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ABC News:
Full transcript of ABC News' George Stephanopoulos' interview with President Joe Biden  —  Stephanopoulos spoke to Biden in an exclusive interview Wednesday.  —  Read the full transcript of President Joe Biden's exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Something Is Wrong with the President  —  What's Going On with President Biden?  —  After making no public appearances for four days — during a major foreign crisis — President Biden read a 20-minute speech off a teleprompter on Monday afternoon and took no questions.  He immediately returned to Camp David.
Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
Parliament holds Joe Biden in contempt over Afghanistan  —  MPs and peers unite to condemn ‘dishonour’ of US president's withdrawal and his criticism of Afghan troops left behind to face Taliban  —  Joe Biden's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal was condemned as “catastrophic” and …
AP-NORC:
Most Americans say the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were not worth fighting  —  The public is more concerned about the threat caused by domestic extremist groups than those from outside the country. … As U.S. forces are withdrawn from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years, most Americans …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Biden shouldn't cave to the bigots on evacuating our Afghan allies
Associated Press:
Afghanistan war unpopular amid chaotic pullout: AP-NORC poll
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Taliban intensify search for Afghans who aided US: report
Discussion: Instapundit
New York Times:
Afghanistan Live Updates: Protests Spread to Kabul as Taliban Struggle to Govern
Washington Post:
Afghanistan to be ruled under sharia law, Taliban commander says
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The Media Is Helping Hawks Win the War Over Biden's Withdrawal
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:   Afghanistan News Should Come With Warning Labels Attached
CNN:
Police identify suspect who surrendered after claiming to have a bomb near US Capitol  —  (CNN)A suspect who claimed to have an explosive device in a truck near the US Capitol has surrendered to authorities and is in custody, US Capitol Police said Thursday.  —  Police have identified the suspect as 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry.
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Politico:
Capitol Hill bomb suspect surrenders to police  —  Capitol Police arrested a man Thursday who claimed to have explosives in his truck after a tense five-hour standoff, ending the immediate threat to a Capitol campus that is still reeling from the deadly insurrection earlier this year.
Associated Press:
Police probing report of explosive in truck near Capitol
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker / wicker.senate.gov:
Wicker Office Statement on COVID-19 Diagnosis  —  WASHINGTON - The Office of Senator Roger F. Wicker Communications Director Phillip Waller today issued a statement after Senator Roger F. Wicker tested positive for COVID-19:  —  “Senator Wicker tested positive this morning for the COVID-19 virus …
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Laura Litvan / Bloomberg:
Three U.S. Senators Test Positive in Breakthrough Infections
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Three senators announce positive COVID-19 tests in single day
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Confidential State Department Cable in July Warned of Afghanistan's Collapse  —  About two dozen State Department officials in Kabul sent an internal memo to Secretary of State Antony Blinken  —  WASHINGTON — About two dozen State Department officials serving at the embassy in Kabul sent …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
OnlyFans to Block Sexually Explicit Videos Starting in October  —  OnlyFans is getting out of the pornography business.  —  The company will prohibit users from posting any sexually explicit conduct, starting in October.  Creators will still be allowed to post nude photos and videos …
Reuters:
Planes, guns, night-vision goggles: The Taliban's new U.S.-made war chest  —  About a month ago, Afghanistan's ministry of defense posted on social media photographs of seven brand new helicopters arriving in Kabul delivered by the United States.  —  “They'll continue to see a steady drumbeat …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and CNBC
Devyani Chhetri / Greenville News:
Greenville County GOP leader Pressley Stutts dies from COVID-19  —  Greenville County Republican Party leader Pressley Stutts died Thursday morning after battling COVID-19 for nearly a month.  —  Stutts death was confirmed by Dan Harvell, who represents the Anderson County Republican Party …
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Elder's ex-fiancee said he brandished a gun at her  —  PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Alexandra Datig, the former fiancee and longtime radio producer for California GOP gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder, says she broke off an 18-month engagement with the conservative talk show host in 2015 …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities  —  The Biden administration announced Thursday it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes.
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Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:
Parents pull kids from schools as district bucks CDC guidance and board member spreads misinformation  —  County board meeting erupts during school mask debate  —  (CNN)It's the third week of school in Cobb County, Georgia, and many parents are livid with what they perceive …
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
An Alabama doctor watched patients reject the coronavirus vaccine.  Now he's refusing to treat them.  —  In Alabama, where the nation's lowest vaccination rate has helped push the state closer to a record number of hospitalizations, a physician has sent a clear message to his patients …
Laina G. Stebbins / Michigan Advance:
Conspiracy-filled House hearing held on vaccine mandate ban  —  A GOP bill to preemptively prohibit mandatory employee vaccinations saw the light of day Thursday, in a House committee hearing saturated with COVID-19 conspiracy theories and anti-vaxxer rhetoric.
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
No, Republican Governors Are Not ‘Banning Masks in Classrooms’  —  n a piece titled “The Biden administration will use a federal civil rights office to deter states from banning masks in classrooms,” the New York Times reports that:
Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
The Week the Left Stopped Caring About Human Rights  —  Back in April, The Nation magazine told readers that the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan would be “a welcome and long-overdue action.”  The essay, by a scholar named Phyllis Bennis, sounded upbeat, even salubrious.
Stuart Taylor Jr / RealClearInvestigations:
Guided by Faith, Divinity Student Fought His ‘Antiracist’ Princeton Seminary — and Won  —  Timothy Keiderling's decision to enroll in the Princeton Theological Seminary reflected his commitment “to give my life to work for justice and to live out the values of the Kingdom of God.”
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Rachel Metz / CNN:
Facebook wants you to hold your next meeting in VR  —  (CNN Business)For those who don't think Zoom meetings are a good enough substitute for the real thing, Facebook has another idea: a virtual reality app that lets you and your coworkers feel like you're sitting around a table in a conference room.
Rasmussen Reports:
Kamala Harris: Voter Approval of VP Declines  —  Most voters believe it's likely that President Joe Biden won't finish out his term of office, and don't think Vice President Kamala Harris is ready to step up to replace him.  —  A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds …
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
‘This is warfare:’ Trump allies Flynn, Bannon pushed conspiracies at ritzy party backed by Chinese exile  — Steve Bannon, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Lindell and Mike Flynn pushed pro-Trump conspiracy theories at an event advertised as a celebration of an anti-China movement.
Discussion: Raw Story
Dave Levinthal / Insider:
Republican Rep. Diana Harshbarger failed to properly disclose more than 700 stock trades worth as much as $10.9 million in violation of federal transparency law  — Harshbarger disclosed hundreds of stock trades weeks or months after a federal deadline.  — The tardy trades could invite an ethics investigation and fine.
Discussion: Political Wire
Michael R. Gordon / Wall Street Journal:
Putin Rebuffed U.S. Plans for Bases Near Afghanistan at Summit With Biden  —  After Afghan withdrawal, U.S. hoped to base forces near Afghanistan, but Putin told Biden that Moscow objects  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a June 16 summit meeting with President Biden …
Discussion: Human Events and Power Line
 
 
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Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Alleges Facebook Resorted to Illegal Buy-or-Bury Scheme to Crush Competition After String of Failed Attempts to Innovate
Stephen Groves / Argus Leader:
South Dakota National Guard chief says private donation didn't affect deployment plans
Discussion: BorderReport
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. bolsters monitoring of federal inmate accounts
Discussion: The Hill
Maeve Sheehey / Politico:
Nation hits 1M vaccinations benchmark for first time in seven weeks
Discussion: Breitbart
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
American Bar Association Poised To Mandate Diversity Training, Affirmative Action at Law Schools
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Organization and Prosecutors Spar Over Evidence—Out of Public View
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Michael E. Mann / The Hill:
July was a Frankenstein month created by the fossil fuel industry
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Almost all eligible Georgians are registered to vote, data shows
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Keith Kellogg / MSN:
The Lesson of Afghanistan: Our Military Must Remain Focused on Its Mission
Dara Bitler / FOX31 Denver:
During campaign, Lauren Boebert didn't disclose husband's income from energy firm
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Herd Immunity Herp Derp
Discussion: Raw Story
Tom Nichols / USA Today:
Trump is not ruining democracy, we are. And it's been anguishing to confront
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Goldberg / Politico:
GOP governors embrace Covid cocktails over masks as cases surge
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