Tipsheet: Republicans hit Biden over Afghanistan, with eye on midterms

View in your browser     Republicans hit Biden over Afghanistan, with eye on midterms By Cristina Marcos and Scott Wong    Republicans in Congress want President Biden out of office after 13 U.S. service members and at least 170 others were killed in a terrorist attack during the Afghanistan evacuation. They’re calling for his resignation, impeachment and even for the 25th Amendment to be invoked to end his presidency. Read the full story here     US tells Americans to leave Kabul airport 'immediately,' citing 'credible' threat By Caroline Vakil   The U.S. Embassy in Kabul issued a security alert on Saturday night stating that Americans near the airport “should leave the airport area immediately” citing a “specific, credible threat.” Read the full story here     Biden warns another attack in Kabul 'highly likely' as US withdrawal nears By Brett Samuels   President Biden warned Saturday afternoon that the risk of another terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, remains "highly likely" following a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members and dozens of Afghans. Read the full story here     Pentagon identifies 13 US service members killed in Kabul blast By Jordan Williams   The Pentagon has identified the 13 U.S. service members who were killed in the bombing at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, this week, the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in the country in a decade. Read the full story here       Pentagon says 2 'high-profile' ISIS targets killed in strike By Celine Castronuovo   The Pentagon said Saturday that the U.S. military strike the day before killed two "high-profile" ISIS targets and wounded a third in the first known U.S. military action since Thursday's deadly suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. Read the full story here     Five things to know about ISIS-K By Ellen Mitchell   As the United States looks to finish its withdrawal from Afghanistan within days, an ISIS affiliate in the country is poised to seize on the instability and become the most pressing security threat in the region. Read the full story here     The Memo: Will DeSantis's star fall as Florida COVID numbers rise? By Niall Stanage   Florida’s coronavirus numbers keep rising, and the political peril looks potentially grave for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). Read the full story here     Pollsters confront tough survey landscape after 2020 flubs By Reid Wilson   Academic and nonpartisan pollsters surveying voters ahead of key election contests this year are trying new technology and massaging their existing methodology in hopes of correcting the errors that led them to underestimate Donald Trump’s level of support in the 2020 election. Read the full story here     Thousands march on Washington in voting rights push By Jordan Williams   Thousands are marching in Washington, D.C., and across the country on Saturday in a push to pass federal voting rights legislation. Read the full story here     Louisiana governor warns hurricane Ida is 'one of the strongest' since 1850s By Jordan Williams   Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) warned that Hurricane Ida will be “one of the strongest” since the 1850s. Read the full story here     ISIS-K, US security and the future of Afghanistan By Tom Mockaitis   OPINION | Can’t tell the terrorist players without a scorecard? You’re not alone. During the past two decades, we have been exposed to a plethora of foreign and domestic extremist organizations. Now a new threat has arisen. While most Americans only became aware of it during Thursday’s attack on the Kabul airport, ISIS-K has been around for several years. The group is certainly a security concern for the United States, but it poses a greater threat to the Taliban. Read the full story here     After a disastrous August, Democrats' upcoming budget battle brings no relief By Andy Langenkamp   OPINION | August is proving to be a month for the Biden administration to quickly forget. The coronavirus pandemic has flared up, inflation is a growing concern and the Afghanistan debacle is causing major headaches. Read the full story here     Reuters: US in final phase of Kabul evacuations, Taliban says ready to take over airport By Reuters staff   U.S. forces are in the final phase of leaving Kabul, ending two decades of involvement in Afghanistan, and just over 1,000 civilians at the airport remain to be flown out before troops withdraw, a Western security official said on Sunday. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Surprise, panic and fateful choices: The day America lost its longest war By Susannah George, Missy Ryan, Tyler Pager, Pamela Constable, John Hudson and Griff Witte   The fall of Kabul delivered a definitive verdict on a war that had lumbered on ambiguously for nearly 20 years. But interviews with those who shaped the day’s events indicate it could have turned out very differently. Read the full story here     CNN: 'A direct punch in the gut': Inside Biden's biggest crisis as he races to withdraw from Afghanistan By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Herb and Phil Mattingly   When Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley informed President Joe Biden just past 9:15 a.m. on Thursday that terrorists had detonated a suicide bomb at the Kabul airport gates, the President was angry and dismayed — but not surprised. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Afghanistan collapse and strikes in Somalia raise snags for drone warfare rules By Charlie Savage   But the Biden administration is close to finishing a new playbook for counterterrorism strikes outside conventional war zones. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: US airlifts food, tents to quake-ravaged southern Haiti By Ben Fox   U.S. military aircraft are now flying food, tarps and other material into southern Haiti amid a shift in the international relief effort to focus on helping people in the areas hardest hit by the recent earthquake to make it through hurricane season. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet   You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©1998 - 2021 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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