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1:20 PM ET, August 25, 2021

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Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
In Kabul, Private Rescue Efforts Grow Desperate as Time to Evacuate Afghans Runs Out  —  Defense contractor Erik Prince charges $6,500 a person, other groups' planes leave Kabul empty  —  A disparate group of American veterans, military contractors, aid workers and former spies is scrambling …
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Washington Post:
Two Congress members make unauthorized trip to Kabul amid evacuation efforts  —  Two members of Congress made an unauthorized whirlwind trip to Kabul early Tuesday, leaving less than 24 hours later on a flight used for evacuating U.S. citizens, allies and vulnerable Afghans.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Better Afghan Policy  —  What would it have been?  —  What might a more successful exit from Afghanistan have looked like?  —  I have spent some time talking with colleagues and experts about that question, and it is a difficult one to answer.  President Biden's exit certainly has not gone well.
Discussion: HotAir, Insider, Vulture, Vanity Fair and Vox
John Sexton / HotAir:
Is Jen Rubin now doing PR for the Taliban now or just lying by omission?  —  Jen Rubin has been supporting and defending the Biden administration on every possible front for months but she has really put her flack-act into high gear since Biden's drawdown of troops in Afghanistan has turned into a disaster.
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How Mexico Helped The Times Get Its Journalists Out of Afghanistan
Lara Jakes / New York Times:
How Many People in Afghanistan Need to be Rescued? The Number Remains Elusive.
Wall Street Journal:
Afghanistan's Falling Man: The 17-Year-Old Soccer Star Who Plunged From a U.S. Military Jet
Joseph Klein / Front Page Magazine:
Biden's Gift to Global Jihadists: A Safe National Homeland
Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
Delta Air Lines is raising health insurance premiums for unvaccinated employees by $200 a month to cover higher Covid costs  — Starting Nov. 1, unvaccinated Delta employees who have health insurance from the companywill face $200 monthly surcharges.  — From Sept. 12 …
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Content Lab U.S.:
Johnson & Johnson Announces Data to Support Boosting its Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine
Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Arkansas runs out of intensive care beds for COVID patients
Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Issues Sweeping Demand for Executive Branch Records  —  Bolton, MS—Today, Chairman Bennie G. Thompson announced the Select Committee's first round of demands for records as the committee expands its investigation into the January 6th violent attack on the U.S. Capitol and its causes.
Discussion: Raw Story
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CNN:
House committee seeks documents from agencies on January 6 Capitol attack, signaling massive investigative effort  —  (CNN)The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack requested a massive tranche of documents from several US government agencies …
Marina Villeneuve / Associated Press:
New NY governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tally  —  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul promised more government transparency on her first day in office and by day's end her administration had quietly delivered it by acknowledging nearly 12,000 more deaths in the state …
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Zachary Evans / National Review:
New York Governor Adds 12,000 COVID Deaths to Predecessor Cuomo's Count
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Politico:
Secret Service warned Capitol Police about violent threats 1 day before Jan. 6  —  Just a day before the Jan. 6 riot, the Secret Service warned the U.S. Capitol Police that their officers could face violence at the hands of supporters of former President Donald Trump, according to new documents reviewed by POLITICO.
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Infrastructure Summer: The Gottheimer Gang's Pointless Standoff  —  Conservative Democrats got a guarantee that the House would vote on the infrastructure bill by late September.  But that changes nothing about the process.  —  The problem for the Gottheimer gang is they simply …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court's stunning, radical immigration decision, explained  —  The Court's decision on Trump's “Remain in Mexico” policy upends decades of precedent warning that judges shouldn't mess with foreign affairs.  —  The Supreme Court handed down an order Tuesday evening that makes no sense.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court says Biden administration must comply with ruling to restart ‘remain in Mexico’ program for asylum seekers
Karen Pearlman / Los Angeles Times:
Students from San Diego County school district stranded in Afghanistan  —  At least 24 students from the Cajon Valley Union School District in El Cajon and 16 parents are stranded in Afghanistan after taking a summer trip abroad.  —  They are among thousands of individuals waiting to leave …
New York Times:
About 89% of Rental Assistance Funds Have Not Been Distributed, Figures Show  —  Just $1.7 billion in funds intended to prevent eviction were disbursed in July as the White House braces for a Supreme Court decision that could strike down its eviction moratorium.
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Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
How Donald Trump Turned Off Swing Voters in 2020  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — The number of swing voters — those who change their minds between presidential elections — has been declining over time.  — However, there are still some swing voters, and they can be decisive …
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Pentagon requires military members get COVID-19 vaccine immediately  —  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered service members to “immediately begin” receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Pentagon memo released Wednesday.  —  “To defend this Nation, we need a healthy and ready force.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Associated Press:
Pentagon to require troops to get Covid vaccines ASAP
Discussion: Raw Story and Trending Politics
Emma Colton / Fox News:
Former California Democratic majority leader endorses Larry Elder in campaign against Gov. Newsom  —  The California recall election will be held on Sept. 14  —  Larry Elder reveals how he's going to fix California  —  The former Democratic majority leader for the California state Senate …
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
In First Interview From Jail, an Upbeat Navalny Discusses Prison Life  —  Russian political prisoners today are subjected to “psychological” pressure, said the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny, who is forced to watch state TV for more than eight hours a day.
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
How screwed is Adam Kinzinger?  —  Former President Donald Trump would love to take down Adam Kinzinger, one of his chief House GOP antagonists, in next year's midterms.  But Democrats might beat him to it.  —  Illinois lawmakers are on the verge of rolling out a new congressional map …
Associated Press:
‘Pain compliance’: Video shows trooper pummeling Black man  —  MONROE, La. (AP) — Graphic body camera video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana State Police trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight — an attack the trooper defended as “pain compliance.”
 
 
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New York Times:
Hochul Picks State Senator Brian Benjamin as Lieutenant Governor
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Fox News earns top ratings spot with Afghanistan coverage
Neal Mohan / YouTube Official Blog:
Perspective: Tackling Misinformation on YouTube
Wall Street Journal:
This Illinois County Is Losing People Faster Than Anywhere in the U.S.
Discussion: Reason
BBC:
Bilal Sarwary: ‘In the city I loved, suddenly nowhere was safe’
 Earlier Items: 
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Matt Gaetz Failed to Properly Disclose His Abysmal Book Sales
Discussion: Gawker and Raw Story
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Billionaire Progressives Fund Weather Underground Terrorist's Ivy League Think Tank
Discussion: Power Line and National Review
Andrew Harding / BBC:
Madagascar on the brink of climate change-induced famine
Discussion: Common Dreams
U.S. Department of Justice:
Leader of ‘Atomwaffen’ conspiracy sentenced to 3 years in prison for threatening journalists and advocates
Discussion: Raw Story and UPI
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
FCC looks to fine conservative activists $5 million for false mail voting robocalls