Nick Reed talks about a variety of topics in the news, including: President Biden addressed the nation Monday on what’s happening in Afghanistan. After the speech, he headed back to Camp David to finish up his vacation. After an intense amount of backlash, he cut his vacation short again. The White House is depending on the Taliban to give evacuating Americans "safe passage" to the Kabul airport. National security adviser Jake Sullivan said that "the Taliban have informed us that they are prepared to provide the safe passage of civilians to the airport, and we intend to hold them to that commitment.” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that a "fair amount" of U.S. weaponry had fallen into the hands of the Taliban. VP Harris is still scheduled to embark on a trip across the Pacific that will include a stop in Vietnam. Campus Reform reporter Ophelie Jacobson recently hit the bricks at Georgetown University and asked students what they think of Kamala Harris and the job she is doing. The students overwhelmingly gushed over her, and agreed with Harris’s “policies.” When asked to name a few of Kamala’s policies they all came up empty. The only “achievements” they could name were Kamala’s gender and skin tone. The Republic School District announced that masks will be required for this school year. There will be a school board meeting this Thursday at 7 p.m. Parents are encouraged to attend to have their voice heard on how they feel about the mask mandate.