### Afghanistan Update
- State Department blocking private rescue flights from leaving Afghanistan, organizers claim (Fox News)
- Republicans demand answers over screening of Afghans brought to U.S. (Washington Times)
- Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition (AP)
- European Union to reestablish diplomatic presence in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan (Breitbart)
### National Security
- Mexico breaks up sizable migrant caravan reportedly by force (Washington Times)
- A project in El Salvador shows how China is exerting growing power in America's backyard (NBC News)
### Economy
- Half of small businesses have unfilled positions (Bloomberg)
- Global natural gas price surge threatens to dent economic recovery (Bloomberg)
- Until 2023? Parts shortage will keep auto prices sky-high (AP)
- Four-day workweek gains traction despite pushback (Washington Times)
- El Salvador will become the first country to accept bitcoin as currency (Fast Company)
### Around the Nation
- Portland — a city descending into anarchy — to ban state travel to Texas, which the incompetent mayor says forces "people to carry pregnancies" (Daily Wire)
- And here we thought all that election software stuff had already been fact-checked... Experts call for rigorous audit to protect California recall (AP)
### Notables
- Navy identifies five sailors who died in helicopter crash outside San Diego (Navy Times)
- Soldiers detain Guinea's president, dissolve government (AP)
### Closing Arguments
- Policy: Long-term care needs reform, not more money (National Review)
- Policy: Free trade and clean energy go together (Daily Signal)
- Satire: Racist Democrats desperately try to prevent black man from becoming governor of California (Babylon Bee)
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