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4:00 PM ET, August 25, 2017

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New York Times:
Gary Cohn, Trump's Adviser, Said to Have Drafted Resignation Letter After Charlottesville  —  WASHINGTON — A prominent Jewish member of President Trump's administration said that the White House “can and must do better” in consistently condemning hate groups.
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Financial Times:
Gary Cohn urges Trump team to do more to condemn neo-Nazis  —  Gary Cohn, the top White House economic official, said the Trump administration “must do better” in condemning neo-Nazis and white supremacists following the violent protests in Charlottesville this month that sparked …
Financial Times:
Transcript: Gary Cohn on tax reform and Charlottesville  —  This is an edited transcript of an interview with Gary Cohn, chief economic adviser to President Donald Trump, conducted on August 24 2017.  —  FINANCIAL TIMES: What is happening with tax reform?  —  GARY COHN: We are completely engaged in tax reform.
CNN:
Outer bands of Hurricane Harvey swipe Texas as more residents flee  —  (CNN)The outer bands of Hurricane Harvey have begun swiping the Texas coast as 35 inches of rain and “catastrophic” storm-surge flooding is predicted following landfall late Friday or early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker does outdoor TV interview soaking wet as hurricane approaches  —  (R-Texas) found himself in the middle of a downpour on Friday in between live shots for CNN and MSNBC.  —  Twitter users posted screenshots of the soaked lawmaker still soldiering through an MSNBC interview Friday …
Discussion: Politico, Infowars and TVNewser
Andrew Degrandpre / Washington Post:
From space, ‘astounding’ Hurricane Harvey looks like it's about to swallow all of Texas  —  A brief-but-haunting video released by NASA on Thursday night shows Hurricane Harvey's powerful churn toward Central Texas, where the slow-moving storm is expected to throttle coastal communities with high winds and up to 25 inches of rain.
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
The natural disaster test: Trump braces for Hurricane Harvey  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Washington (CNN)As Hurricane Harvey swirls through the Gulf of Mexico, speeding toward the Texas coast, it could also bring a critical test of President Donald Trump's abilities as commander-in-chief.
Julián Aguilar / The Texas Tribune:
Border Patrol says Texas checkpoints to remain open during Hurricane Harvey
Mike Allen / Axios:
Kasich, Hickenlooper eye joint 2020 bid  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) — “the Johns,” as insiders are calling them — have been making a flurry of joint appearances to talk about state-driven improvements to health care.
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The Hill:
Franken seen as reluctant 2020 candidate
Mark Preston / CNN:
Source: Kasich, Hickenlooper consider unity presidential ticket in 2020
Discussion: The Resurgent and WCMH-TV
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Divorces the GOP Congress  —  Republicans need to think of Trump as a political independent.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.  —  A biographer says Donald Trump once told him that he informed second wife Marla Maples …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Trump Fences Himself In With Border Wall Spending Threat  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump handed Democrats a gift this week with his vow to shut down the government if he doesn't soon get money for his border wall.  —  Democrats may be only too happy to let him follow through on his threat since …
Discussion: The Week, Politico and The Resurgent
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump attacks Corker: ‘Tennessee not happy’ with GOP senator
New York Times:
Bob Corker, Often an Ally of Trump, Is Latest Republican to Be Attacked by Him
Discussion: Washington Post, CNBC and ThinkProgress
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
At CIA, a watchful eye on Mike Pompeo, the president's ardent ally  —  As CIA director, Mike Pompeo has taken a special interest in an agency unit that is closely tied to the investigation into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, requiring the Counterintelligence Mission Center to report directly to him.
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Ohio judge slams Cleveland Browns players for protesting during national anthem  —  Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill is criticizing a group of Cleveland Browns players who protested during the national anthem at an NFL preseason game, calling them “draft dodging millionaire athletes.”
Discussion: Fox News and RedState
Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
“There's Been a Slightly Hysterical Tone About Race”  —  Author Mark Lilla thinks Democrats' focus on identity politics is destroying the party.  —  On this week's episode of my podcast, I Have to Ask, I spoke with Mark Lilla, a professor of the humanities at Columbia University and the author …
Washington Post:
Mnuchin viewed eclipse from roof of Fort Knox  —  Louise Linton, wife of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, drew accusations of elitism this week for an Instagram glamour shot of her stepping off a government jet — and for her mockery of an online critic as “adorably out of touch.”
John C. Danforth / Washington Post:
The real reason Trump is not a Republican … John C. Danforth was a Republican U.S. senator from Missouri from 1976 to 1995.  —  Many have said that President Trump isn't a Republican.  They are correct, but for a reason more fundamental than those usually given.
Lauren Sausser / Post and Courier:
S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster issues executive order cutting off state, local money from abortion clinics  —  Gov. Henry McMaster issued an abrupt executive order Friday cutting off all public funding from abortion clinics in South Carolina.  —  He also directed the South Carolina Medicaid agency …
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
South Carolina governor cuts off funding for abortion clinics in executive order
Discussion: The Daily Caller and IJR
Brandon Ambrosino / Politico:
My Weekend at the Falwells' South Beach Flophouse  —  “It's actually that one,” our Uber driver said, pointing with one hand and shifting into reverse with the other.  “Right here?”  I asked, thinking he must have gotten the address wrong.  All I saw was a liquor store.  —  “That's it,” he said, crawling to a stop.
Economist:
The future of Bannonism  —  Donald Trump's adviser has gone, but his ideas stick around  —  TWO days after he ceased to be President Donald Trump's chief strategist, Steve Bannon explained why he had welcomed The Economist to his house on Capitol Hill for a chat.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and Mediaite
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Fed's Yellen warns: Don't forget lessons of financial crisis  —  Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Friday expressed openness to easing some financial rules imposed on banks after the 2008 credit crisis, but offered a stern warning to fellow policymakers: Don't forget what got us here.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Yellen rejects Trump approach to Wall Street regulation, says post-crisis banking rules make economy safer
Discussion: New York Times and Axios
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
Spies Like Us: A Conversation With John le Carré and Ben Macintyre  —  BRISTOL, England — Their subject is spying.  Their obsessions are secrecy and betrayal.  They are Englishmen of a certain background, old friends and admirers of each other's work.  One writes novels; the other, nonfiction.
Discussion: The Week
Dan Steinberg / Washington Post:
Sage Steele: People don't watch ‘SportsCenter’ to hear about Charlottesville  —  Sage Steele has made clear for weeks that her vision of the revamped morning “SportsCenter” she will co-host starting next week will be heavy on highlights; “people I talk to want more of that,” she said this spring.
 
 
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
GOP floats condemning Charlottesville violence
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Elliot Kaufman / National Review:
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Military budget stuck between a wall and a hard place
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Jacqueline Williams / New York Times:
Founder of Australia's Sex Party Rebrands It the Reason Party
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
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Discussion: Business Insider
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump is losing  —  The Quinnipiac poll confirms that most Americans …
Discussion: AOL and The Guardian
Rebecca Shapiro / HuffPost:
Trump Staffer Responsible For Finding Positive News Stories Resigns
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Kaila White / Arizona Republic:
Photos: President Trump holds Arizona rally, August 2017
Discussion: Shakesville, Raw Story and The Root
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Worst (and Best) Places to Be Gay in America
Discussion: The Resurgent
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Obama makes rare endorsement in crucial St. Petersburg race
Discussion: AOL
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Is Sean Hannity's endorsement a kiss of death?
Discussion: Weekly Standard and RedState