Politics A.M.: CIA Director William Burns held secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar

Jake Sullivan bungles a line about visa processing for Afghans; Biden to decide on extending Afghan evacuation mission as soon as Tuesday; Report on Arizona ballot review is delayed after Cyber Ninjas chief and colleagues test positive for coronavirus; Court rules North Carolina must allow former felons to vote; A defiant Cuomo derides investigation that led to his resignation as a 'political firecracker' in farewell speech; Trump and top ally get booed by the monster Trump's GOP created; The GOP fought mandates by emphasizing the vaccines' emergency status. Now what?; Biden administration asks Supreme Court to save eviction moratorium; Oath Keeper wins release from jail after lawyer says he is no longer 'radicalized' ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Al Drago/AFP/Getty Images) CIA Director William Burns held secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar President Biden dispatched his top spy amid a frantic effort to evacuate people from Kabul ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline. By John Hudson ●  Read more »   Jake Sullivan bungles a line about visa processing for Afghans The White House national security adviser claimed the Trump administration did not process any special visas for Afghans after March 2020. Not so. Analysis ●  By Glenn Kessler ●  Read more »   Biden to decide on extending Afghan evacuation mission as soon as Tuesday The Taliban has warned the United States and its allies against remaining in Afghanistan into September. By Rachel Pannett and Ellen Francis ●  Read more »   Report on Arizona ballot review is delayed after Cyber Ninjas chief and colleagues test positive for coronavirus Doug Logan and two other members of the audit team are ill, state Senate President Karen Fann said. By Rosalind Helderman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Court rules North Carolina must allow former felons to vote A North Carolina court on Monday ordered the largest expansion of voting rights in the state since 1965, allowing any person on community supervision, including those on probation and parole, to register to vote. By Paulina Villegas ●  Read more »   A defiant Cuomo derides investigation that led to his resignation as a 'political firecracker' in farewell speech Addressing New Yorkers, the outgoing governor reiterated that his instinct was to fight sexual harassment allegations but said that would lead to government paralysis. By John Wagner and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Trump and top ally get booed by the monster Trump's GOP created At a rally in Alabama, Trump was heckled for telling people to get vaccinated. Rep. Mo Brooks was booed for telling people to move on from the 2020 election. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The GOP fought mandates by emphasizing the vaccines' emergency status. Now what? Several state laws and orders specifically cited the fact that the vaccines were approved only for emergency use. Republicans also emphasized this in pushing back on mandates. Now we find out whether it was truly about that. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   Biden administration asks Supreme Court to save eviction moratorium But the justices already have been skeptical that the CDC has such authority. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   Oath Keeper wins release from jail after lawyer says he is no longer 'radicalized' Defense attorney argued Joseph Hackett's wife would keep him from returning to extremist views. She hosts a political podcast, prosecutors say. By Rachel Weiner ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for news to help you stay safe and informed during the pandemic. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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