The Hill Articles: August 16, 2021

Boosters to be expanded to most vaccinated Americans: reports Nearly 5,600 Tampa-area schoolchildren isolated or in quarantine Texas judge rules county can keep mask mandate in place Indiana governor breaks with GOP peers, allows local mask mandates Afghanistan falls in chaos: Five takeaways Trump ally Adam Laxalt files to challenge Cortez Masto in Nevada Overnight Defense: Biden defends exit, blames Afghanistan leaders for chaos | US sending 1,000 more troops to Kabul as chaos reigns at airport | Taliban takeover scrambles U.S. evacuation efforts Nevada Lt. Gov. Kate Marshall to resign and accept White House position: report On The Money: Biden administration to limit international financing for fossil fuels | Pelosi floats procedural move on infrastructure bill Proud Boys supporter pleads guilty to social media threats tied to Jan. 6 Democratic staffers frustrated by lack of White House details on Afghan evacuees Pelosi suggests Jan. 6 panel could investigate Jordan and Banks Female Afghan reporter to Pentagon press secretary: ‘Everybody is upset, especially women’ Overnight Health Care: DC, New York require health care workers to get vaccinated | How the delta variant took over the US | Dallas school district keeps mask mandate despite court ruling With no winners in Afghanistan, the people must determine their own future Scientists discover Stonehenge is constructed from a nearly indestructible material OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Federal government announces first-ever water shortage in Lake Mead, Colorado River |Biden administration releases guidance limiting international financing for fossil fuels |Biden administration to review federal coal leasing Former NFL player who opposed school mask mandates looking at running for school board Biden administration to review federal coal leasing, appeal injunction for oil leasing pause Axelrod says Biden should have ’embraced’ failures of Afghanistan exit Biden faces lasting blemish from Afghanistan exit Afghanistan out of Paralympics as Taliban seizes control The Hill’s Sustainability Report: After massive Haiti earthquake, thousands await medical care Cardinal who criticized vaccine now on ventilator after positive COVID-19 test Hillicon Valley: Federal regulators investigating Tesla Autopilot crashes | Afghan broadcasters for US government radio fear Taliban backlash | Anonymous messaging app Yik Yak returns Banksy confirms new artwork in Great Britain Most college students support a $15 minimum wage, say it will help them invest and save: survey Fleeing Afghanistan and abandoning allies repeats the worst of US history Nicolle Wallace: ’95 percent of Americans will agree’ with Biden speech on Afghanistan Senate Intel chair vows ‘tough but necessary questions’ on Afghanistan collapse 7-year-old boy dies after attack by brain-eating amoeba Jay-Z reportedly trying to launch new sports betting operation Federal government announces first-ever water shortage in Lake Mead, Colorado River Lawsuit accuses Bob Dylan of sexually abusing 12-year-old girl in 1965 Mike Pompeo blames fall of Afghanistan on Biden’s climate change, critical race theory priorities Regulatory analysis is too important to be left to the economists Biden administration releases guidance limiting international financing for fossil fuels Pfizer submits initial data for its COVID-19 booster shot to FDA Biden says US will evacuate thousands of Americans from Afghanistan David Petraeus says the outcome in Afghanistan is ‘catastrophic’ Biden defends exit, blames Afghanistan leaders for chaos Don’t ignore the infrastructure of criminal justice Spectacular lightning strike hits Washington Monument Google maps to list Spin e-scooters as transport option New York orders health care workers to be vaccinated McConnell blasts Biden on Afghanistan: ‘He owns it’ New York mandates vaccines for health care workers Poll: Majority of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of Afghanistan US Catholic leader skeptical of vaccines put on ventilator for COVID-19 Dems’ budget proposals are a shot at progress on wages and climate SNAP food security program given funding boost What America’s Thinking: August 16, 2021 Hawaii lieutenant governor warns of lockdown due to unvaccinated Colorado school district adds extra officers on first day due to ‘tensions’ over mask mandate Oil industry trade groups sue Biden administration over leasing pause Pelosi circulates WH talking points after Afghanistan collapse Afghanistan’s collapse was swift, but it was a long time in the making CNN slams Cruz over Cancun for criticism of reporter in Afghanistan Anonymous messaging app Yik Yak returns after 4-year shutdown The Fed needs to articulate its framework for inflation UN Security Council calls for cessation of hostilities in Afghanistan, new government WaPo publisher urges White House to help evacuate journalists in Afghanistan China holding Uyghurs in Dubai, says detainee Blinken reaches out to China and Russia on Afghanistan Facebook and Google building massive network under