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Biden has directed a “whole-of-government effort” to respond to “assault” on abortion rights from Texas’ new law. Admin will look at what HHS and Justice can do “to ensure that women in Texas have access to safe and legal abortions as protected by Roe.” https://t.co/JApJl1t3v0 — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW from Biden: "The Supreme Court’s ruling overnight is an unprecedented assault on a woman’s constitutional rights under Roe v. Wade." Dissents call out "error" of the court's action. Admin to launch whole-of-govt effort to respond to the decision. https://t.co/ShLk15A4DB — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @justinsink: the ftc is going after the broken mcdonalds ice cream machines !! https://t.co/P1rUStss6n — PolitiTweet.org

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NEWS: U.S. antitrust officials are preparing a 2nd monopoly lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.’s Google over the company’s digital advertising business, according to a person familiar with the matter, @damclaugh scoops. May be filed before the end of the year. Story on @TheTerminal. — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: "My administration is deeply committed to the constitutional right established in Roe v. Wade nearly five decades ago and will protect and defend that right." — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Biden weighs in on the Texas abortion law and makes no direct mention of the Supreme Court’s role. “This extreme Texas law blatantly violates the constitutional right established under Roe v. Wade and upheld as precedent for nearly half a century.” https://t.co/YWoErg1Kru — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden's final words of his speech on the U.S. departure from Afghanistan: "I give you my word with all of my heart, I believe this is the right decision, the wise decision and the best decision for America." https://t.co/Ym3XkJiwKf — PolitiTweet.org

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"To those who wish America harm, to those who engage in terrorism against us or our allies, know this, the United States will never rest. We will not forgive and we will not forget. We will hunt you down to the ends of the Earth and you will pay the ultimate price," Biden says. — PolitiTweet.org

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"For those asking for a third decade of war, I ask, what is the vital national interest? In my view we only have one: to make sure Afghanistan can never again be used to launch an attack on our homeland," Biden says. — PolitiTweet.org

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On sticking with his choice to withdraw by August 31, Biden says, "I take responsibility for the decision." — PolitiTweet.org

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"The real choice" in Afghanistan was "between leaving or escalating," Biden says. "I was not going to extend this forever war and I was not extending a forever exit." — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: "The Taliban has made public commitments, broadcast on television and radio across Afghanistan, on safe passage for anyone wanting to leave ... We don't take them by their word alone but by their actions & we have leverage to make sure those commitments are met." — PolitiTweet.org

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"Since March, we reached out 19 times" to Americans in Afghanistan to offer them assistance in leaving the country, Biden says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Bill to provide increased temporary assistance to U.S. citizens returning from Afghanistan passes in the Senate by unanimous consent https://t.co/FmsxRqMpfw — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: VP Harris will be in the Senate today to gavel in a pro forma session so it can pass a bill that "will help with the repatriation of Americans coming from Afghanistan," her office says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Tomorrow’s speech is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET, the White House says. — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Biden says he will address the nation on the Afghanistan withdrawal tomorrow afternoon. "For now, I will report that it was the unanimous recommendation of the Joint Chiefs and of all of our commanders on the ground to end our airlift mission as planned." https://t.co/BvTgm6nolE — PolitiTweet.org

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McKenzie: "Every single U.S. service member is now out of Afghanistan. I can that with 100% certainty." — PolitiTweet.org

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After two decades of combat that spanned four U.S. presidencies, at least $2.3 trillion spent by the U.S., 2,400 U.S. military deaths and a rushed effort to evacuate 123,000 people this month, the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan ended today https://t.co/Y2A7epMBNk — PolitiTweet.org

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"The military phase of this operation has ended. The diplomatic sequel to that will now begun," Gen. McKenzie says. The State Department will "work very hard" to get the remaining U.S. citizens out of the country, a total he said is estimated number "in the very low hundreds." — PolitiTweet.org

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The military phase of this operation has ended. The diplomatic sequel to that will now begun," Gen. McKenzie says. The State Department will "work very hard" to get the remaining U.S. citizens out of the country, a total he said is estimated number "in the very low hundreds." — PolitiTweet.org

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The "vast majority" of American civilians who wanted to be evacuated from Afghanistan have been, Gen. McKenzie says. That's more than 6,000 people. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Tonight's withdrawal signifies both the end of the military component of the evacuation but also the end of the nearly 20 year mission that began in Afghanistan shortly after Sept. 11, 2001," McKenzie says. — PolitiTweet.org

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"The last C-17 lifted off from Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 30th, this afternoon, at 3:29 p.m. East Coast time and the last manned aircraft is now clearing the airspace above Afghanistan," McKenzie says. Pentagon will shortly release a photo of the final plane. — PolitiTweet.org

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Gen. McKenzie of CENTCOM: "I'm here to announce the completion of our withdrawal in Afghanistan and the end of the military mission to evacuate American citizens, third country nationals and vulnerable Afghans." — PolitiTweet.org

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U.S. is considering letting vaccinated foreign travelers enter the country, @presssec says in response to my q about EU reintroducing U.S. restrictions. Admin considering "over time, foreign nationals who come to the United States are fully vaccinated, with limited exceptions." — PolitiTweet.org

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Psaki: "There have been reports that we provided or the us provided lists of people who want to leave Afghanistan to the Taliban. That is misreported and misconstrued." — PolitiTweet.org

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If any Americans can't get out of Afghanistan by Aug. 31 but want to leave, the message from the U.S. is that "our commitment is enduring and our commitment does not waiver even as we bring our men and women in the military home," @presssec says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about Biden facing Afghanistan and hurricane crises (plus covid), Psaki says: "I would say that addressing crises is what government is supposed to do ... this is actually government working to function as best as we can." — PolitiTweet.org