President Biden announced Thursday that the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will come to an end August 31, following 20 years of conflict. The Pentagon says the troop withdrawal process is now 90% complete. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss what this means for the future of Afghanistan. Source

Democratic Representative Cori Bush from Missouri, and 10 other progressive Democrats signed off on a letter Thursday urging the Democratic caucus to include bold climate measures in a new infrastructure package. CBS News’ climate and energy reporter Cara Korte joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss what progressives are demanding. Source

Pfizer and BioNTech plan to share their booster data with the FDA in August and file for emergency use authorization shortly thereafter. Source

Two of those arrested in the manhunt for Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s suspected assassins are U.S. citizens from Florida. Vladimir Duthiers has more details on the attack and the search for the killers. Source

An art exhibit in Madison, Wisconsin, asks visitors to reflect on ways they have perpetuated racism. Nancy Chen shares more in CBS News’ series Unifying America. Source

Despite the overwhelming scientific evidence, some Republicans are still denying the realities of the warming climate. Last month, Utah Representative John Curtis announced he was forming the Conservative Climate Caucus in an effort to educate fellow members of his party. New York Times climate reporter Lisa Friedman joins CBSN to discuss how the debate over climate action is evolving. Source

While the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan is “not inevitable,” according to President Biden, there are fears that the country will collapse soon after the U.S. leaves. Charlie D’Agata reports from Kabul. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News,” anchored by Major Garrett. Source

President Biden says he will “deliver” a message to Russian President Putin over the massive global ransomware attack, believed to have originated in Russia. Maurice Turner, a cybersecurity fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak for a closer look at the state of the U.S. ransomware deterrence. Source

An analysis by Georgetown University researchers found five significant clusters in the southern and lower Midwestern part of the U.S. Source