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10:30 AM ET, September 1, 2021

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Washington Post:
Oklahoma congressman threatened embassy staff as he tried to enter Afghanistan, U.S. officials say  —  The call to the U.S. ambassador to Tajikistan came in Monday.  On the line, two U.S. officials said, was Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) with an unusual and urgent request …
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New York Times:
How the C.I.A. Exited Its Base in Kabul  —  A compound outside Kabul was one of the most secretive — and notorious — in Afghanistan.  Our visual analysis shows how the spy agency shut down its operations there — and how the Taliban then entered the site.
Zeeshan Aleem / MSNBC:
Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal could've gone so differently  —  For the last few weeks, Americans have been struggling to understand how, after 20 years of war and occupation and historic levels of foreign investment in Afghanistan, the Taliban were able to seize control of the country …
The Daily Beast:
House Republicans Privately Beg Trump to Help Them Impeach Biden  —  So far, the former president has been resistant to attach his name to these efforts.  —  As Republicans increasingly show willingness to call for President Joe Biden's impeachment, there's one GOP voice that's notably absent: Donald Trump.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed Ghani to ‘change perception’  —  In the last call between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and messaging tactics …
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The Hidden Message In Joe Biden's Afghanistan Speech
Politico:
Biden tries to shift blame on Afghanistan
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden on the End of the War in Afghanistan
New York Times:
Has Delta Peaked?  —  We investigate Covid's mysterious two-month cycle.  —  Has the Delta-fueled Covid-19 surge in the U.S. finally peaked?  —  The number of new daily U.S. cases has risen less over the past week than at any point since June, as you can see in this chart:
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Liliana Frankel / Oregonian:
Rural Oregon school superintendent fired after enforcing state mask mandate  —  ADRIAN - Kevin Purnell was fired Monday as superintendent of the Adrian School District just one week after students returned to school.  —  The Adrian School Board, convening in an emotionally charged special meeting …
Zachary Brennan / ENDPOINTS NEWS:
In a major blow to vaccine efforts, senior FDA leaders stepping down
Lev Facher / STAT:
Biden pledged to ‘follow the science.’ But experts say he's sometimes fallen short
Discussion: ENDPOINTS NEWS
Washington Post:
With ban in effect, Texas abortion clinics will no longer terminate pregnancies after 6 weeks  —  AUSTIN — A Texas law that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect Wednesday, as a midnight deadline for the Supreme Court to stop it came and went without action.
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Caroline Kitchener / The Lily:
400 calls, no more appointments: Texas abortion clinic scrambles to see patients before 6-week ban may take effect
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:   The 5th Circuit is staking out a claim to be America's most dangerous court
Jonathan Tobin / Newsweek:
The Ashli Babbitt Standard  —  For those who have followed news coverage of police shootings of unarmed civilians in the last few years, Capitol Hill Police lieutenant Michael Byrd's interview with NBC News had a familiar ring.  The veteran officer voiced his fears about the situation he faced on Jan. 6 …
Discussion: Slate
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:   Capitol riot inquiry to investigate whether Trump's White House was involved in attack
Myah Ward / Politico:
McCarthy threatens companies that comply with Jan. 6 probe's phone records requests
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Julie Pace named new Associated Press executive editor  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Julie Pace, a longtime Washington journalist who managed coverage of the U.S. government during a period of historic tumult, was named Wednesday as the executive editor and senior vice president of The Associated Press.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Associated Press Names a New Top Editor  —  Julie Pace, The A.P.'s Washington bureau chief, started out wanting to be an international correspondent.  Now she has the top newsroom job.  —  The Associated Press on Wednesday named Julie Pace, its Washington bureau chief, as its new top editor …
Discussion: The Hill and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
What Happened to the Babylon Bee?  —  Until a few years ago, the Babylon Bee was a niche humor site—the Onion for conservative Protestants.  The Bee was founded seven months before Donald Trump took office and became popular mostly because many of the jokes were very funny—but also …
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Texas parents accused a Black principal of promoting critical race theory.  The district has now suspended him.  —  At a heated Texas school board meeting in late July, a man accused a Black principal of promoting critical race theory and “the conspiracy theory of systemic racism.”
Roger L. Simon / theepochtimes.com:
Elder Versus Newsom: A Battle for the Soul of America  —  LOS ANGELES—Sunday evening I was standing in an excited crowd at a Long Beach fundraiser for Larry Elder's California gubernatorial campaign when I received a text with the headline “Gov. Newsom Pivots Recall Speeches To Attack Larry Elder's Political Opinions.”
Discussion: Instapundit
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
GOP douses Afghanistan withdrawal with misinformation  —  The Afghanistan withdrawal has gone poorly enough for the Biden administration, and it did itself no favors with its faulty predictions about how it would be carried out.  —  But even in the midst of the worst stretch …
Jack Shafer / Politico:
The Trump News Show Is Over and We're All Healthier For It  —  What have you been doing with your time?  The numbers tell us that the average news consumer is watching a whole lot less cable news and has gone on a restricted online news diet.  Over the past year, the major cable channels …
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
NPR Trashes Free Speech.  A Brief Response  —  In an irony only public radio could miss, “On the Media” hosts an hour on the perils of “free speech absolutism” without interviewing a defender of free speech.  —  The guests for NPR's just-released On The Media episode about the dangers …
Discussion: HotAir
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Four conservative radio talk-show hosts bashed coronavirus vaccines.  Then they got sick.  —  Marc Bernier was adamant: He was not going to get a coronavirus vaccination.  —  “I'm Mr. Anti-Vax,” he told listeners of his talk-radio program in Daytona Beach, Fla., after the federal government …
Alicia A. Caldwell / Wall Street Journal:
Vietnamese-Americans Organize to Aid Afghan Refugees  —  People who arrived in the U.S. after the Vietnam War see similarities in the plight of Afghans today  —  Vietnamese-Americans who came to the U.S. as refugees more than 40 years ago and their children are mobilizing to help Afghans …
Rich Mendez / CNBC:
CDC director says unvaccinated people shouldn't travel over Labor Day weekend  — “If you are unvaccinated, we would recommend not traveling,” CDC Director Walensky said.  — Walensky also recommended spending time outside over the Labor Day weekend, and to mask up when indoors …
Discussion: CNN, TheBlaze and Fox News
American Greatness:
Follow the Science . . . Toward Tyranny  —  The methods of natural science would destroy the ways of a free society.  The Supreme Court nixes the Center for Disease Control's power grab.  —  Modern science as a discipline carries within itself the seeds of tyrannical rule, for the scientific method requires controlled experiments.
 
 
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