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Tigray: US Senate passes resolution calling for withdrawal of Eritrean forces from Ethiopia CNN 2 hrs ago By Nima Elbagir and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN © Alex Platt/CNN Eritrean soldiers are captured on a hidden camera at a checkpoint in the hills above Adigrat, as they block access to the road to Axum. The US Senate has unanimously passed a resolution calling for the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopias war-torn northern Tigray region, after a CNN investigati...

US Senate passes unanimous resolution calling for withdrawal of Eritrean forces from Ethiopia CNN 3 hrs ago By Nima Elbagir and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN © Alex Platt/CNN Eritrean soldiers are captured on a hidden camera at a checkpoint in the hills above Adigrat, as they block access to the road to Axum. The US Senate has unanimously passed a resolution calling for the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopias war-torn northern Tigray region, after a CNN investiga...

Republican and Democratic senators expressed concerns about U.S. pullout, but none said it would be better to stay.

U.S. envoy says Afghanistan’s choice is between political settlement or long ‘senseless’ war Karen DeYoung © T.J. Kirkpatric/Pool/Reuters Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on April 27. The U.S. government’s point person for negotiations with the Taliban, Zalmay Khalilzad, said Tuesday that he is not as pessimistic as many others are about the future of Afghanistan after the departure of ...

The nominee for deputy secretary of state, Wendy Sherman, faces a difficult confirmation process over concerns about reentering the nuclear deal.

Updated at Share This The following is a news release from the United States Attorney for the District of Idaho. BOISE — United States Attorney Bart McKay Davis, 65, of Idaho Falls, has announced his resignation effective Feb. 28. “It has been the honor of my professional legal career to serve the people of Idaho, alongside the incredibly hard-working team at the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Davis said. “In the last three-plus years, this team has overcome tremendous challenges, from th...

Davis steps down as US Attorney for Idaho U.S. Attorney for District of Idaho Bart Davis BOISE, Idaho (KIFI)-U.S. Attorney for Idaho Bart Davis, 65, has submitted his resignation effective February 28.  Davis was appointed to the post by President Trump 3 years ago. Rafael Gonzalez, Jr. will immediately assume the office as Acting United States Attorney.  Gonzalez held served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney since September 2010.   He is a career officer in a non-political position. “It h...

A look at the composition of the Republican Senate caucus.

Among votes on other nominations, the Senate has confirmed the nomination of Lloyd Austin to serve as Secretary of Defense.

Among votes on other nominations, the Senate has confirmed the nomination of Lloyd Austin to serve as Secretary of Defense.