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Remaining U.S. troops expected to exit Afghanistan by August, Pentagon says

Ninety-percent of U.S. forces have been withdrawn from Afghanistan after spending nearly two decades in Afghanistan. The Pentagon says the remaining 10% will leave by the end of August. Nancy Youssef, a national security correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, joins CBSN’s “Red and Blue” to discuss the country’s future and the American legacy left behind. Source

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Biden pitches “human infrastructure” investments

During a visit to Crystal Lake, Illinois, on Wednesday, President Biden pitched his plans to increase spending on “human infrastructure,” like child care and education. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, The Washington Post’s political correspondent Philip Bump, and Insider politics reporter Oma Seddiq join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” with more on why Mr. Biden appears to be focusing on districts where Democrats are vulnerable, and how the White House is preparing to respond to the recent spate of Russia-based cyberattacks. Source

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Biden pitches investments in families, education as part of infrastructure proposal

President Biden traveled to Crystal Lake, Illinois, on Wednesday to promote how his “Build Back Better” agenda will help working American families. Top Democrats plan to use budget reconciliation to pass their infrastructure proposal, but Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says his party will put up a fight. Heather Boushey, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss how the Biden administration is responding. Source

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