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4:05 PM ET, August 26, 2017

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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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Week and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
McCain blasts Trump over Arpaio pardon  —  (R-Ariz.) blasted President Trump over his pardon of former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Friday, arguing it “undermines his claim for the respect of rule of law.”  —  “Mr. Arpaio was found guilty of criminal contempt for continuing …
YouGov US Opinion Center News:
The Politics of Pardoning Sheriff Joe
Discussion: Washington Post
Francisco Chairez / Washington Post:
The year I spent in Joe Arpaio's tent jail was hell. He should never walk free.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
If he'll pardon Arpaio, why wouldn't Trump pardon those who ignore Robert Mueller?
New York Times:
Trump Pardons Joe Arpaio, Who Became Face of Crackdown on Illegal Immigration
The Hill:
Trump pardons former Sheriff Joe Arpaio
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.
Houston Chronicle:
Hurricane Harvey downgraded further, spawns tornadoes
Discussion: Slate, NPR and Mother Jones
Tony Romm / Recode:   Before Hurricane Harvey, wireless carriers lobbied against upgrades to a national emergency alert system
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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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Low Level White House Staffer Inflates Credentials to Lie About Dr. Sebastian Gorka's Resignation to Press
Ben Kew / Breitbart:
Sebastian Gorka Resigns from Trump Administration
Lizzie Johnson / San Francisco Chronicle:
Right-wing rallies in limbo in San Francisco and Berkeley  —  Patriot Prayer rally organizer Joey Gibson says he's not a white supremacist and that he's Japanese adding that he's not even religious.  His rally has gained the condemnation of local politicians in the aftermath of Charlottesville, but he says he an
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Julianne Herrera / KRON4.com:
KRON4 speaks to Patriot Prayer organizer
Discussion: SFist
Jenna Lyons / San Francisco Chronicle:
Man facing charges from pro-Trump rally in Berkeley put in jail
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
The White House:
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security  —  MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE  —  Section 1.  Policy.  (a) Until June 2016, the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (collectively, the Departments) …
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Russia's propaganda machine amplifies alt-right  —  Russia's army of media influencers, social media bots and trolls has increasingly amplified alt-right and far-right narratives in the United States since the 2016 presidential election.  —  Russia's efforts to push propaganda and disinformation …
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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Frances Robles / New York Times:
As White Nationalist in Charlottesville Fired, Police ‘Never Moved’
Discussion: acluva.org
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
New York mayor considers Christopher Columbus statue removal
Fox News:
Russian attorney rips anti-Trump dossier as ‘cheap gossip,’ amid questions over origin
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC approves anti-KKK resolution — after White House signoff
Discussion: Axios, Washington Post and Splinter
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John Eligon / New York Times:
Mayweather Sees a Racial Double Standard in Megafight vs. McGregor
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Clare Foran / The Atlantic:
What Joe Manchin Can Teach Democrats
Discussion: The Week
Washington Post:
The chosen  —  Ayan Abdi is one of 5,000 refugees at a Kenya camp vying …
Bruce Bawer / Gatestone Institute:
Anti-Semitism in Europe: New Official Report
Discussion: Infowars and MelaniePhillips.com
Jackson Landers / The Daily Beast:
Protesters Got Christopher Cantwell Arrested, Cops Didn't Even Try
Discussion: Splinter
 

 
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