ABC News Live: Top generals testify on Afghanistan withdrawal
Plus, a government shutdown looms as Congress faces big decision on funding. source
Top US generals answer on chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan | WNT
Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Frank McKenzie both testified that, in their opinion, the U.S. should leave a small force of soldiers in Kabul, Afghanistan. President Joe Biden was criticized…
US deploys aircraft carrier to Middle East
A U.S. aircraft carrier and bomber task force were deployed in response to “clear indications” Iran was planning an attack on U.S. forces, a U.S. official said. #ABCNews #Iran source
Severe weather prompts flash flooding threat to East Coast
Powerful storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in Mississippi. source
Bolton may be ‘hard-liner’ but Trump ‘not after regime change’ in Iran: Petraeus
“This Week” Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz sits down with former CIA Director David Petraeus to discuss the escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. source
Rocket explodes near US embassy in Iraq
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz reports on the rising tensions in the Middle East after an explosion went off Sunday less than a mile from the U.S. embassy. source
New rip current warnings
As people head to the beach for the holiday weekend, dangerous rip currents are increasing along the East Coast, claiming seven lives in North Carolina alone in the past few…
Trump plays golf with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe during 4-day state visit l ABC NEWS
The president is in Japan to discuss trade deals and strengthen military ties with the U.S.’s East Asian ally. #trump #shinzoabe #japan source
Trump attacking Pelosi helps ‘unite her within that caucus even more’: Matthew Dowd l ABC NEWS
The “This Week” Powerhouse Roundtable debates the latest in the 2020 presidential race and all of the week’s politics. #thisweek #pelosi #trump source
Pentagon to send 1,000 troops to Middle East
The additional U.S. forces would increase intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance and protection in the region. source