world’s oceans New pandemic record set for kids hospitalized with COVID-19 Former Bad Boy rapper turned politician to visit US lawmakers Watch five dramatic moments in Afghanistan’s chaotic collapse The Biden agenda is based on one big myth Muhammad Ali’s grandson wins debut fight in first round DC requires health care workers to get vaccine by Sept. 30 Ex-Obama adviser argues Biden should fire Sullivan over Afghanistan New York requiring vaccines for museum visitors and staff The passport backlog is tearing families apart Taliban takeover scrambles U.S. evacuation efforts Senate GOP campaign chairman floats 25th Amendment, probe against Biden New York Assembly to release report on Cuomo investigation US sending 1,000 more troops to Kabul as chaos reigns at airport Beloved lion reportedly killed by American bow hunter Experts say record-setting heat and wildfires just a taste what’s coming in our future Leon Panetta compares fall of Afghanistan to Bay of Pigs The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by AT&T – Biden to address Afghanistan collapse Biden is dead wrong about the Trump tax cuts, spending and debt Kinzinger: Trump was naive on Afghanistan, Biden acted without a plan Pentagon to provide two more US bases to house Afghans Cheney: Biden ignored military commanders’ advice on Afghanistan Biden, Trump battle over who’s to blame for Afghanistan North Carolina trying to shed its reputation as destination for child weddings Youngkin ties McAuliffe to rising crime rates in new ads Time is ripe for computational redistricting to expose gerrymandering Ex-Rep. Paul Mitchell, who left GOP over Trump, dies Tesla being investigated over series of crashes This vibrating massage ball from LifePro is on sale for 45% off Devastating Haiti earthquake killed nearly 1,300 so far Biden, Harris AWOL amid Kabul chaos under Taliban US troops fatally shoot two armed men at Kabul airport China ready for ‘friendly’ relations with Afghanistan after Taliban takes control Andrew Cuomo and the death of shame RNC post on Trump peace deal with Taliban among pre-2021 items offline during site maintenance Watch live: Biden delivers remarks on Afghanistan Ernst ‘afraid of a Benghazi 2.0’ in Afghanistan Federal regulators investigating Tesla Autopilot crashes Panicked people cling to US plane taking off from Kabul Rubio: Biden’s new child allowance is ‘first step toward a universal basic income’ Both the politicians and the experts flubbed COVID-19 response Pandemic caused large percentage of younger workers to think of changing careers Biden to speak Monday on Afghanistan Human-sized tuna caught — and it weighs 620 pounds US reaches deal with Taliban on evacuations: report Afghanistan’s collapse shows the failure to create a country worth dying for ‘South Park’ creators rescue beloved restaurant Sasse says fall of Afghanistan government worse than Saigon California voters split on recall election: poll 50 mph winds of Tropical Storm Fred to wallop Florida Turning to foreign leaders to fix our energy crisis is a shameful solution Rising: August 16, 2021 Biden to address nation on Afghanistan ‘soon’ Our economy is on the road to recovery, and workers are in the driver’s seat Taliban fighter warns CNN reporter US troops need to stay out of Afghanistan Dallas school district maintains mask mandate despite state Supreme Court ruling Pompeo: ‘Pathetic’ for Biden to blame Trump for Afghanistan Evacuation flights halted as Afghans flood tarmac at Kabul airport COVID-19: We will all need a booster shot — but some sooner than others Humiliating as it may be, leaving Afghanistan is still the right decision Pelosi floats procedural move on infrastructure bill Afghanistan will be Asia’s first narco-state Fisher Wallace Laboratories creates healthcare innovations, welcomes investors Top House Democrat: Taliban advance was ‘ultimately inevitable’ Watch live: House Judiciary Committee hearing on Voting Rights Act House Democrat who served in Iraq: Afghanistan’s fall a disaster, avoidable No liberal bias in the media? Who is Chuck Todd kidding, besides himself? National security adviser: Afghan army lacked ‘will’ to defend its country Wall Street Journal blasts Biden for blaming Afghanistan crisis on Trump: A ‘pathetic denial’ Top US health expert says unvaccinated are ‘sitting ducks’ for delta variant amid surge Claims that migrants are spreading COVID-19 a ‘distraction,’ NIH director says Bipartisan support for clean energy appears to be growing Taliban fighters gathering weapons from civilians in Kabul: report What happens in Kabul will not stay in Kabul Top general warns of possible rise in terrorist threats from Afghanistan McCarthy rips Biden’s Afghanistan strategy, calls for investigations Taliban control creates new risk for the region: clashes with India or Iran Several dead reported at Kabul airport amid evacuations The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by AT&T – Taliban topple Afghan government; critics blame Biden Buttigieg, Harris sort out their roles for Biden Juan Williams: Trump’s coup attempt should bar him from 2024 race