U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Friday said the man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday will face first-degree murder charges after one of the soldiers, Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries on Thursday.
The Trump administration says it also plans to vet every Afghan refugee admitted after the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021.
Author and Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman raced to bring Afghans who worked with the U.S. out of the country as the Taliban took over in 2021. He joins us to discuss what that community is facing.
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