Vice President Kamala Harris announced a $25 million expansion of the Democratic National Committee’s “I Will Vote” campaign. That came after a federal judge declined to block part of Georgia’s new voting law ahead of next week’s runoff elections. Atlanta Journal-Constitution political reporter Greg Bluestein joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss the impact of the ruling. Source
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2 U.S. citizens arrested in Haitian president’s assassination
More than a dozen suspects have been arrested in the last 24 hours. Among them are two Americans from Florida. Source
House Republican group aims to shift party’s views on climate change
Despite the overwhelming scientific evidence, some Republicans are still denying the realities of the warming climate. Last month, Utah Representative John Curtis announced he was forming the Conservative Climate Caucus in an effort to educate fellow members of his party. New York Times climate reporter Lisa Friedman joins CBSN to discuss how the debate over climate action is evolving. Source
U.S. to complete withdrawal from Afghanistan by August 31
President Biden said the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after two decades of war will conclude on August 31. Weijia Jiang asked Mr. Biden about what that means for the future of Afghanistan. Source
COVID patients face debilitating conditions after beating disease
Some long-haul COVID patients are now facing troubling neurological conditions. Dr. Jon LaPook spoke with one of them. Source
America’s longest war ending with full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by August 31
America’s longest war is coming to an end, with President Biden announcing the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan will conclude by August 31. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe, Politico White House correspondent and associate editor Anita Kumar, and The Washington Post’s Capitol Hill reporter Rhonda Colvin join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” with more on the impact, as well as the latest push by Democrats to protect voting rights. Source
Taliban overwhelms Afghan troops as U.S. withdrawal looms
While the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan is “not inevitable,” according to President Biden, there are fears that the country will collapse soon after the U.S. leaves. Charlie D’Agata reports from Kabul. Source
These 5 regions with low COVID vaccinations put U.S. at risk: Experts
An analysis by Georgetown University researchers found five significant clusters in the southern and lower Midwestern part of the U.S. Source
Our current ransomware deterrent strategy is “simply not working”, expert says
President Biden says he will “deliver” a message to Russian President Putin over the massive global ransomware attack, believed to have originated in Russia. Maurice Turner, a cybersecurity fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak for a closer look at the state of the U.S. ransomware deterrence. Source
Elsa barrels up East Coast after devastating Southeast
Tropical Storm Elsa is heading up the East Coast after it made landfall and carved a path of destruction. CBS New York chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has the forecast. Source