Afghanistan Most Americans Were Not Concerned About Foreign Policy Prior to This Week Previous polling showed just 0.6% of Americans believed foreign policy and national security were the most important issues facing our country. While news from Afghanistan might change that and affect Joe Biden’s favorability, most voters are still concerned about America first, says NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky.
Afghanistan Biden Defends Decision to Withdraw US Troops From Afghanistan “The truth is this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated,” Biden said Monday. “The developments of the last week reinforce that ending U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan now was the right decision … Here’s what I believe to my core: It is wrong to order American troops to step up when Afghanistan’s own armed forces would...
Afghanistan Afghanistan Vet Asks: ‘Why Aren't We Saving People?' Matt Zeller served in the Army in Afghanistan and says he is only alive because an interpreter saved his life from Taliban fighters. He's speaking up as the U.S. withdraws from the country and leaving some people behind.
Afghanistan From a Vet: Why Americans Should Care About Afghanistan Matt Zeller of the advocacy group No One Left Behind says Taliban fighters are going into people’s homes and “literally stealing their daughters” as the U.S. leaves Afghanistan. He says the U.S. promised interpreters and others to help in their time of need, and that time is now.
foreign policy An Interpreter Saved His Life in Afghanistan. He Wants to Return the Favor to Others. As the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan, translators could be in danger, says Matt Zeller of No One Left Behind. Zeller says he is only alive today because an interpreter saved his life in combat. Now he’s speaking up for other interpreters and urging President Biden and Congress to act swiftly to bring Afghan interpreters to Guam, where they can be...
Russia Former Ambassador: Biden-Putin Meeting Wasn't Going to Change Everything The Russian leader Vladimir Putin wasn’t suddenly going to see eye-to-eye with Joe Biden on everything, but the leaders’ meeting in Geneva was a good start at setting the tone on key issues like cybersecurity, says NBC correspondent and former Ambassador Christopher Hill.
Boris Johnson US and UK Trying to Get Back to Normal in Biden Presidency UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said dealing with President Joe Biden is like a breath of fresh air. In Biden’s first trip abroad as president, he joined Johnson and other world leaders for the G7 summit. Former U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill weighs in on what we’ve heard from the world leaders so far.
Joe Biden It Only Took 10 Minutes to Find Joe Biden's Secret Venmo Account Buzzfeed reporter Ryan Mac explains how he and colleagues tracked down a Venmo account belonging to President Joe Biden, using a feature that connects your account to your contacts like family and friends. The ability to easily find connected accounts presents a privacy concern, Mac says.
venmo Should You Lock Down Your Venmo, or Use a Different App? Venmo is trying to be social but it lacks features to distance yourself from the people in your immediate circle. The app allows you to make transactions private. But cybersecurity and privacy expert Theresa Payton, who served as chief information officer under former President George W. Bush, has some concerns.
Israel Are We Closer to a Ceasefire in Gaza? On Wednesday President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to urge a de-escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. NBC News correspondent Raf Sanchez, who has covered the region for years, weighs in and explains the conflict.
