BREAKING: U.S., Afghanistan and Taliban Come to Truce

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Mike Pompeo

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper met with Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani today in Munich. In hopes that the talks will lead to U.S. troop withdrawal, a senior U.S. official said that in fact, “the United States and Afghanistan have reached a truce agreement that will take effect ‘very soon” reported the Associated Press. Additionally, the official said the agreement “for a seven-day ‘reduction of violence’ to be followed by the start of all-Afghan peace talks within 10 days is ‘very specific’ and covers the entire country including Afghan forces.” The Associated Press reports that

BAD TIMING: “Mike (Bloomberg) for Black America” Launching in Houston, TX Tomorrow

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Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg’s 2020 campaign has had a few bad days. With the release of an audio recording of Bloomberg saying, “We put all the cops in minority neighborhoods,” because “that’s where all the crime is,” have many questioning whether he should continue to seek the Democratic party’s nomination for president. To make matters worse, it now appears that the Bloomberg campaign is holding a “Mike for Black America” event in Houston, TX. The event is planned to take place at the Buffalo Soldier National Museum.   The event advertisement states, “Please join Mike Bloomberg and some of the nation’s most inspiring

Bloomberg, Biden and the Black Vote; The Latest Democrats Failing Minorities

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Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg

Instead of thanking his supporters last night in New Hampshire at the post caucus event, Joe Biden jumped ship. The former vice president, who came in 5th with just over eight percent of the primary votes, bolted to South Carolina in hopes for a head start in the south’s first primary. Not showing up to your own party is in poor taste, but no matter how rude his actions are, they may not matter much. According to National Review, “Biden has been counting on South Carolina as his firewall (where two-thirds of Democratic primary voters are black)” but a new

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