As many as 15,000 Americans remain in Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover of the country, Biden administration officials told Senate staffers Tuesday, two aides said. […]
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Frantic Exodus From Afghanistan Ties U.S. In Logistical Knot At Kabul Airport
David Rohde, executive editor of NewYorker.com, talks with Rachel Maddow about how poor planning by the United States has left the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan […]
Continue readingVaccinated Texas Gov. Abbott Covid Positive After Hobnobbing At Maskless GOP Event
Rachel Maddow reports on Texas Governor Greg Abbott testing positive for Covid, despite being triple dosed with vaccine, the day after attending a 'jam-packed,' indoor […]
Continue readingAfghan Women Journalists Stalwart In Face Of Taliban Takeover
Lotfullah Najafizada, head of Tolo News in Afghanistan, talks with Rachel Maddow about the strength and courage of Afghan women journalists and how Western media […]
Continue readingConcern Grows For The Safety Of Afghan Women And Girls
Humanitarian groups, politicians, and more are growing increasingly concerned about what kind of life women and girls will have in Afghanistan with the Taliban retaking […]
Continue readingWhy Eight Months Later? What We Know About Covid Vaccine Boosters
Dr. Nahid Bhadelia reacts to the reports that the Biden administration will tell Americans to expect to need a booster shot eight months after being […]
Continue readingThe Awkward Trumpy Truth About Afghanistan’s Likely New Taliban Leader
Rachel Maddow looks at how Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar went from being imprisoned in Pakistan to likely the next leader of Afghanistan under Taliban […]
Continue readingU.S. Trying To Get Thousands Of Americans And Afghans To Safety
As the Taliban's control over Afghanistan becomes more of a reality, the Biden administration is working to get thousands of Americans and the Afghans who […]
Continue readingHow Dorothy Oliver Got 94% Of Her Alabama Town Vaccinated
Alabama has the lowest Covid-19 vaccination rate in the country, but thanks to a retired office administrator in one small town, the vaccination rate is […]
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