The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Executive News Summary
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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