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8:20 AM ET, August 25, 2021

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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.
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Wall Street Journal:
Afghanistan's Falling Man: The 17-Year-Old Soccer Star Who Plunged From a U.S. Military Jet  —  Zaki Anwari saw no future as the Taliban streamed into Kabul.  Viral images of his death horrified the world.  —  Hundreds of Afghans swarmed the runway of Hamid Karzai International Airport attempting …
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
White House to media: We want our props on Afghanistan  —  In the span of a week, the White House went from struggling to explain a rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan to beating its chest.  —  Top Biden officials and administration allies have begun aggressively touting the success …
Lara Jakes / New York Times:
How Many People in Afghanistan Need to be Rescued?  The Number Remains Elusive.  —  U.S. officials are reluctant to provide an estimate of the one number that matters most in their stream of evacuation updates.  —  WASHINGTON — More than 70,700 people had been evacuated from Afghanistan as of Tuesday evening.
Washington Examiner:
Biden's credibility crisis spreads far past Afghanistan  —  President Joe Biden hopes people will soon forget the unfolding disaster he created in Afghanistan so he can turn back to issues such as COVID, the economy, and climate change.  But he and his White House don't realize …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Townhall
Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
In Kabul, Private Rescue Efforts Grow Desperate as Time to Evacuate Afghans Runs Out
Discussion: ABC7
NBC News:
Fury and disgust at CIA, Pentagon and in Congress that thousands of Afghans will be left behind
Washington Post:
Biden pushes to complete Afghan evacuation by Aug. 31 — but orders backup plan
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Afghan exit is a low moment for journalism
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  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Biden administration must comply with a lower court's ruling to reinstate President Donald Trump's policy that required …
Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Kamala Harris arrives in Vietnam after delay over possible ‘Havana syndrome’ case  —  The delay of Harris' flight came less than a week after it news emerged that multiple U.S. officials at the embassy in Berlin have sought treatment for symptoms of the syndrome  —  James Golden: Kamala Harris ‘entirely politically tone deaf’
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Shibani Mahtani / Washington Post:
Harris, in Vietnam, gets a dose of China's challenge to the U.S.  —  Vice President Harris, on her second international trip in the role, got a taste of the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China as she flew into Vietnam — a former U.S. adversary wary of Beijing's growing dominance and now courted by Washington.
Discussion: Responsible Statecraft and CNBC
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Breaking: Herschel Walker is running for U.S. Senate in Georgia  —  Former University of Georgia football star Herschel Walker — at the urging of former President Donald Trump —launched a campaign Tuesday for the U.S. Senate, bringing both his celebrity and his untested political background …
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
House passes John Lewis voting rights bill that's set to stall in Senate  —  The House on Tuesday passed voting rights legislation named for the late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a party-line vote that underscores the bill's nearly impassable upward climb in the Senate.
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
House passes $3.5 trillion budget plan, aims to vote on infrastructure package by late September
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis's anti-mask mania is deeply unpopular.  Democrats must jump on that.  —  We now have a quality poll — from Quinnipiac University — that seeks to probe public opinion on the great mask debate in Florida in a lot of fine-grained detail.  And the conclusion is clear: Anti-mask derangement is losing the argument.
Discussion: Raw Story, Discourse.net and CNN
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Lucia Baez-Geller / CNN:
Why I voted to defy Ron DeSantis on masks for schools
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Jackie Salo / New York Post:
Fauci: Early use of monoclonal antibodies can cut risk of hospitalization, death up to 85%  —  COVID-19 sufferers can reduce their risk of hospitalization and death by up to 85 percent if they receive monoclonal antibody treatments in the early stages of their illness, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:   CDC study shows unvaccinated people are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with Covid
U.S. Department of Justice:
Leader of ‘Atomwaffen’ conspiracy sentenced to 3 years in prison for threatening journalists and advocates  —  Seattle - Cameron Shea, 25, a leader of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington to 3 years …
Discussion: Raw Story and UPI
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How Mexico Helped The Times Get Its Journalists Out of Afghanistan  —  A humanitarian effort led by Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard gave Afghans and their families a sanctuary that the U.S. government was unable to provide.  —  A group of Afghans who worked for The New York Times …
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Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
Spike Lee's New Documentary Gives a Notorious 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist His Biggest Platform Ever  —  On Monday, the New York Times reported that Spike Lee devotes a significant amount of time in his new four-part HBO documentary series, NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½, to the group Architects & Engineers …
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.
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and Political Wire
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver / The Hill:
Democrats shouldn't squander the opportunity to pass transformative legislation  —  About 2000 years ago, a Jewish man with Roman citizenship shouted out the words, “Do thyself no harm.”  I would commend those words of Saul of Tarsus to the members of the Democratic Caucus.
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
FCC looks to fine conservative activists $5 million for false mail voting robocalls  —  The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $5.1 million fine against conservative activists Jacob Wohl and John Burkman and J.M. Burkman & Associates for making 1,141 unlawful robocalls that made false claims …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Receive Report on Covid-19 Origins, but Challenges Persist in How to Deal With China  —  Review followed previous efforts to corral evidence that ended in bureaucratic infighting and failure  —  WASHINGTON—A new assessment by U.S. spy agencies of the origins of Covid-19 …
New York Times:
Many Older Americans Still Aren't Vaccinated, Making the Delta Wave Deadlier  —  Compared with other highly vaccinated countries, large parts of the United States have many vulnerable seniors, helping spur hospitalization and death.  —  United States United Kingdom  —  WASH.  —  MAINE  —  MONT.
John Nichols / The Nation:
Centrists Who Obstruct the Budget May “Sabotage” Democrats' Agenda  —  In a moment shaped by the pandemic, economic uncertainty, and the climate crisis, Ro Khanna says Democrats must unite behind a bold budget.  —  Representative Ro Khanna would have written an even bolder congressional budget …
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New York Times:
Interview With Kathy Hochul: Sensing a ‘Weight of Responsibility’  —  Ms. Hochul sat down with The New York Times for her first one-on-one interview after becoming New York's first female governor.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Kathy C. Hochul, the first woman in history to lead New York …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Alyssa Katz / New Republic:
New York's New Governor Wants You to Forget Some Things
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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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
Sami Sadat / New York Times:
The Afghan Army Collapsed Against the Taliban. Here's Why.
Jessica Sidman / Washingtonian:
Florida Man to Open Florida-Inspired Bar in Navy Yard
Roosevelt Room / The White House:
Remarks by President Biden on the Ongoing Evacuation Efforts in Afghanistan and the House Vote on the Build Back Better Agenda
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Power Line
Bonchie / RedState:
Joe Biden, With Eyes Bloodshot and Five Hours Late, Insults Everyone Watching With Surreal Presser
Discussion: Townhall and Instapundit
Tara Copp / Defense One:
Kabul Evacuee With Potential ISIS Ties Detained at Qatar Base
Discussion: Breitbart and Defense One
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Can the U.S. work with the Taliban in Afghanistan? That's the central question.
 Earlier Items: 
Osita Nwanevu / New Republic:
The Incoherence of American History
Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Ohio State announces a vaccine mandate for students and employees.
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Eric Adams ran errands for a prostitute named Micki as a teen, report says
Stephen Caruso / Pennsylvania Capital-Star:
Pa. redistricting commission to count people in prison at their old home, not in their cell
Discussion: CBS Pittsburgh and Spotlight PA
John McWhorter / New York Times:
Performative Antiracism at the University of Wisconsin
Discussion: Althouse
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Sponsor drops Schwarzenegger over rant about anti-maskers
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager
 
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