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Joe Arpaio / Arizona Republic:
Our View: Donald Trump just resurrected Joe Arpaio from irrelevance … CONNECT — While America was talking about tearing down monuments that offend historically oppressed people, Donald Trump effectively erected yet another one. — His pardon of Joe Arpaio elevated …
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mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PARDON OF JOE ARPAIO — Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) released the following statement today on President Trump's pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio: — “No one is above the law and the individuals entrusted …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Won't Back Down — At 11:46 a.m. on Friday, August 25, President Trump issued the first of what would become a sequence of 12 tweets that day about the government's readiness for Hurricane Harvey. — Seldom if ever before in his tenure has this president so publicly performed the role …
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Margaret Talbot / New Yorker:
Why Donald Trump Pardoned Joe Arpaio — At 8 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on Friday evening, the White House Press Office issued a statement that President Trump had pardoned Sheriff Joe Arpaio. — President Trump had little to offer that was specific or coherent in the rambling …
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YouGov US Opinion Center News:
The Politics of Pardoning Sheriff Joe — Little support for a pardon before it was issued, but few were paying close attention — On Thursday and Friday, before President Trump pardoned former Maricopa county Sheriff Joe Arpaio, YouGov polled 1,000 Americans about what they thought should be done.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
If he'll pardon Arpaio, why wouldn't Trump pardon those who ignore Robert Mueller? — That President Trump pardoned former Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio surprised no one who'd been paying attention. On Tuesday, he'd all but said that he was going to do so, soaking up the applause …
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
McCain blasts Trump over Arpaio pardon
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New York Times:
Trump Pardons Joe Arpaio, Who Became Face of Crackdown on Illegal Immigration
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Trump pardons former Sheriff Joe Arpaio
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump pardons controversial former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio
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Trump pardons former Sheriff Arpaio
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Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue:
Racist Trump pardons racist criminal Joe Arpaio in biggest gift to white supremacists yet
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CNN:
Latest developments — Harvey's impact will be devastating and leave areas “uninhabitable for weeks or months,” forecasters said. — Even though Harvey had made landfall and weakened, it was still a dangerous storm and “turning into a deadly inland event,” the FEMA chief tweeted.
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David Caplan / ABC News:
Hurricane Harvey bashes Texas coast, leaving thousands without power, homes damaged, residents injured — Hurricane Harvey continues to hammer Texas with a deluge of wind and rain, as communities and emergency responders prepare for rescues and damage assessment amid potential flash flooding and tornadoes across the state's Gulf Coast.
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Tony Romm / Recode:
Before Hurricane Harvey, wireless carriers lobbied against upgrades to a national emergency alert system
USA Today:
Flooding from Hurricane Harvey, now Category 1, could leave communities underwater for days
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Breaking: Sebastian Gorka Resigns From Trump Administration — Sebastian Gorka is resigning his post as Deputy Assistant to President Trump, multiple sources familiar with the situation have told The Federalist. — In a blunt resignation letter, the national security and counterterrorism …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Trump allies say he needs a GOP scalp — Republicans on Capitol Hill lament President Trump's aggressive behavior toward them, but some people in the president's orbit are urging him to up the ante even further. — They say that, far from making nice, Trump needs to instill fear …
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Mattis to US troops: ‘Hold the line until our country gets back to respecting each other’ — gave a pep talk to U.S. troops stationed abroad during his trip to three countries last week. — In a video that has recently surfaced on social media, Mattis is seen speaking to U.S. troops in an unknown location.
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Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Late Wages for Migrant Workers at a Trump Golf Course in Dubai — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — They are not inclined to complain, not about the merciless sun or the 110-degree heat, as they labor to transform the pale sands of the Arabian desert into verdant fairways.
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Washington Post:
Trump confronts unprecedented public rebuke by Gary Cohn after Charlottesville — An unprecedented rebuke of President Trump by National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn reverberated through Washington on Friday, forcing the White House to respond to harsh, public criticism from one of the president's top advisers.
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Vikram Dodd / The Guardian:
Buckingham Palace suspect with 4ft sword shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ — Luton man, 26, arrested under Terrorism Act after struggle outside palace in which three police officers were injured — A man arrested outside Buckingham Palace armed with a 4ft sword repeatedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” …
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Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal:
Special Counsel Examines Possible Role Flynn Played in Seeking Clinton Emails From Hackers — Mueller probe of potential link between Trump campaign and Russia follows trail of GOP operative's correspondence — WASHINGTON—Special counsel Robert Mueller is examining what role, if any …
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