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rge. • Chicago Schools Stop In-Person Classes Wednesday. • Portland Mayor Uses Pepper Spray On Man Who Harassed Him About Masks. • Senate Confirms Blinken As Secretary Of State On 78-22 Vote. • Harris Swears In Yellen As Treasury Secretary. • During Confirmation Hearing, Raimondo Vows To Be Tough On C

eoing me." Senate Confirms Blinken As Secretary Of State On 78-22 Vote. The AP (1/26, Lee) reports the Senate on Tuesday in a 78-22 vote "confirmed Antony Blinken as America's top diplomat, tasked with carrying out President Joe Biden's commitment to reverse the Trump administration's 'America First' doctrine

withdraw more than 3,000 US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq prior to leaving office, according to defense officials. However, Austin's spokesman, John Kirby, "said officials hadn't yet made a formal decision to review troop levels in either country." Yemenis Submit Petition Seeking Redress For US Drone

inistration official, was led by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and attended by other senior officials including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, CIA Director Bill Burns and FBI Director Chris Wray." DNI Haines "convened the meeting late Friday, according to a press release." According to the

assadors to Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Costa Rica for "consultations" in response "to similar moves by the four countries against Nicaragua." Blinken Criticizes China's Behavior In South China Sea. Reuters (8/9, Nichols) reports Secretary of State Blinken "called out bullying in the South China S

ans. Despite the Taliban's gains, Reuters (8/9) reports the US "said it was up to Afghan security forces to defend the country." Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said, "These are their military forces, these are their provincial capitals, their people to defend and it's really going to come down to the leade

horns numerous times during the pandemic, with accusations of a lack of transparency, propaganda and misinformation - were missing from the list." Blinken Rejects Pompeo's Focus On Certain Human Rights Abuses. The AP (3/30) says that "in a sharp rebuke to Trump-era policies," Secretary of State Blinken

civilian employees." Defense Department policy "provides that service members may hold extremist ideologies but not act on them." Pentagon spokesman John Kirby on Tuesday "described his own extremism briefing earlier in the day and explained Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hopes for the 60-day forcewide e

s From Canada ABC News • Millions in Northeast Hit by Snowstorm; FAA Investigating Alaska Airlines Plane After In-Air Incident; Secretary of State Blinken on Diplomatic Mission in Middle East. CBS News • Fuselage of Alaska Airlines Flight Gets Blown Out Mid Flight; New York Students Learn the Craft of

tle, Delaware en route to Charleston, South Carolina • 10:30 AM: Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to South Carolina • 11:15 AM: The President arrives in Charleston, South Carolina • 12:30 PM: The Presid

• No events scheduled. US Senate • No events scheduled. US House of Representatives • No events scheduled. Cabinet Members • Secretary of State Blinken meets with Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov in Munich, Germany at 12:30 PM. EFTA01655786 • Secretary Blinken meets with Indian Minister of

developing an antisatellite weapon, which is a concern but not currently a threat to public safety, according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. According to the article, this announcement followed the declassification of intelligence at the request of Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), who had previo

l Governments Response to the 2023 Maui Wildfires— 10:00 AM — Host: Committee on Oversight and Accountability Cabinet Members • Secretary of State Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. • Secretary of Education Cardona will continue the 2024 Back-to-School Bus Tour alongside

t of that aim," Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. The Associated Press (09/03, Tucker) reported that national security spokesman John Kirby said the recent "executions" of six hostages, including one American, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, by Hamas underscore "the sense of urgency" in the talks