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Senate bill would improve death benefits for civilian feds

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) offered up a companion bill aiming to improve death benefits for civilian feds. The new legislation would offer 10 times the current benefit amounts for families of civilian workers who are killed on official duty. The bill would also offer more money to the families to cover funeral expenses. The goal of the bill is to bring benefits for civilian employees in line with what military members and Foreign Service employees already get. Sinema’s bill comes after the introduction of the bipartisan House version earlier this…

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Al Qaeda leader’s death renews debate over hasty U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal

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The successful U.S. intelligence drone strike that killed longtime al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri at his Kabul safe house has also reignited the debates over President Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last year and whether the country’s new Taliban leaders are honoring a pledge to rein in terror groups operating on Afghan soil. The Washington Times stories: White House

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Colin Powell’s death: The end of an era for moderate Republicans? – USA TODAY

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Colin Powell’s death: The end of an era for moderate Republicans?  USA TODAY What Colin Powell said about Barack Obama and Islamophobia  NPR Colin Powell: the man who might have been America’s first Black president  The Guardian Colin Powell was a longtime Republican. But he often criticized the party’s race problem  CNN CNN’s Chris Cillizza uses Colin Powell’s death to lecture Republicans  Fox News View Full Coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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