Republicans running for Senate in Georgia are slamming president Joe Biden and Democrats, such as Senator Raphael Warnock, over the military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Atlanta hospital leaders worry the current COVID-19 surge could last for another month. Governor Brian Kemp has signed an executive order that stop local governments from requiring private businesses to follow public health rules like mask and vaccine mandates. Hear those stories and more in the latest edition of The Brief.

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