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They say he hasn't done enough to address the effects of climate change on the financial system and has weakened regulations.
The former insurgents celebrated with gunfire and paraded around Kabul's airport showing off abandoned military hardware the day after the U.S. abandoned its 20-year war effort.
Wedding hall manager says business is down and singers are afraid to perform, but at least the new security forces aren't demanding kickbacks.
The ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan known as ISIS Khorasan, or ISIS-K, claimed responsibility for Thursday's bombings in Kabul that killed over 100 people, including 13 U.S. service members. Before the carnage outside the Afghan capital's airport, U.S. intelligence warned of an imminent attack by the group. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN AM to talk about the extremist group.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to recall members of the House to take action on the Afghanistan withdrawal. CBS News congressional reporter Zak Hudak joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss what McCarthy and other GOP members would like to see done.
Dozens of environmental and Indigenous rights advocates are facing charges after being arrested in Minnesota over the weekend. They were protesting outside the governor's mansion in opposition of Line 3 pipeline. Tara Houska, a tribal attorney and founder of Giniw Collective, joined CBSN to discuss the significance of the movement against the oil pipeline project.
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended the dignified transfer of the U.S. service members who died in an attack outside of the Kabul airport. Weijia Jiang reports.
None of the rockets hit the airport, but the attack was just the latest to target the facility where the U.S. military is racing to wrap up its biggest airlift operation ever.
President Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden visited Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to pay respect to the 13 service members killed in Afghanistan during evacuations. Nancy Cordes reports.
President Biden visited FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Sunday as Hurricane Ida slammed Louisiana, and said federal resources will be available to help. "This will be a devastating, devastating hurricane — this will be a life-threatening storm," Mr. Biden said. Watch his remarks and read more here.
Mr. Biden traveled to Dover Air Force Base for a "dignified transfer" movement to receive the remains of fallen troops killed in foreign combat.
Despite a successful drone strike against ISIS-K, the Biden administration warned that additional attacks in the region were highly likely in the coming days. Skyler Henry has more on the evolving situation in Afghanistan.
The State Department announced on Saturday that nearly 350 Americans are still trying to evacuate from Afghanistan as the U.S. deadline to withdraw looms. Charlie D'Agata reports.
"The situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous, and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high," the president said in a statement.
Evacuations out of Afghanistan are picking up, with just over 25,000 people airlifted over the last several days, according to The Pentagon. But overcrowding in Doha, Qatar, where many evacuees are being sent, continues to be a problem. Roxana Saberi reports.
President Biden on Sunday said that history will prove his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan was correct. Meanwhile, evacuation efforts continued as the journey to Kabul’s airport became increasingly dangerous. Debra Alfarone reports.
The Biden administration is ramping up its evacuation efforts from Afghanistan ahead of the August 31 deadline. Plus, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' ban on school mask mandates is overturned by a state judge. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss this weekend's "Face the Nation."
President Biden is pledging to complete the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan by Tuesday following the deadly suicide bombing outside Kabul's airport. The president stressed the importance of limiting the duration of the mission in Afghanistan over fears another attack could be imminent. CBS News Radio White House correspondent Steven Portnoy joined CBSN to discuss how White House officials are responding.
A day after a suicide bomber killed more than 170 people, desperate Afghans returned to the Kabul airport hoping to be on one of the last evacuation planes out. Charlie D’Agata shares more.
President Biden’s national security advisers warned him that another attack in Kabul is “likely.” The attack that left more than 170 dead, including 13 U.S. service members, has fueled criticism of the withdrawal. Nancy Cordes reports.
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration's temporary ban on evictions. In a 6-3 vote, the court ruled to end protections for millions of Americans who struggled to pay rent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. CBS News reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice explained to CBSN's Tom Hanson what's next for those Americans.
President Biden vowed retaliation against the people who carried out suicide bombings around the Kabul airport. Nancy Cordes shares the latest.
The U.S. service members who died in an attack in Kabul on Thursday didn't die in vain. Because of their heroic actions, 100,000 people have been evacuated. Norah O'Donnell reflects on their sacrifices.
Evacuation flights were leaving the Afghan capital again, but time was running short, and there were warnings that ISIS could strike again after claiming at least 170 lives.
The attack outside the walls of Kabul's airport left scores of Afghans dead, and made for U.S. forces' deadliest day in Afghanistan in years.