Secretary Antony Blinken

Mast Tears into Blinken for Continued Foreign Aid to Afghanistan

Mast Tears into Blinken for Continued Foreign Aid to Afghanistan
Grayson Bakich
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December 12, 2024
Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday after being voted in contempt for failing to testify on the disastrous 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal. Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) tore into Blinken with both barrels on the federal government continuing to send foreign aid to the country despite having no diplomatic […]
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New Biden Sanctions on Israel Condemned by Rubio

New Biden Sanctions on Israel Condemned by Rubio
Mateo Guillamont
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September 3, 2024
President Joe Biden’s new sanctions on Israel, Israeli organizations and citizens have incited congressional pushback from Florida’s Republican lawmakers.  The US State Department announced the sanctions late last week.  The organizations and individuals sanctioned are Israeli NGO Hashomer Yosh and its volunteers. Hashomer Yosh is a non-profit NGO created to protect Israeli farmers in the […]
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Twenty Senior US Officials Push Back After Biden Admin. Signals it will not Impose Sanctions on Venezuela

Twenty Senior US Officials Push Back After Biden Admin. Signals it will not Impose Sanctions on Venezuela
Mateo Guillamont
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April 5, 2024
President Joe Biden is expected to not reinstate oil sanctions imposed on Venezuela during President Donald Trump’s term, according to recent reports.  Renewing sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports would raise domestic gasoline prices given OPEC production cuts have increased American reliance on alternative sources, such as Venezuela.  Consequently, US officials are reportedly concerned that limiting […]
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