America’s longest war will be coming to an end sooner than expected. President Biden announcing Thursday that U.S. troops will be out of Afghanistan by August 31, earlier than his original September 11 deadline. The President defending his decision to end military operations despite the Taliban advancing and getting stronger in the region, saying he will not send “another generation of Americans to war in Afghanistan with no reasonable expectation of achieving a different outcome.” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) weighs in on the situation in Afghanistan and what he wants to see from the President when it comes to dealing with America’s enemies around the world.
In the month of July two billionaires are set to take flight aboard the spacecrafts built by their respective companies. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is set to launch the VSS Unity on July 11th, just nine days before Jeff Bezos takes off in Blue Origin’s rocket, New Shepard. As the two men prepare to launch into space, they are creating new buzz surrounding the burgeoning space tourism industry. Former NASA astronaut and engineering professor at Columbia University Mike Massimino joins to break down what the future of space tourism may look like, the safety of passengers and crew who board commercial space vessels and how the partnership between NASA and private industry could revolutionize space travel.
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