Biden dares GOP to sue over vaccine mandate: “have at it”; Second passenger flight departs Kabul with Americans on board; Thousands of documents turned over to house select committee;

Biden implements vaccine mandate to blunt COVID surge; Republicans reject Biden’s vaccine mandate as “overreach”; GOP Govs promise legal action over Biden’s vaccine order; Appeals court sides with FL Gov, allows ban of school mask mandates; 21 U.S. citizens & 11 permanent residents onboard flight leaving Kabul; State Dept: at least 100 Americans still in Afghanistan; Jan 6 committee: “majority” of social media companies are cooperating but “much more information” needed; Social media and telecom companies vague about their response to records request from January 6 committee; Rudy Giuliani associate Igor Fruman pleads guilty to solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national; America’s evolution after the attacks on September 11, 2001; A military family’s transformation after the Pentagon attack; White House calls discussion “candid in tone” but not lecturing; China says Xi told Biden U.S. policy is causing “serious difficulties”; Communist leader pushes nationalism, orders sweeping crackdowns; China cracks down on businesses, accuses celebrities of disloyalty; China steps-up policing of what people say on the internet; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices