Top Items:
James Gordon Meek / ABC News:
US special operations vets carry out daring mission to save Afghan allies — At least 13 service members were killed in an attack in Kabul Thursday. — With the Taliban growing more violent and adding checkpoints near Kabul's airport, an all-volunteer group of American veterans …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, HotAir, Morning Shots, CDR Salamander, Who the Hell Is Jim Treacher?, TheBlaze, Washington Post, Reuters, National Review, John Kass, CNBC, BizPac Review, The US Sun, Al Jazeera, Insider, The Moderate Voice, Instapundit, WPRI-TV, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, Conservative Brief, Boston.com, The Last Refuge, The Western Journal, The Daily Caller, New York Post and Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
The Dispatch:
A Defeat of Choice — It did not have to be this way. — The attacks Thursday at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed 13 U.S. troops, making it the deadliest single day of the war for Americans in more than a decade. More than 90 Afghans trying to escape …
William Saletan / Slate:
The GOP's Phony Complaints About Afghanistan — On Thursday, suicide bombers killed scores of people outside the Kabul airport, including at least 12 American service members. Congressional Republicans snapped into action, demanding that President Joe Biden resign or be impeached.
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, The American Independent, National Review, The Federalist, Insider, Washington Post, Reuters and ME
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Resign — Rip those stars off your pathetic nostalgia costumes and resign. Quit. Tell that crusty Pinocchio in the White House and the faculty lounge Geppettos tugging his strings that you will have no more to do with his human centipede of failure in Kabul.
Discussion:
The US Sun, The American Spectator, Breitbart and National Review
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: ‘The worst day of your presidency’
Discussion:
NBC News, The Daily Caller and CNN
Associated Press:
New urgency to airlift after Kabul blasts kill more than 100
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, HotAir, New Republic, Forbes, Chicago Sun-Times, Defense One, The New Neo, The White House, Breitbart, NPR, CNBC, ABC7, Raw Story, Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Insider
Isaac Saul / Tangle:
Get out and stay out. — It has never been clearer. … First time reading? Sign up here.
Discussion:
Fox News, National Review, Foreign Policy, Common Dreams, Associated Press and Denver Post
New York Times:
Afghanistan Live Updates: Flights Resume at Kabul Airport After Deadly Attack
Discussion:
Washington Post, The Daily Beast, FOX 5 San Diego and Reuters
Wall Street Journal:
Afghan Crowds Return to Kabul Airport After Attack as U.S. Warns of Further Threats
Discussion:
NBC News, Financial Times, enVolve, NaturalNews.com, Foreign Policy and Breitbart
Hunter Walker / New York Magazine:
‘A Total F*cking Disaster’: Inside Seth Moulton's Secret Trip to Kabul Officials condemned the mission as a reckless stunt. …
Discussion:
HotAir, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Townhall, Reuters, NPR, The Stream, The US Sun, Washington Times, Insider and The Uprising
Fox News:
House Republicans introducing articles of impeachment for Secretary of State Blinken
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Townhall
CBS News:
Race to evacuate as many as possible from Kabul after ISIS bombs kill at least 170
Discussion:
Associated Press, Twin Cities and IJR
Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
It wasn't hubris that drove America into Afghanistan. It was fear.
Discussion:
HotAir, Talking Points Memo, Washington Examiner, The US Sun, Real Clear Politics, HuffPost, Power Line, RedState and Breitbart
Josephine Harvey / Yahoo News:
Texas Anti-Mask ‘Freedom Rally’ Organizer Fighting For His Life With COVID-19 — A Texas man who helped organize protests against pandemic restrictions is fighting for his life after being hospitalized for nearly a month with COVID-19, the — San Angelo Standard-Times reported.
Discussion:
Crooks and Liars and Raw Story
NBC News:
Officer who shot Ashli Babbitt during Capitol riot breaks silence: ‘I saved countless lives’ — In the chaotic minutes before he shot and killed Ashli Babbitt during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, Lt. Michael Byrd focused his attention on the glass doors leading into the lobby of the House of Representatives chamber.
Discussion:
Washington Post, The Bulwark, Forbes, TheBlaze, ABC13, Raw Story, Bipartisan Report, The Gateway Pundit, Human Events, New York Times, The Root, The Western Journal, Townhall, No More Mister Nice Blog, Politico, IJR, Newsweek, The Guardian, HuffPost, Twitchy, Insider, CNBC, The Daily Caller, Page Array, Wall Street Journal, National Review and Balloon Juice
RELATED:
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Babbitt shooter: “I believe I showed the utmost courage ... I saved countless lives”
Discussion:
Raw Story, Boston.com, Ace of Spades HQ and TheBlaze
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justice Breyer on Retirement and the Role of Politics at the Supreme Court — In an interview prompted by his new book, the 83-year-old leader of the court's liberal wing said he is working on a decision about when to step down. — WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen G. Breyer says he is struggling …
Discussion:
HuffPost, HotAir, Fox News, Insider, Washington Post, The Hill, Politico, Daily Kos, Washington Times, The Economist, The Daily Caller, Reason, POLITICUSUSA, Gawker, Lawyers, Guns & Money and SCOTUSblog
Arian Campo-Flores / Wall Street Journal:
Florida Schools' Covid-19 Mask Mandates Upheld by Judge — Judge says Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority and allows school districts to require students to wear masks — A Florida judge said school districts could impose mask mandates and that Gov. Ron DeSantis had overstepped his authority when he banned such rules.
