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Good morning.

I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to The Daily Punch.

Practied by Punch Bowl News.

It's Monday, August 16th, 2021.

Let's get into the mix.

Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, the latest on where things stand on Afghanistan.

Number two, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks out, calling for an investigation

into how President Joe Biden has handled the withdrawal.

Number three, the inside game, the latest between mods and progressives in the House.

All right, let's get into it. It is just me this morning, walking you through the top headlines,

the number one story all over the weekend.

And continuing today is the debacle of what is happening in Afghanistan.

You know, the U.S. has lost more than 2,400 troops in the country with another 3,400 plus

contractors killed as well. More than 20,000 Americans have been

injured and tens of thousands of Afghans have been killed and wounded. Right now, America is really

struggling to understand exactly what is happening in Afghanistan as the Taliban controls the country,

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