Thursday Executive News Summary

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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