Afghanistan Postscript

• President Biden says he did not see a way to withdraw from Afghanistan without “chaos ensuing” (ABC News)

• Biden brushes off chaotic Kabul airport scenes as “five days ago” (Independent)

• As many as 15,000 Americans looking to flee Afghanistan (Fox News)

• State Department halted Trump-era crisis response plan aimed at avoiding Benghazi-style evacuations just months before Taliban takeover (National Pulse)

• Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, now in the UAE, reportedly fled Kabul with $169 million in cash (The Week)

• The media refuse to call Biden a liar on Afghanistan despite the evidence (NY Post)

Government & Politics

• Most voters (53%) say Biden is a weak leader (Free Beacon)

• FBI knew of Hunter Biden’s missing laptop as early as December 2019 (The Federalist)

• Authoritarianism, part I: Feds to require nursing homes get staff fully vaccinated or lose federal funding (CNBC)

• Authoritarianism, part II: Biden directs education secretary to take on GOP governors blocking school mask mandates (U.S. News & World Report)

Health

• CDC data shows “worrying drop” in vaccine efficacy over time (Breitbart)

• The U.S. plans to offer booster shots next month. Some health experts are wary. (Politico)

• Quinnipiac University to fine, cut internet access to unvaccinated students (NY Post)

National Security

• Iran accelerates uranium enrichment to near weapons-grade (Newsweek)

• DHS announces plan to speed asylum cases (Washington Times)

• T-Mobile says hackers stole information on over 40 million people (Axios)

Other Notables

• Israel, once the model for beating COVID, faces new surge of infections (NY Times)

• Country singer Carrie Underwood under fire for liking anti-mask mandate tweet (Daily Caller)

• Georgia board launches inquiry of Fulton County election problems (AJC)

• Governor Cuomo uses final days as gov to commute, pardon felons, including three tied to killings (NY Post)

Reality Check Award

• Socialist magazine founder fires staff for socialist organizing, confesses he felt ownership of what he’d made (Hot Air)

Closing Arguments

• Policy: President Biden’s overreach on SNAP (AEI)

• Humor: Giant hurricane forms over Washington from White House spinning Afghanistan story (Babylon Bee)

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