It's Biden's turn in Afghanistan — and he's out of good options.

Trump wants out of Afghanistan entirely. That leaves Joe Biden with a choice to make. [View in browser]( [Image]( November 19, 2020 [A photo illustration shows a black and white image of U.S. troops disembarking from a helicopter in the foreground, with images of President Trump and Joe Biden facing each other in the background, with barbed wire running between them.]( It's been almost 20 years of war in Afghanistan. Three successive U.S. presidents have had to grapple with it — soon to be four, once President-elect Joe Biden is in office. The Trump administration is cutting the number of American troops deployed there in half on its way out the door. That leaves Biden with a big choice, Hayes Brown writes in his newest essay: What to do with "a war left idling in neutral, always ready for either a new acceleration or a tap on the brakes." None of the choices available are perfect — but a choice has to be made. Find the full analysis at the top of Thursday's MSNBC Daily section at [MSNBC.com](. UNDERSTANDING THE NEWS [Alternate text] Top perspectives and analysis from our MSNBC columnists [Alternate text] [A photo illustration shows a pair of sunglasses on a yellow background. One lens shows a protester holding a poster that reads ''When does the/our American Dream begin?'' The other lens shos a sign that says ''Black Lives Matter.'']( Trymaine Lee [Mr. President-elect, America owes the Black community some money]( Biden’s pitch to Black America was to acknowledge racial injustice. That's not enough. [Alternate text] [A photo shows Sen. Lindsey Graham sits next to Sen. Dianne Feinstein during a Senate hearing.]( Steve Benen [Questions about Lindsey Graham's election interference grow louder]( Sen. Graham is welcome to be disappointed after voters fired Trump, but he can't interfere in vote-counts simply because he thinks it's important. [Alternate text] [A photo illustration shows President Donald Trump, eyes looking down and hands tented with the fingertips touching, as hourglasses float around him. Circles collaged in the background show parts of legal texts and a picture of the Supreme Court building.]( Hayes Brown [Trump's stall tactics have worked brilliantly in court. Until now.]( When on defense, Trump has been a whiz at playing the courts and stalling for time. That's not going so well in his post-election lawsuits. WATCH NOW [Alternate text] Rachel Maddow [Weissmann: Citizen Trump should be prosecuted for obstructing Special Counsel Mueller]( [A photo shows President Trump silhouetted in a darkened hallway before a press briefing]( All In [Trump adviser's potentially deadly advice: Go ahead and expose elderly to Covid-19 this Thanksgiving]( [A photo shows a table set with turkey and Thanksgiving side dishes]( All In [‘Unfair’: Former GSA administrator responds to delay in Biden transition]( [A photo of current General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy]( The Beat with Ari Melber [Ex-President Trump on trial? Why it’s not Biden's call]( [A photo shows President Trump smiling as he stands next to convicted former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whom he pardoned.]( LISTEN NOW [Alternate text] [Into America]( Kamala Harris and the Rainbow Sign Trymaine Lee examines how the Rainbow Sign, a Black cultural center in Berkeley, California, helped shape a young Kamala Harris. [Do No Harm]( Immediate Danger The Bright family believes Child Protective Services has moved on from their case, and they try to do the same. But when a CPS worker comes to their door, it’s the beginning of the hardest night of their lives. [purple rectangle with a quote from campaign manager Brian Brokaw, which says: ''She was taking a risk... in turning down the earlier offers by the federal government... and she knew that she would be taking heat from her friends in Washington, including her friends in the Obama administration.'']( [Kamala: Next In Line]( Not the LastKamala Harris and Joe Biden are heading to the White House. So what comes next? Joy speaks with Jonathan Capehart, Errin Haines and Into America host Trymaine Lee. MORE ON MSNBC [Alternate text] [Alternate text] Former President Barack Obama sits down tonight with MSNBC contributor Jonathan Capehart to discuss his newly released book, “A Promised Land.” They’ll be joined by members of My Brother’s Keeper for a candid conversation on how a divided country can heal. Watch the exclusive cable interview with President Obama, tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern. Tell us what you think. [Drop us an e-mail.](mailto:msnbc.digital.editors@nbcuni.com?subject=MSNBC Daily) Were you forwarded this email from a friend? [Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily here](. Follow MSNBC [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( Check out the MSNBC channel on Apple News Download the NBC News Mobile App and watch MSNBC [Listen live to MSNBC on TuneIn]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)