Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) on December 11 regarding the Biden administration’s 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. His decision comes after months of resistance to requests and subpoenas from the GOP-led committee. The testimony follows HFAC Chairman Michael McCaul’s (R-TX) push for greater transparency and accountability on the chaotic withdrawal, which resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S. service members and left thousands of Afghan allies vulnerable to Taliban reprisals.
Frederick, Maryland, Mayor Michael O'Connor has announced the establishment of a taxpayer-funded initiative to provide legal assistance to undocumented immigrants facing deportation. This move comes as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to intensify immigration enforcement upon taking office.
Two Dallas parents have filed a lawsuit against Dallas Independent School District (DISD) and several administrators, alleging their children faced retaliation for not complying with the district’s 2021 mask mandate. The parents claim staff at George Bannerman Dealey Montessori Academy subjected their fifth- and eighth-grade children to abuse and segregation, despite medical exemptions from the mandate.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that county election boards must comply with previous rulings that state that counties cannot count undated or misdated mail-in ballots.
