Afghanistan

• Generals Mark Milley and Kenneth McKenzie say they recommended 2,500 troops stay in Afghanistan, after Lyin’ Biden claims he was never told (Fox News)

• “There was a range of viewpoints”: Press Secretary Jen Psaki does damage control (PM)

• A U.S. general warned the Taliban to stay out of Kabul or be bombed. The Taliban rolled into Kabul anyway. (NBC News)

Politics

• Mitch McConnell stops Chuck Schumer’s latest attempt to the raise debt ceiling (CBS News) | Democrats back off debt fight to stop shutdown (Politico)

• Bernie Sanders urges House Democrats to hold infrastructure bill hostage until reconciliation package passes (National Review)

• Kamala Harris applauds student who accused Israel of “ethnic genocide” for speaking “your truth” (Fox News)

• Pot calling the kettle black: CNN slams “faulty media narrative” of Border Patrol whipping Haitians … which it pushed for a week (Daily Wire)

Security

• General Milley: I wasn’t trying to “usurp” Trump, was “certain” he wouldn’t order attack on China (Daily Wire)

• “The states, we are the ones that are affected by this”: Florida sues Biden administration over border crisis (NBC Miami)

• Arizona border flares up as new illegal immigration hot spot (Washington Times)

• Even Barack Obama admits open borders are “unsustainable” (Fox News)

Economy

• Home prices rise at record pace for fourth consecutive month (MarketWatch)

• We’re shocked — shocked! The feared eviction “tsunami” hasn’t happened (Washington Post)

Heartland

• Federal judges rule New York City can impose vaccine mandate on teachers (CNBC)

• San Diego school board votes to mandate vaccines for students 16+ (Fox News)

• California becomes eighth state to make fraud-susceptible mail-in ballots permanent (Reuters)

Closing Arguments

• Policy: How congressional Republicans can use the debt-limit vote to push meaningful reform (National Review)

• Humor: Army football’s winning record in jeopardy as General Milley keeps giving opponents their playbook (Babylon Bee)

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