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Day: August 20, 2026

Why Treasury yields are at 20-year highs – and why it matters

A sustained sell-off in the bond market sent long-term Treasury yields to their highest levels in nearly 20 years this week, rattling both Wall Street and Washington. Higher yields, essentially the interest rate the government pays to borrow money, also mean higher borrowing costs throughout the economy, from mortgages to car loans. Amna Nawaz discussed more with The Washington Post’s David Lynch.

News Wrap: USS Abraham Lincoln heading home after 9-month deployment

In our news wrap Thursday, U.S. military says the USS Abraham Lincoln is heading home following a roughly nine-month deployment and reports of poor living conditions, storms and at least one tornado tore through parts of Germany overnight and China sentenced the founder of Evergrande to life in prison five years after the company’s collapse sent shockwaves through China’s economy.

Ousted transgender CIA officer warns White House politics undermining U.S. intelligence

Nearly 20 years of service in the intelligence community ended for Julia Curlee last year. Curlee was the first CIA officer to transition openly and continue serving the agency until she was fired abruptly early in Trump’s second term. She writes about being targeted as a transgender woman in an essay for The Atlantic titled “The wrong kind of American.” Curlee joined Amna Nawaz to discuss more.

5 years after the U.S. left, Afghan allies reflect on life under Taliban rule

We’re beginning a series of stories on Afghanistan 25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks and the start of the American war there. In our first report, we have a look at the lives of three people and their families and how they are faring five years after the Taliban wrenched control from the U.S.-supported government. Special Correspondent Leila Molana-Allen and videographer Eric O’Connor report.

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