RELATED:
Alison Durkee / Forbes:
Florida School Mask Mandate Ban Struck Down In Court — A state judge in Florida struck down Friday the state's executive order prohibiting school districts from imposing their own mask mandates after a four-day hearing over its fate, ruling they did not have the authority under state law to issue the ban …
Discussion:
Washington Post and Talking Points Memo
Associated Press:
Judge blocks Florida governor's order banning mask mandates — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — School districts in Florida may impose mask mandates, a judge said Friday, ruling that Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority by issuing an executive order banning the mandates.
Discussion:
Insider, CBS Miami, Law & Crime and The Guardian
Doug Richards / WXIA-TV:
Complaint: Herschel Walker violated campaign law — Georgia Democrats claim Walker functioned as a US Senate candidate before he filed this week. — ATLANTA — Democrats have filed a complaint against Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker. The complaint alleges Walker violated …
RELATED:
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Newly Unsealed Transcript Reveals Crux Of Mueller's Collusion Case — Internal Trump campaign polling data from the 2016 election was sent to a person close to Russia's leader, according to recently unsealed statements by a prosecutor from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
What California's Recall Election Says About America — We did not meet at the French Laundry. — Gavin Newsom, the California governor who faces a recall election on September 14, hasn't been back to the extravagantly expensive Napa Valley restaurant since he dined there with lobbyists …
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, Politico and The Federalist
RELATED:
Ben Winck / Insider:
Inflation is cooling off just as economists, the Fed, and Biden expected — The PCE inflation measure rose 0.4% in July, signaling a slowdown in price growth from the prior month. — The print matched the median economist estimate. It was the slowest price growth since February.
Discussion:
U.S. Bureau …, The Daily Caller and NPR
Gabrielle Fonrouge / New York Post:
First US service member who died in Kabul identified as Navy medic Max Soviak — One of the US service members killed in the suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport has been identified, reports said Friday. — Max Soviak, a Navy medic believed to be in his early 20s …
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit
Kelsey Piper / Vox:
How a cheap antidepressant emerged as a promising Covid-19 treatment — Most Covid-19 drug treatments that have been included in trials haven't panned out. A large new study suggests fluvoxamine might be different. — This story is part of a group of stories called — Finding the best ways to do good.
Discussion:
Marginal REVOLUTION and Florida Politics
RELATED:
Devoun Cetoute / Miami Herald:
Florida COVID update: case, death, vaccine count
Discussion:
Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, Twitchy, Axios, Bloomberg, Insider, New York Times, Florida Politics, Sacramento Bee and Raw Story
María Paúl / Washington Post:
A school district opted out of a free meals program, saying students could ‘become spoiled’ — With two girls in elementary school and a mother who is a teacher, the Dringenburg household in a Milwaukee suburb had been joyous and excited about back-to-school season — until this year …
Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
In Britain, Young Children Don't Wear Masks in School — During the Delta surge, British schools emphasized other safety measures: quarantining and regular testing for the virus. — From late spring into early summer, Britain's elementary and secondary schools were open during an alarming wave of Delta infections.
Michael Kruse / Politico:
‘It Nearly Killed Me’: Michael Caputo's Life After Years Fighting for Trump — McALLEN, Texas — The purpose of the work was on the sign above the door: “Restoring Human Dignity.” — Inside the Humanitarian Respite Center, run by Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley …
CNN:
CNN EXCLUSIVE ‘Something has to be done’: After decades of near-silence from the CDC, the agency's director is speaking up about gun violence — Watch CNN Films' “The Price of Freedom” on CNN TV without commercial interruption starting at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 29.
Discussion:
Insider, Twitchy, National Review and DCReport.org
Sister Toldjah / RedState:
Jen Psaki Says Probably the Worst Thing She Could After Biden's Afghanistan Presser — As we reported yesterday, President Joe Biden gave a self-serving speech Thursday afternoon on what was a very dark day for America and her allies in Afghanistan after suicide bombings left, at last count …
Discussion:
CNN, The Federalist and The White House
Output Producer, CA — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Senior Assignment Editor, DC — 
Breaking News Editor, Tokyo — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — 
Local Government Reporter, IA — 
Research Director, CA — 
Immigration Enforcement Reporter — 
Presque Island Reporter, ME — 
Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — 
AI Content Editor, WA — 
Legislative Reporter, TN — 
Editorial Assistant, Remote US — 
Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — 
Government & Politics Editor, WA — 
Business & GA Reporter. VT — 
Sports Reporter, WA — 
Energy Reporter, TX — 
Senior Reporter, SC — 
Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — 
Reporter, WI — 
Political Newsletter Writer, CO — 
Jackson Reporter, MS — 
Music Editor, AZ — 
Breaking News Reporter, NV — 
Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — 
Reporter II - Technology, Remote — 
Editor, Remote US — 
City Reporter, WA — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
Education & Budget Reporter, CA — 
Senior Writer/Editor, FL — 
Media Editor, Remote — 
