A year later, Kabul’s tumultuous autumn resounds for Biden
The tumultuous U.S. exit from Afghanistan a year ago, ending a 20-year conflict, diminished President Joe Biden’s pledge to restore capacity to the White House. With Monday marking the one-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, the crisis in Afghanistan continues to haunt the Democratic president, even as his counterterrorism strategy bears fruit. last month killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri. Biden’s approval rate dropped below 50% for the first time ever after the US withdrew its troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban returned to power. His position has yet to recover amid a confluence of other crises, including 40-year high inflation, supply chain bottlenecks, a protracted COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of smallpox. monkey.
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DACA is said to be temporary. 10 years later, will it work?
Monday marks 10 years since Deferred Action for Children, or DACA, was introduced by the Obama administration. DACA allows the eligible children of immigrants brought to the United States illegally to be protected from deportation, to access a driver’s license, and to work legally. President Barack Obama introduced DACA in 2012 as a temporary relief measure until Congress passed more permanent solutions. That never happened, and today’s recipients count on flimsy policy as a gateway to opportunity. DACA has come under constant attack – from former President Donald Trump, a series of lawsuits, and state and federal lawmakers who argue that allowing some immigrants to stay here without action. Congressional action is illegal. A federal appeals court in New Orleans is expected to rule on the policy this year.
Senator Ed Markey led the US delegation to Taiwan, China announced more military exercises
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen met on Monday with a the five-member delegation of the United States Congress, led by Democratic Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts, in a sign of continued support for US lawmakers for the self-governing island that China claims as its own territory. China announced more military exercises around Taiwan on Monday as the visit comes, less than two weeks after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, putting China at risk for several days. threatened military exercises. The Chinese government opposes Taiwan having any official contact with foreign governments, especially with a senior congressional leader like Pelosi. Markey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific and the International Cybersecurity Subcommittee, met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday in South Korea before heading to Taiwan.
Lawyers appeal Brittney Griner’s 9-year prison sentence in Russia
Attorney for WNBA star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against the 9-year prison sentence in Russia Russian news agencies reported. It comes a day after Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the Kremlin was ready for “a professional conversation and concrete steps” to move forward. free Griner and another American in a prisoner exchange. “Those who have to deal with these problems are ready,” Zakharova said on Rossiya-1 TV, after being asked about a deal that included Russian national Viktor Bout. “And this work is not done in the public eye.” Bout is serving a 25-year prison sentence in 2011 in New York for conspiring to kill US citizens, providing anti-aircraft missiles and providing aid to a terrorist organization. Foreign Secretary Antony Blinken said last month that Russian officials had been approached about a deal to free Griner, convicted in Russia of drug trafficking and possession, and Paul Whelan, convicted espionage charges. Blinken said both Whelan and Griner are being “wrongfully detained”.
Vanessa Bryant Civil Trial Against Los Angeles County Continues
Vanessa Bryant’s Civil Trial Against Los Angeles County continue on Monday. On Friday, the jury heard testimony from three witnesses, including Douglas Johnson, the Los Angeles County sheriff who took close-up photos of the bodies in the helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others. Bryant’s legal team believes that Johnson began spreading the gruesome photos among the sheriff’s staff after taking them for unclear reasons. Bryant and Chris Chester, a financial advisor who lost his wife and daughter in a similar accident, sued the county in 2020, accusing the county sheriff and fire department employees of taking and sharing photos of their deceased loved ones from the scene of the accident despite nothing justifiable. reason for it. The trial, which runs through Wednesday on Monday, could continue for more than two weeks.
