### 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)
  • 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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