With the scandal erupting at such a critical moment, Nuzzi says Kennedy phoned her in a panic and begged, "I need you to take a bullet for me… please."
The State Department has also temporarily stopped issuing visas to people traveling on Afghan passports after the brutal attack on two National Guard members in Washigton DC.
Travis vanished on November 20 after leaving their home in Appalachia, just as police were on their way to question him as part of their ongoing investigation.
Bruna Ferreira — the mother of Leavitt's nephew — was detained by ICE and has spent most of November stuck in a detention center in southern Louisiana.
Officials haven't revealed much about why he may have carried out the attack, but Attorney General Pam Bondi hinted that more information will be released soon.
Alokozay arrived in the U.S. after the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan as part of the Biden administration's Operation Allies Welcome, according to DHS.