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Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, departs the Capitol after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., appointed him to lead the new select committee to investigate the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, in Washington, Thursday, July 1, 2021. The probe will examine what went wrong around the Capitol when hundreds of supporters of then-President Donald Trump broke into the building, hunted for lawmakers and interrupted the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden's election victory. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Select Committee seeks Trump records as part of Jan. 6 probe

The head of the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack issued a sweeping round of demands for information from the executive branch related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and former President Donald Trump's push to discredit the results of the 2020 election.

August 25, 2021
A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies over the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday, further tightening their grip on the country as panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the U.S. Embassy. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) **FILE**

Afghanistan craters Biden approval rating

President Biden's approval rating has plummeted amid the unfolding mess in Afghanistan, with a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll showing just 41% of voters approve of his performance in office.

August 24, 2021
Members of Joint Forces Headquarters get prepared to deploy to Afghanistan to assist in the draw down from the area in this handout photo taken on Friday Aug. 13, 2021 and issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). With security rapidly deteriorating in Afghanistan, the United States planned to send in 3,000 troops to help evacuate some personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. Britain and Canada are also sending forces to aid their evacuations. (LPhot Ben Shread/MoD/Crown Copyright via AP)

Pompeo: ‘Pathetic’ for Biden to blame Trump for crisis in Kabul

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that it is "pathetic" for President Biden to try to blame former President Trump for the unraveling mess in Afghanistan, and said the administration should "crush" the Taliban forces trying to take over Kabul.

August 15, 2021
In this July 24, 2021, file photo, former President Donald Trump speaks on a variety of topics to supporters at a Turning Point Action gathering in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ** FILE **

Trump-McConnell rift widens over infrastructure deal

Former President Donald Trump, who for months has belittled Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as "gutless" and an "old owl," has kicked his complaints into overdrive now that the Senate's top Republican helped pass an infrastructure bill through the chamber.

August 11, 2021