Top of the Fold

• Big blow to Democrats: Senate parliamentarian rules citizenship for illegals cannot be in reconciliation bill (Daily Wire) | Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell cheers: “I’m glad it failed” (Daily Wire)

• Pentagon admits August 29 drone strike in Kabul killed only civilians (Roll Call)

Politics

• The photo that sums up the “Justice for J6” rally that irrationally terrified DC and liberal America (Townhall)

• Pandemic shutdowns wiped out small businesses and lined the pockets of billionaires, and Joe Biden is shocked (Not the Bee)

• Ohio Congressman Anthony Gonzalez won’t run for reelection, opening door for Trump-endorsed candidate Max Miller (Newsweek)

• Seven ways Democrat liars would raise taxes on people making less than $400,000 (Daily Wire)

• We’re shocked — shocked! AOC “tax the rich” dressmaker a tax deadbeat (Washington Times)

Health

• FDA panel overwhelmingly rejects Biden’s booster shot plan for all Americans (The Federalist)

• Pfizer says COVID vaccine is safe for children 5-11 (WSJ)

• Twenty-four state attorneys general challenge Biden’s vaccine mandate for private sector employees (Just the News)

Security

• France recalls ambassadors to U.S. and Australia over nuclear sub deal (AP)

• Texas law enforcement storm border in Del Rio, secure area (Daily Wire) | Feds launch mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas (AP)

• Governor Abbott signs $1.8 billion border security bill amid illegal migrant crisis (Hot Air)

Heartland

• Human remains believed to be Gabby Petito are found in Wyoming (NYT) | Florida police search for Gabby’s fiancé (The Guardian) | Ex-homicide detective slams Florida police’s handling of disappearance (NY Post)

• Double standards: San Francisco mayor defiant after being caught maskless in nightclub despite mandate: Don’t need “fun police” (Fox News)

• Honorable Ohio mayor orders school board to resign or face criminal charges over “child pornography” taught in schools (Christian Post)

Notables

• Karma: “The Handmaid’s Tale” sets record for most Emmy losses (21) in a single season (Decider)

• Russian pro-Putin party wins majority after crackdown; foes cry foul (Reuters)

• Europe’s energy mess gets worse — a lesson the U.S. looks set to ignore (National Review)

Closing Arguments

• Policy: Biden making a veiled bid for your paycheck (Heritage Foundation)

• Policy: Demonizing the unvaccinated is the wrong approach (Heritage Foundation)

• Satire: FBI rally in DC ends without incident (Babylon Bee)

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