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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Why so many people find Biden an easy target — The vehemence with which many politicians and media pundits on the left and right have attacked President Biden should not be surprising. Given the chaotic and heart-wrenching scenes in Afghanistan, the commander in chief becomes an obvious target …
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Sally Lockwood / Sky News:
Afghanistan: Taliban warns there will be ‘consequences’ if Biden delays withdrawal of US troops — The Taliban meets Sky News in Doha to discuss what happens next - and issues a stark warning about the withdrawal of troops from the country. — Created with Sketch.
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Did the War in Afghanistan Have to Happen? — In 2001, when the Taliban were weak and ready to surrender, the U.S. passed on a deal. Nearly 20 years later, the Taliban hold all the cards. — Taliban fighters brandished Kalashnikovs and shook their fists in the air after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks …
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Axios:
Biden doesn't plan to fire anyone over Kabul chaos, sources say — Biden isn't inclined to fire any senior national security officials over the chaos in Kabul unless the situation drastically deteriorates.
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Hundreds of Afghans arrive at Northern Virginia Community College, greeted by outpouring of support — They kept coming: people carrying bags of clothes, bags of toiletries, bags of diapers and baby formula and toys and books. — All were donations for the hundreds of Afghan refugees …
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John Harwood / CNN:
Why Biden's Afghanistan exit wasn't about good politics
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Washington Post:
Taliban rejects extending Aug. 31 U.S. pullout, calling it a ‘red line’
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Washington Examiner:
Democrats trust the Taliban more than their fellow Americans
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Washington Post:
Biden says safe zone around Kabul airport to expand, as Pentagon enlists commercial airlines to aid evacuations
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CNN:
Taliban issue death sentence for brother of Afghan translator who helped US troops, according to letters obtained by CNN
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Jack Newman / Daily Mail:
‘There will be consequences’: Taliban warn US and Britain to get out, saying August 31 withdrawal deadline is a ‘red line’ …
US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine — Approval Signifies Key Achievement for Public Health — For Immediate Release: — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine …
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Washington Post:
Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine wins full FDA approval, potentially persuading the hesitant to get a shot — The licensing is a landmark event that could have major effects, experts said. — Federal regulators Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine …
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New York Times:
The F.D.A. grants full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for people 16 and up, making it the first to move beyond emergency use status in the United States.
NBC News:
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer's Covid vaccine — The Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech's two-dose vaccine Monday for people ages 16 and up, making it the first Covid-19 vaccine to pass this final regulatory hurdle. — “The FDA's approval of this vaccine …
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Washington Post:
Third Pfizer dose significantly lowers risk of infection in seniors, Israeli data shows
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Politico:
States gripped by Delta variant face case surge with fewer health workers
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid shot, clearing path to more vaccine mandates
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Brendan J. Lyons / Albany Times Union:
Cuomo's dog Captain left at mansion after governor departed — ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who has been staying with one of his sisters in Westchester County in the final days of his third term, recently has asked staff members at the Executive Mansion if anyone would like to keep his dog …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sinema: I simply won't back a $3.5T spending bill — Kyrsten Sinema still opposes her party's plans for a $3.5 trillion, party-line spending bill. And she's not up for a negotiation about it. — As House Democratic leaders hold back Sinema's own Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill …
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Washington Post:
Let's take the win. Let's do infrastructure first. — The authors are Democratic members of the House of Representatives from Georgia, Hawaii, California, Texas, Maine, New Jersey and Oregon. — Time kills deals. This is an old business saying and the essence of why we are pushing …
Thomas Franck / CNBC:
Wall Street calls moderates' bluff, urges investors to prepare for infrastructure and budget reconciliation bills — Wall Street thinks moderates are bluffing and says investors should prep for both an infrastructure bill and a $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill.
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
The Man in Joe Biden's Way
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
McCarthy faces speakership test on infrastructure vote
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Bill Scher / Real Clear Politics:
Moderate Dems Have Upper Hand. Will They Stick or Fold?
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Lucas Kunce / Kansas City Star:
Here are two sentences of truth about the US and Afghanistan | The Kansas City Star — What we are seeing in Afghanistan right now shouldn't shock you. It only seems that way because our institutions are steeped in systematic dishonesty. It doesn't require a dissertation to explain what you're seeing.
Will Carless / USA Today:
Armed protests are picking up, and a new study says they're more likely to turn violent — Corrections/clarifications: This story originally mischaracterized the uptick in armed protests. The number of armed protests increased from February to June; the proportion doubled.
Eliza Shapiro / New York Times:
N.Y.C. Will Mandate Vaccines for Teachers and School Staff — New York City will require every Department of Education employee — including teachers, principals, custodians and all central office staff — to have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Sept. 27 …
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CNN:
Afghan visa applicants told to stay away from Kabul airport as US races to meet exit deadline — Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)Afghans who have applied for special immigrant visas to the US were told to stay away from Kabul's airport on Monday, as American officials ramped up evacuation flights …
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
We're all going to pay for the unvaccinated — The spike in hospitalizations of unvaccinated adults — which are almost all preventable — cost the U.S. health system more than $2 billion in June and July, per a KFF analysis. — Why it matters: Those costs are ultimately shouldered by all of us …
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