Biden plans to stick with August 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline
Roughly 21,600 people were evacuated over a 24-hour period beginning early Monday morning.
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How Biden is handling Afghanistan withdrawal
Leaders of the G-7 nations spoke with President Biden to discuss the possibility of extending the August 31st deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan. Olivier Knox, author of The Washington Post's "The Daily 202" newsletter, joined CBSN to discuss what this means for the Biden administration, as well as the latest on infrastructure bills in Congress.
Afghan who aided U.S. now stuck in Kabul
A former Afghan officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development, who has a U.S. green card and a Special Immigrant Visa, returned to Afghanistan a few weeks ago to pick up his wife and is now stuck in Kabul. He says his work with the U.S. "has put me and my family's life at risk." He spoke with CBSN's Tom Hanson about their experiences trying to evacuate.
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U.S. evacuates thousands from Afghanistan
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U.S. beefs up Afghan airlift as Taliban warns deadline is firm
Biden's "hope" is to have the frantic evacuation effort complete and U.S. troops out by August 31, and the Taliban says any delay will have "consequences."
Afghan withdrawal overshadows Harris' 1st Asia trip as vice president
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Biden says evacuations from Afghanistan "hard and painful"
Mr. Biden spoke from the White House after canceling plans to spend the weekend in Delaware.
Biden on Afghanistan evacuations and Henri
President Biden on Sunday spoke from the White House about the ongoing evacuations in Afghanistan and Tropical Storm Henri, which continued to batter the northeastern U.S. Mr. Biden continued to emphasize that all Americans will be evacuated from Afghanistan, and said that the U.S. will still try to hit the August 31 deadline for withdrawal. Watch his remarks.
Nikki Haley faults Biden for "embarrassing failure" in Afghanistan
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Ex-ambassador to Afghanistan decries “catastrophic” withdrawal
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Open: This is "Face the Nation," August 22
Today on "Face the Nation," the perilous evacuation of Americans from Afghanistan continues and the ensuing chaos puts the Biden administration on defense.
CBS News poll: Most Americans disapprove of Biden's handling of Afghanistan withdrawal
Americans want U.S. to help Afghans who helped the U.S. military during the war.
Afghanistan evacuations continue amid airport chaos, security threat
U.S. evacuation efforts continue in Afghanistan despite a security threat and an influx of people arriving at the Kabul airport in an attempt to flee the Taliban.
Biden scrambles to contain Afghanistan crisis
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Understanding how Afghanistan fell to the Taliban
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Special Report: Biden speaks on Afghan withdrawal
President Biden delivered an update on the ongoing efforts to evacuate thousands of Americans and vulnerable Afghans out of Kabul, calling it "one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history." Jim Axelrod anchors this CBS News Special Report with chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett at the White House and national security correspondent David Martin at the Pentagon.
Biden on Afghanistan: "Any American who wants to come home, we will get you home"
The president said he's not aware of Americans being restricted by the Taliban, but the defense secretary told lawmakers Americans have been beaten by the Taliban.
Biden vows to evacuate all Americans from Afghanistan
As desperation grows around the Kabul airport, President Biden vowed that “any American who wants to come home, we will get you home.” Weijia Jiang reports.
U.S. resumes flights out of Afghanistan after hours-long pause
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Key moments from Lindsay Clancy's trial as jury weighs the case
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The jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Massachusetts started deliberations Thursday after closing arguments were presented.
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Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America"
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9 key takeaways from the Lindsay Clancy trial
A jury is deliberating in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts woman who killed her three children in 2023. Her defense attorney claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and should not be held criminally responsible. Prosecutors say she planned the killings and faked a suicide attempt that left her paralyzed from the waist down. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has been covering the weekslong trial and shares the key moments.
Deliberations begin in Lindsay Clancy trial
The jury has begun deliberations in Lindsay Clancy's trial for the killings of her three children. Clancy has admitted to killing the kids, but has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, arguing she was overmedicated and suffering from postpartum psychosis. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul, Katrina Kaufman and Rebecca Roiphe have the latest.
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Key moments from Lindsay Clancy's trial as jury weighs the case
Lindsay Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children and said she was suffering form postpartum psychosis. A jury is deliberating.
Lindsay Clancy attorney's closing arguments
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Watch: Full closing arguments in Clancy trial
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington and Plymouth County Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague presented their closing arguments Thursday in the murder trial against Lindsay Clancy, who admitted to killing her three children in 2023.
9 key takeaways from the Lindsay Clancy trial
A jury is deliberating in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts woman who killed her three children in 2023. Her defense attorney claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and should not be held criminally responsible. Prosecutors say she planned the killings and faked a suicide attempt that left her paralyzed from the waist down. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has been covering the weekslong trial and shares the key moments.
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Deliberations begin in Lindsay Clancy trial
The jury has begun deliberations in Lindsay Clancy's trial for the killings of her three children. Clancy has admitted to killing the kids, but has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, arguing she was overmedicated and suffering from postpartum psychosis. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul, Katrina Kaufman and Rebecca Roiphe have the latest.