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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.
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 …
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 …
Rasmussen Reports:
52% of Voters Think Biden Should Resign Over Afghanistan Withdrawal  —  The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was so badly handled that President Joe Biden should resign because of it, according to a majority of voters.  However, most don't think Vice President Kamala Harris is qualified to replace Biden if he leaves office.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Mediaite
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The Hidden Message In Joe Biden's Afghanistan Speech
Discussion: HotAir, CNN and Washington Examiner
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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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Four conservative radio talk-show hosts bashed coronavirus vaccines. Then they got sick.
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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USA Today:
George Orwell meet Greg Abbott: Texas abortion law is an un-American infringement of rights
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:   The 5th Circuit is staking out a claim to be America's most dangerous court
Shefali Luthra / The 19th:
Even if Texas' six-week abortion ban is overturned, clinics will close
Myah Ward / Politico:
McCarthy threatens companies that comply with Jan. 6 probe's phone records requests  —  Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday threatened to use a future GOP majority to punish companies that comply with the House's Jan. 6 investigators, warning that “a Republican majority will not forget.”
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Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Far-Right Propagandist Turns up in Moscow After Jan. 6  —  Russia Insider founder Charles Bausman traveled from his home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 and advanced as far as the Capitol's balustrades after Trump's speech, he said.  Soon after, he left the country for Moscow.
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:   Capitol riot inquiry to investigate whether Trump's White House was involved in attack
Jonathan Tobin / Newsweek:
The Ashli Babbitt Standard
Discussion: Slate
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.”
Discussion: Raw Story and Dallas Morning News
NBC News:
America has wasted at least 15 million Covid vaccine doses since March, new data shows  —  The United States has thrown away at least 15.1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines since March 1, according to government data obtained by NBC News — a far larger number than previously known and still probably an undercount.
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 …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
The Legal Minds Who Tried to Overturn the Election for Trump Are Being Welcomed Back Into Polite Society  —  Though it hasn't received the attention it deserves, courage from Republican election officials and leaders helped save this country from a total election meltdown in 2020 based on lies …
NBC News:
Arrest warrant issued for Ohio man accused of confronting NBC's Shaquille Brewster on live TV  —  Mississippi police issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for an Ohio man who they say confronted NBC News' Shaquille Brewster on live television.  —  The man, Benjamin Eugene Dagley, of Wooster …
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
Long-Haulers Are Fighting for Their Future  —  While watching the scientific community grapple with long COVID, I have thought a lot about a scene in The Lord of the Rings.  Faced with impending doom, the hobbits Merry and Pippin ask the powerful treelike ents for help.
Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
They're called mild cases.  But people with breakthrough covid can still feel pretty sick.  —  Coronavirus vaccines overwhelmingly keep people out of the hospital but don't necessarily stop all infections  —  Andrew Kinsey knew that even after being vaccinated against the coronavirus …
The Marshall Project:
Police Say Demoralized Officers Are Quitting In Droves.  Labor Data Says No.  —  While other industries were devastated by the pandemic last year, police departments felt a much smaller impact.  —  Since last summer's Black Lives Matter protests, there's a popular refrain echoing through …
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.
Ben Weyl / Politico:
Mutually Assured Destruction, Nancy Pelosi's Plans and the Savviness of Bernie Sanders  —  Democrats finally have power.  So of course they're squabbling over what to do with it.  —  Lately, the drama has centered on the group of moderate House Democrats who threatened to tank approval …
Discussion: Jacobin
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 …
 
 
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Reuters:
Excerpts of call between Joe Biden and Ashraf Ghani July 23
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Wall Street Journal:
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Discussion: The Big Picture
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
How Strong Is America's Multiracial Democracy?
Discussion: Eduwonk
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Elder Versus Newsom: A Battle for the Soul of America
Discussion: Politico and Instapundit
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What Dr. Leana Wen's improbable journey says about our country
Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
‘We Feel His Presence in the Department Is Threatening’
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
NPR Trashes Free Speech. A Brief Response
Discussion: HotAir