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Remembering the life and legacy of Colin Powell, a national security trailblazer
Colin Powell, the first Black secretary of state died Monday from complications related to COVID-19, but his family says he also suffered from multiple myeloma, which compromised his immune system. Nick Schifrin looks back at his life and career.
WATCH: Blinken testifies on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday defended the Biden administration’s much-criticized handling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan in a contentious congressional hearing.
WATCH: Blinken says under 200 Americans remain in Afghanistan
Blinken says the number of Americans left may be closer to 100. He says the U.S. would work with Afghanistan’s neighbors to secure their departure either overland or by charter flight once the Kabul airport re-opens.
WATCH: Blinken gives remarks on Americans remaining in Afghanistan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says as many as 1,500 Americans in Afghanistan may still await evacuation, with six days to go before President Joe Biden's deadline for completing the airlift from Kabul airport.
The nomination for Uzra Zeya to be an under secretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights is expected continued on Monday.
Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz died Sunday at his California home at the age of 100. The statesman, economist, and business executive served as America's top diplomat under President Ronald Reagan. Nick Schifrin reports on his lasting legacy.
Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, a titan of American academia, business and diplomacy who spent most of the 1980s trying to improve Cold War relations with the Soviet Union and forging a course for peace in the Middle…
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Antony Blinken as America’s top diplomat.
In prepared remarks, Blinken said he is ready to confront challenges posed by China, Iran, North Korea and Russia and is committed to rebuilding the State Department after four years of atrophy.
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