Afghanistan Dumpster Fire

• Pentagon announces official end to war in Afghanistan (Daily Wire)

• President Biden’s credit-taking statement (Whitehouse.gov) | Antony Blinken outlines path to “legitimacy” for Taliban (Washington Examiner)

• Secretary of state confirms U.S. left hundreds of Americans behind (National Review)

• “He talked more about his son than my son”: Fathers of Marines killed in Kabul blast rip Biden (Fox News)

• “Begin impeachment proceedings immediately”: Lawmakers write to Nancy Pelosi calling for Biden’s removal (Daily Wire) | Dozens of ex-military officers call for Lloyd Austin and Mark Milley to resign over Afghanistan debacle (NY Post)

Government & Politics

• In June, Biden waived congressional mandate for report on Afghanistan withdrawal risks (Free Beacon)

• Education Department opens (ahem) civil rights investigations into five states for banning school mask mandates (Fox News)

• Debt ceiling battle looms ahead of Congress’s return (Just the News)

• John Kerry heads to coal-happy China with coal on the pointless agenda (Axios)

National Security

• Convicted rapist reached the U.S. on Afghan evacuation flight (Washington Times)

• Southern border deaths soar; 2021 could break all-time record (Washington Times)

Around the Nation

• Hurricane Ida death toll reaches four; millions remain without power (USA Today)

• Florida defies judge and punishes two school districts over masks (Politico)

Notables

• Photo of last soldier to leave Afghanistan (The Hill)

• Homeschooled children increased from 13,000 in 1973 to five million in 2020 (Just the News)

• China limits online video games to three hours a week for minors (Morning Brew)

Closing Arguments

• Policy: Digital currency and the next financial crisis (Law & Liberty)

• Humor: Scandal as Gavin Newsom campaign produces old yearbook photo showing Larry Elder in blackface (Babylon Bee)

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