Home Passes Main Democratic Regulation; Afghan evacuations proceed; the by no means ending trial

House spokeswoman Nancy Pelosi steered a last-minute panic from “moderate” Democrats to push the bill forward

In the news today: The House of Representatives tabled an ambitious Democratic Infrastructure Bill today after negotiating with negative Democrats, but the road ahead will not be an easy one. US forces have now evacuated nearly 71,000 people from Kabul Airport; Whether the target for full military retreat from August 31st is maintained or extended will depend on the pace of progress. The Republican-backed, bamboo-seeking “audit” of the Arizona elections still hasn’t delivered an actual report, but this time around there is a new excuse: the core audit team now has COVID-19. Probably from inhaling too much bamboo fiber.

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