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8:25 AM ET, September 1, 2021

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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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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.”
Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
Afghan Interpreter Who Helped Rescue Biden in 2008 Left Behind After U.S. Exit  —  Interpreter stranded in Afghanistan makes a White House appeal: 'Don't forget me here.'  —  Thirteen years ago, Afghan interpreter Mohammed helped rescue then- Sen. Joe Biden and two other senators stranded …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed Ghani to ‘change perception’  —  In the last call between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and messaging tactics …
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The Hidden Message In Joe Biden's Afghanistan Speech  —  They were words no president has ever spoken, at least not since the Cold War began three-quarters of a century ago.  —  They spoke not of global responsibility nor the “indispensable” role of the United States, but of what this richest …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The U.S. government left its own journalists behind in Afghanistan  —  Now that the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is complete, many stories of heroic efforts to save Americans and Afghan allies are pouring out, each describing one facet of the chaos and dysfunction that plagued …
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Jessica Guynn / USA Today:
Kevin McCarthy warns GOP majority ‘will not forget’ if companies turn over phone records to Jan. 6 committee
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Kevin McCarthy Threatens Revenge on Firms Cooperating With January 6 Probe
Discussion: Mediaite
Baktash Ahadi / Washington Post:
I was a combat interpreter in Afghanistan, where cultural illiteracy led to U.S. failure
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden on the End of the War in Afghanistan
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Biden's speech on Afghanistan is one he has been rehearsing for years
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
The negligence of Joe Biden
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Raw Story and New York Post
Barbara Starr / CNN:
Taliban members escorted Americans to gates at Kabul airport in secret arrangement with US
Wall Street Journal:
In Leaving Afghanistan, U.S. Reshuffles Global Power Relations
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Texas' Near-Ban on Abortions Takes Effect After Supreme Court Fails to Act  —  The court is still expected to rule soon on an emergency application from abortion providers seeking to block the measure, which is now the most restrictive abortion law in the nation.
Discussion: National Review, CNN, Vox and Insider
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Starting Tomorrow, “Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas  —  Unless the Supreme Court steps in, the country's most dangerous anti-abortion law will go into effect, banning abortions after six weeks and placing a cash bounty on providers.  —  I feel like people are waiting …
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Supreme Court Allows Extreme Texas Abortion Ban To Go Into Effect
U.S. Department of Justice:
Fort Walton Beach Man Faces Federal Indictment For $25 Million Scheme To Defraud  —  PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Stephen M. Alford, 62, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury on counts of wire fraud and the attempted prevention of seizure of an electronic device …
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Developer Charged in Scheme to Bilk Matt Gaetz's Family  —  The Justice Department arrested the man for seeking $25 million for a presidential pardon that would have purportedly ended a sex trafficking investigation into Mr. Gaetz.  —  A Florida real estate developer was arrested on Tuesday …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Liliana Frankel / Oregonian:
Rural Oregon school superintendent fired after enforcing state mask mandate  —  ADRIAN - Kevin Purnell was fired Monday as superintendent of the Adrian School District just one week after students returned to school.  —  The Adrian School Board, convening in an emotionally charged special meeting …
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
NPR Trashes Free Speech.  A Brief Response  —  In an irony only public radio could miss, “On the Media” hosts an hour on the perils of “free speech absolutism” without interviewing a defender of free speech.  —  The guests for NPR's just-released On The Media episode about the dangers …
Discussion: HotAir
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Al Leiter, John Smoltz won't appear at MLB Network studios after refusing vaccine  —  Hall of Famer John Smoltz and former Met and Yankee Al Leiter will no longer appear in-studio for MLB Network after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, The Post has learned.
Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
‘We Feel His Presence in the Department Is Threatening’  —  State employees protest the continued employment of an “antisemitic” blogger in their ranks.  —  A group of more than 70 State Department officials sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voicing alarm about …
Discussion: New York Times
NBC News:
Wealthy GOP donors flock to DeSantis as presidential speculation swirls  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as the face of GOP opposition to anti-Covid-19 mandates — a position that is winning over not only rank-and-file voters ahead of the 2024 presidential primaries …
Kent Wainscott / WISN:
Paul Ryan says former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election  —  The former speaker says he doesn't see himself on a ballot anytime soon  —  Former House Speaker Paul Ryan told WISN 12 News on Monday there should be no question that President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election.
Ben Weyl / Politico:
A Republican's Friendly Advice to Democrats On How Not to Screw Up Their Agenda  —  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 …
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
What Dr. Leana Wen's improbable journey says about our country  —  Until I picked up her recently published memoir, I knew Dr. Leana Wen pretty much the way most readers of The Post do: as a source of medical expertise and common sense whose columns and newsletter have been invaluable during the most serious pandemic of our lifetimes.
Gavin Bade / Politico:
Big business scrambles to avert U.S. Cold War with China  —  U.S. corporate giants are scrambling to beat back anti-China sentiment in Congress and the Biden administration, aiming to avert crackdowns that would hurt their ability to do business in the world's second-largest economy.
Discussion: Quillette
 
 
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
G.O.P. Election Reviews Create a New Kind of Security Threat
Discussion: Raw Story and The Colorado Sun
Alexandra DeSanctis / National Review:
Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Christian Public-School Teacher
Dillon Rosenblatt Kyra Haas / Arizona Capitol Times:
Trump helped bankroll Senate audit, texts suggest
Colton Lochhead / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Caesars drops controversial QAnon-linked convention
Discussion: Forbes and Raw Story
Craig Harris / Arizona Republic:
FBI examining $100M tax refund push by Gov. Ducey staffers after Arizona Republic investigation
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
Ida's sweltering aftermath: No power, no water, no gasoline
New York Times:
Social Security is projected to be insolvent a year earlier than previously forecast.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Texas G.O.P. Passes Election Bill, Raising Voting Barriers Even Higher
Ross Barkan / Political Currents:
The Problem With Media  —  Groupthink and economic precarity go together
Discussion: Daily Kos
Mark Scott / Politico:
Thousands of posts around January 6 riots go missing from Facebook transparency tool
Zachary Brennan / ENDPOINTS NEWS:
In a major blow to vaccine efforts, senior FDA leaders stepping down
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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