The week in 16 headlines
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By Lauren Dezenski, CNN
This week, President Joe Biden defended his handling of the situation in Afghanistan as conditions deteriorated rapidly amid Taliban control. On Thursday, a bomb threat at the US Capitol reinforced fears of terrorism within America’s own borders.
Monday
- US resumes operations at Kabul airport after US forces kill two armed men
- Biden admits Afghanistan’s collapse ‘did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated’
- Biden administration expected to advise Covid booster shots for most Americans
Tuesday
- Biden administration embroiled in internal blame-shifting amid Afghanistan chaos
- An incoherent strategy doomed the 20-year US mission in Afghanistan, watchdog says as US withdraws
- US to ship first of the 500 million Pfizer doses Biden pledged to donate globally
- House Democrats face major divisions over infrastructure strategy
Wednesday
- Georgia officials advance controversial review of Fulton County elections operations
- ‘We’re going to do both’: White House argues it can offer booster shots to Americans while sharing vaccines globally
- Biden promised allies ‘America is back.’ Chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal is making them fear it’s still ‘America First.’
Thursday
- President and first lady plan to get their Covid-19 vaccine booster shots once they’re eligible, Biden says
- Police identify suspect who surrendered after claiming to have a bomb near US Capitol
- Pentagon ramping up Kabul evacuation efforts as many struggle to reach airport
Friday
- Simple steps for coexisting with the coronavirus
- Europe left exposed as Biden walks America away from the world stage
- New pandemic school year is a nightmare for parents and a new test for Biden
And that was the week in 16 headlines.
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