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Self-inflicted crises are piling up for President Biden. His leadership suffered severe blows foreign and domestic in rapid succession Friday, including an acknowledgment of a misguided and deadly U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan and mounting chaos on America’s southern border. “Joe Biden has completely lost control only 8 months in,” tweeted Rep. Andy Biggs, Arizona Republican. The Pentagon admitted that a drone strike in Afghanistan accidentally killed 10 civilians instead of terrorist militants, as the administration initially claimed. The Food and Drug Administration rejected plans for widespread COVID-19 booster shots, though Mr. Biden announced plans days earlier for “every adult to get a booster shot” starting Monday. The FDA said it needs more data before approving a third shot. Th...

Democrats face beastly headwinds as they prepare for next year’s congressional elections, but they believe they have a silver bullet or two: mounting rage against COVID-19 vaccine refuseniks and smoldering scorn for former President Donald Trump. Analysts say anger at vaccine resisters helped propel California Gov. Gavin Newsom to a surprisingly decisive victory last week in a recall election. In Virginia, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe is trying to harness the same anger as early voting begins there. “The Newsom campaign was very effective in using the rage against the unvaccinated and the specter of Trumpism to get out Democratic voters,” said Stephen J. Farnsworth, a professor of politics at the University of Mary Washington. “All indications are that McAuliffe is using the sam...