### Afghanistan Postscript

  • President Biden touts "extraordinary success" in Afghanistan, then blames Donald Trump in contradictory address to nation (PM) | Fact-checking nine of Biden's major claims (Daily Signal)
  • Pentagon acknowledges Americans stranded in Afghanistan despite Jen Psaki claiming term was "irresponsible" (Fox News)
  • White House dodges on bombshell report that Taliban offered U.S. control of Kabul (National Review)
  • Before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed President Ghani to "change perception" (Reuters)
  • Taliban supporters hold mock funerals with coffins draped with American flags (Fox News)
  • Biden admin told refugee organizations to prepare for up to 50,000 Afghans without visas (Daily Caller)
  • Mom of Marine killed in Kabul writes scathing message to Biden — and is "incorrectly" silenced by his Big Tech buddies (PJ Media)

### Government & Politics

  • Nancy Pelosi blocked GOP from reading names of slain U.S. troops (Daily Wire)
  • Supreme Court allows Texas's six-week abortion ban to take effect (ABC News)
  • Social Security trust funds now projected to run out of money in 12 years (CNBC)
  • Ilhan Omar possibly committed a felony by concealing book royalties in required financial disclosure form (Daily Caller)

### National Security

  • What could have motivated this? FBI believes Texas Lyft murderer was "inspired" by foreign terrorists (PJ Media)
  • Illegal immigrant sentenced to life in prison for murder of Mollie Tibbetts (Daily Wire)

### Around the Nation

  • Texas legislature passes election integrity bill (Daily Wire)
  • Hurricane Ida's fury hits U.S. oil production, gasoline supplies (Reuters)
  • Virginia Supreme Court backs teacher ousted for rejecting trans policies (Free Beacon)
  • "Pledge allegiance to the queers" California teacher faces official investigation (Daily Wire)
  • Indiana school district segregates teachers into race and gender "affinity groups" (National Review)

### Closing Arguments

  • Policy: The Taliban's capture of U.S. military gear is not an '80s rerun. It's far, far worse. (National Review)
  • Satire: Biden deploys military back to Afghanistan after realizing they left behind millions of masks (Babylon Bee)

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