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View Online  TIPSHEET Fears over Afghanistan threat simmer, despite White House assurances BY ELLEN MITCHELL © AP When the United States pulled its troops from Afghanistan in a chaotic dash, the Biden administration and its critics traded fire over whether America could keep its borders safe from terrorist threats without boots on the ground.    A year later, that debate is still raging. Read the full story here Broken promises: Afghan women abandoned but defiant a year after US withdrawal BY SARAKSHI RAI Fatima says the Taliban have been hunting her since the U.S. withdrew from the country a year ago.   Speaking from an undisclosed location in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the former translator who worked with a U.S-headquartered relief organization said she is now in hiding, fearful of being found out by the new regime.    Read the full story here Judge announces intent to appoint special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents BY CHLOE FOLMAR A Florida judge filed an order Saturday noting that the court plans to appoint a special master to oversee judicial interactions with plaintiff former President Trump. Read the full story here Haines says intelligence officials to assess national security risks from Mar-a-Lago documents: reports BY CHLOE FOLMAR Intelligence officials in the Biden administration will review the national security risk posed by top-secret documents held at the Mar-a-Lago home of former President Trump. Read the full story here White House faces legal questions with student loan forgiveness plan BY MORGAN CHALFANT AND BRETT SAMUELS The White House has stepped into tricky legal territory with a plan to erase $10,000 in federal student loan debt for millions of borrowers.  Read the full story here FBI says it 'routinely notifies' social media companies of potential threats following Zuckerberg-Rogan podcast BY JARED GANS The FBI said that it "routinely notifies" private sector entities, including social media companies, of information related to potential threats after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook limited the distribution of a controversial story leading up to the 2020 presidential election because of an FBI warning.  Read the full story here Nebraska Democrats hope abortion fury delivers rare House win BY ZACH WENDLING Four days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Patty Pansing Brooks almost became the first Democrat to represent Nebraska's 1st Congressional District in more than half a century. Read the full story here Mississippi governor declares state of emergency over expected river flooding BY CHLOE FOLMAR Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) declared a state of emergency on Saturday for areas of the state affected by river flooding. Read the full story here Oregon governor invokes emergency act, authorities order evacuations amid 4,700-acre wildfire BY CHLOE FOLMAR Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) invoked the state's Emergency Conflagration Act on Saturday after a massive fire erupted in southwest Oregon. Read the full story here Man arrested for allegedly trying to establish ISIS training center in New Mexico BY JARED GANS A New Mexico man was arrested on Friday after he allegedly tried to create an ISIS training center in the state, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Read the full story here Achieving Artemis: Bipartisanship and global partners fuel humanity's return to the moon BY MIKE GOLD OPINION | To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 the Smithsonian projected the image of a Saturn V taking off on the Washington Monument. It was a stunning display that half a million spectators, including myself, went to see on the National Mall. Afterward, I was walking home when I overheard a young girl ask her mother, "Why haven't we gone back to the moon?" This was an innocent yet vital question. Read the full story here Why medical students should be next up for debt relief BY STERLING N. RANSONE OPINION | As a new academic year for medical students begins, I'm excited for the next generation of physicians to start their careers in medicine. However, like many of these students, I'm also nervous: The increase in student debt has created significant roadblocks to physicians who want to enter the primary care profession and practice in underserved communities.  Read the full story here The Wall Street Journal: Classified documents seized at Trump's home undergoing security-risk assessment BY WARREN P. STROBEL, SIOBHAN HUGHES AND SADIE GURMAN Intelligence agencies are conducting a damage assessment of documents from Mar-a-Lago, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines tells lawmakers. Read the full story here The New York Times: Possibility of obstruction looms over Trump after thwarted efforts to recover documents BY CHARLIE SAVAGE Unredacted portions of the affidavit underlying the Mar-a-Lago search warrant point to a crime that has been overshadowed amid disputes over classified information. Read the full story here The Washington Post: Once unthinkable, Democrats now see narrow path to keeping the House BY ANNIE LINSKEY AND MICHAEL SCHERER While Democrats acknowledge they still face major hurdles, there has been an unmistakable mood shift, according to interviews with candidates, strategists and officials. Read the full story here The Associated Press: US sails warships through Taiwan Strait in 1st since Pelosi BY AP STAFF The U.S. Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in the first such transit publicized since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August, at a time when tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy. Read the full story here Enjoy this Tipsheet? Consider sharing it with a friend or sign up here for your own copy. The Hill's Evening Report Introducing Evening Report, the perfect complement to Morning Report and 12:30 Report to catch you up on news throughout the week. Click here to sign up. 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