The Hill Articles: August 29, 2021

Louisiana sheriff reports first death from Hurricane Ida Clear your home of debris with this handheld cordless vacuum on sale for over 30% off Hurricane Ida leaves all of New Orleans without power ​​Get all the ports for your MacBook with these USB hubs on sale for a limited time Biden directs DHS to take lead on resettling Afghan refugees Top Chinese diplomat calls for world to ‘positively guide’ Taliban Texas law banning most abortions set to go into effect after court cancels hearing Florida radio host ‘Mr. Anti-Vax’ dies of COVID-19 House panel tees up Trump executive privilege fight in Jan. 6 probe California wildfire moves toward Tahoe as temperatures, winds spike American University of Kabul students trying to flee couldn’t get to airport: report Louisiana first responders can’t answer search and rescue calls until Monday morning, governor says West Virginia sees most weekly COVID-19 cases since January ‘They will kill us if they find us’: LGBT Afghans fear new Taliban regime US evacuates all Afghan embassy staff: report Biden visits FEMA headquarters as Ida slams New Orleans Democrats face big decision on agriculture in climate change fight Former Afghanistan ambassador to US: Afghan women ‘are in a state of panic’ Romney: Afghanistan crisis the fault of both Biden, Trump administrations ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ actor Ed Asner dies at 91 Two Pakistani soldiers killed by militant fire from Afghanistan Tropical Storm Nora moves up Mexico’s western coast, 6 fishermen missing Jacob Blake says watching protests after shooting was ‘out of body’ experience Turkey foreign minister says taking more refugees is ‘out of the question’ While Democrats change the rules, Republicans change the subject Texas anti-mask movement leader dies of COVID-19 Iranian president names new head of nuclear agency Most Americans believe US should stay in Afghanistan until Afghan allies evacuated: poll Afghanistan: It is far from over, over there Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as Category 4 storm Israel begins offering COVID-19 boosters 250 Americans still trying to leave Afghanistan: State Department Gottlieb: COVID-19 vaccine could be approved for children by early winter Twitter bans conservative author Alex Berenson Ignoring the National Guard is dangerous Louisiana governor: Modeling shows levee system will withstand Hurricane Ida Aid airlift underway to earthquake-striken Haiti America needs a new hydrogen economy to tackle climate change Biden allies say media missing the mark on Afghanistan Angry with no plan: Republicans’ tantrum continues in California Israel strikes Hamas military target Central bankers should embrace the role of guardians of the future Amazon union organizer in NY says opposition tactics similar to those in Alabama US, other countries say they expect Taliban to ensure travel out of Afghanistan Biden continues Trump’s flirtation with complacency Sunday shows – Impending Afghanistan withdrawal deadline dominates Graham: ‘The chance of another 9/11 just went through the roof’ McMaster: Afghanistan War ‘ended in self-defeat’ Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos wages lawfare on NASA and SpaceX Fauci: US still planning booster shots after eight months, but ‘flexible’ Humorless politics a sad sign of our times McConnell says US has ‘little or no leverage’ to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies US strikes vehicle loaded with explosives headed to Kabul airport Sasse: Biden relied on ‘happy talk’ instead of reality in Afghanistan Back to school: All children deserve to go in person — and stay safe from COVID-19 McConnell rips Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal decision Rocket attack near Kabul airport reportedly kills child Blinken says US has ‘significant leverage’ to ensure Taliban make good on commitments Texas Gov. Greg Abbott loathes government mandates — unless he loves them Sullivan: Biden administration working to ‘disrupt’ more ‘threat streams’ in Afghanistan The political tides are turning against the Biden presidency Blinken: ‘Not likely’ US will have an ‘on-the-ground diplomatic presence’ in Kabul on Sept. 1st Blinken denies that Biden administration jeopardized safety of Americans, allies in Afghanistan Sullivan: Still a chance for Americans to get to Kabul airport Military failures that presidents survived — and some they didn’t New COVID-19 record set in Australia Why is the Supreme Court rejecting executive authority over immigration? Biden mourns service members killed in Kabul bombing at dignified transfer Hurricane Ida intensifies to Category 4 storm ahead of landfall The lack of diversity in engineering is like a disease (but there is a cure) Crypto debate set to return in force Taliban waiting for ‘final nod’ from US to ‘secure full control’ of Kabul airport: official Advocates frustrated with administration as green cards poised to expire Youngkin faces pressure on vaccine measures in Virginia FDA sees growing pressure to authorize vaccines for children under 12 Republicans hit Biden over Afghanistan, with eye on midterms