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Final hours of voting in high-stakes California recall. CNN investigates Trump’s lies and attempt to overturn election. Trump tried to pressure election and DOJ officials to intervene in election. GOP rewriting voting rules in multiple states based on Trump’s “stolen election” lies. Milwaukee election official threatened more than 150 times. Trump lies about voter fraud could destabilize system.

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A man was arrested with a machete, bayonet, swastika and White supremacist symbols near the DNC, as the Capitol police declare emergency ahead of a right-wing 9/18 demonstration. Capitol fencing returns this week ahead of the 9/18 rally. The defense secretary's "biggest concern is that someone will try to export terror to the Untied States again." 

Pelosi and Schumer say that the Capitol is "much better" prepared than it was on January 6, as police step up security ahead of the 9/18 rally. 

The House panel grills Blinken on the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal. Blinken says that there is "no evidence" to support continuing the war would have helped Afghanistan and says "even the most pessimistic scenarios" did not predict the collapse of the Afghan army. Blinken also says that he is in touch with "about 100" Americans in Afghanistan. 

President Joe Biden is to rally with the California governor ahead of the recall vote tomorrow. 

Former President Donald Trump slams Former President George Bush for comparing domestic extremists to 9/11 terrorists: "He shouldn't be lecturing anybody." Bush calls out "violent extremists at home" during 9/11 remarks in apparent reference to January 6 riot. 

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Email reveals preps for "Mass Casualty Event" ahead of January 6; Assessing the terror threat 20 years after 9/11; Biden dares GOP to sue over vaccine mandate: "Have at it";  Biden defends sweeping vaccine mandates for millions of Americans as republicans accuse him of "Overreach" More Americans very worried about pandemic now than last year; White House open to potentially requiring vaccines or testing for domestic flights "Not taking any measures off the table;

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According to President Joe Biden announces major new pandemic response. According to Biden, sweeping new vaccine rules could cover 100 million Americans. Biden warns unvaccinated people that "our patience is wearing thin... what more is there to wait for?" He also says that a "distinct minority of Americans" are holding back the pandemic progress. Biden is going to mandate the covid vaccine for 17 million health care workers, 300,000 educators in Federal Head Start program. 

Biden is going to double fines for mask violators on transportation. "Show some respect," Biden said about unruly, unmasked passengers. 

"Pandemic politics" is making people sick, said Biden. 

The Department of Labor is going to require businesses with more than 100 people to ensure workers are vaccinated or tested for covid-19. 

The Justice Department is suing Texas over "unconstitutional" abortion law. The attorney general says that the Texas abortion ban is a "scheme" to evade judicial review. 

The United States Capitol building is on alert ahead of the rally that is in support of the January 6 insurrectionists. Capitol building fencing is expected to return amid fears of 9/18 rally violence. Capitol police has also briefed lawmakers on security preparations ahead of the rally. . 

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President Joe Biden meets with covid-19 response team ahead of major speech on the pandemic. Biden's covid-19 speech will include announcements on mandates, testing and a six-pronged strategy to fight the delta variant. 

The United States surgeon general speaks about the rising covid cases among children. The United States surgeon general talks about slowing vaccinations and a surging variant and how vaccinated people are overestimating their risk. According to the CDC, the pace of covid-19 vaccinations is ticking down again. According to a study, severe breakthrough cases tend to be in older and sicker people. Kentucky sees a record number of new covid cases in one week. Covid hospitalizations in the United States are holdings at around 100,000. 

13 Miami-Dade school staffers die of covid over the past few weeks. The United States is averaging nearly 1,5000 covid-19 deaths a day. A Florida judge allows for mask mandates to continue in schools, ruling against an appeal by GOP Gov. Desantis. 

New video of the suspect who plants the pipe bombs ahead of the Jan 6 riot. A Capitol police memo warns of growing online talk of violence surrounding the September 18 rally supporting insurrectionists. 

More than 12 million are under a flood watch in the storm-battered Northeast. 

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