
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Netherlands dials back on US Caribbean drug missions amid Venezuela tensions – POLITICO
Dutch defense forces traditionally worked closely with the U.S. but are balking after U.S. attacks on suspected smuggling boats...
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Trump to withdraw U.S. from United Nations Human Rights Council : NPR
The president's executive order will also cut future funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which provides aid to Palestinians…
Friday, January 31, 2025
US Treasury Department withdraws from global regulatory climate change group | Reuters
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it was withdrawing from a global body of central banks and regulators devoted to exploring ways to police climate risk in the financial system...
Q&A on Trump’s Impending Exit from the World Health Organization - FactCheck.org
Withdrawing from WHO will harm the US national interests and security," Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University, told us in an email. "It would weaken WHO's ability to curb outbreaks before they come to our shores. And the US would not have full access to key scientific information needed to innovate for new vaccines and drugs."…
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Matt Gaetz Withdraws as Trump’s Pick for Attorney General - The New York Times
Mr. Gaetz has consistently denied the allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use, but his prospective nomination ran into trouble in the Senate...
4 takeaways from Matt Gaetz’s exit - The Washington Post
It was an early setback for Trump, and it shows that the system can still stand up to him — at least when it's relatively easy to do so...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Retired military leaders endorse Harris, criticize Trump
The former military officers highlight the chaotic 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, placing the blame on Trump's shoulders for leaving President Biden and Harris with no plans to execute a withdrawal after his administration made a deal with the Taliban to pull U.S. service members from the country.
"This chaotic approach severely hindered the Biden-Harris Administration's ability to execute the most orderly withdrawal possible and put our service members and our allies at risk," they write…
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Generals defend Harris on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
"Without involving the Afghan government, [Trump] and his Administration negotiated a deal with the Taliban that freed 5,000 Taliban fighters," the retired military officials wrote in a National Security Leaders for America letter first obtained by Axios.
The group accused Trump of leaving Biden and Harris with no plans to execute a withdrawal and little time to do so.
"This chaotic approach severely hindered the Biden-Harris Administration's ability to execute the most orderly withdrawal possible and put our service members and our allies at risk," they wrote.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Trump SKEWERED For Afghanistan Exit LIES
Trump has spent years blaming Joe Biden for his handling of the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Now, his lies are coming back to haunt him.
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