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New York Times:
In Houston, Anxiety and Frantic Rescues as Floodwaters Rise — HOUSTON — What felt like an apocalyptic onslaught of pounding rains and rapidly rising floodwaters brought the nation's fourth-largest city to its knees on Sunday, as highways and residential streets turned to rivers …
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Cost of cleaning up Harvey will bring new test of governance for Trump and GOP — The catastrophic floods brought by Hurricane Harvey to southeastern Texas will pose an immediate test for the White House and Congress, pressing policymakers to approve billions of dollars in recovery funds …
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Political Wire, twitchy.com, RedState, Mother Jones, Daily Kos and The Big Picture
Bill Chappell / NPR:
Already Flooded, Houston Braces As 2 Swollen Reservoirs Are Opened — In Houston, reservoirs swollen by rain from Hurricane Harvey were opened early Monday, a move that was expected to flood more homes — but one that the Army Corps of Engineers says is needed to limit the scope …
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TechCrunch and The Daily Caller
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump to Travel to Texas With Torrential Rain Still in the Forecast — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday announced plans to travel to Texas on Tuesday, as millions of people there continued to battle catastrophic flooding and torrential rain that was expected to last for several more days.
Michael E. Mann:
What can we say about the role of climate change in the unprecedented …
What can we say about the role of climate change in the unprecedented …
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Washington Post:
Trump's business sought deal on a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for president — Donald Trump during a 2005 visit to Colorado to speak at a business convention. At his right is Felix Sater, a Russian-born real estate developer. (Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Black-clad antifa attack peaceful right wing demonstrators in Berkeley — Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about a 100 anarchists and antifa — “anti-fascist” — barreled into a protest Sunday afternoon in Berkeley's Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Live coverage: Violence at Berkeley rally escalates, police make arrests — At least 14 people were arrested during a protest Sunday at Berkeley's Civic Center Park, police said. Some demonstrators exchanged blows and deployed pepper spray. Credit: Guy Wathen, Lizzie Johnson
Bloomberg:
Amazon Cuts Prices at Whole Foods by Up to 43% on First Day — Internet giant bought upscale grocery chain for $13.7 billion — Some prices unchanged but favorites like avocados are cheaper — Amazon.com Inc. spent its first day as the owner of a brick-and-mortar grocery chain cutting prices at Whole Foods Market.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fascism, American Style — As sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., Joe Arpaio engaged in blatant racial discrimination. His officers systematically targeted Latinos, often arresting them on spurious charges and at least sometimes beating them up when they questioned those charges.
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Todd Gitlin / New York Times:
Who's Afraid of Antifa?
Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Exiles on Pennsylvania Avenue: How Jared and Ivanka Were Repelled by Washington's Elite — “What is off-putting about them,” one political veteran told me, “is they do not grasp their essential irrelevance. They think they are special.” — I. AIR FORCE ONE
Arizona Republic:
Joe Arpaio's first impression of his presidential pardon: Is it fake? — When Joe Arpaio's attorney first showed him the presidential pardon, the former sheriff's first reaction was to ask if it was a fake. — Late Friday afternoon, attorney Mark Goldman was already driving to Arpaio's house …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump's Brand of Law and Order Leaves Leeway on the Law
Trump's Brand of Law and Order Leaves Leeway on the Law
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Trump weathers his own storm after pardoning Arpaio
The Note: Trump weathers his own storm after pardoning Arpaio
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Politico, Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit and USA Today
Mike Allen / Axios:
Tillerson switcheroo may happen sooner than expected — As of last night, we were told that no replacement of SecState Rex Tillerson is imminent. But some switcheroo may happen sooner than expected, given the jaw-dropping reporting by Axios' Jonathan Swan last evening in his weekly Sneak Peek newsletter:
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump frustration with Tillerson rising fast
Scoop: Trump frustration with Tillerson rising fast
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump vents in Oval Office, “I want tariffs. Bring me some tariffs!” — The following is a rare account of President Trump in a small Oval Office meeting, venting at senior staff for sometimes resisting his hawkish trade agenda. — This account — confirmed by sources …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's prized perk: Oval Office photo ops
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Republicans don't know who to talk to at White House — With Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon both out, Republicans on Capitol Hill are asking who they can talk to at the White House ahead of a crucial, difficult stretch in the legislative calendar. — The summer departures of Trump's …
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Bwittes / Lawfare:
It's Time: Congress Needs to Open a Formal Impeachment Inquiry — President Donald Trump at Liberty University on May 13, 2017. (Shealah Craighead/White House) — Last Tuesday, the New York Times published a foggy story noting that Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell …
CNN:
Dallas preps ‘mega-shelter’ as Texas braces for more rain — Houston (CNN)Harvey is no longer a hurricane, but life-threatening flooding continued in and around Houston on Sunday night as citizens with boats assisted authorities in search and rescue efforts.
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Associated Press:
Trump prepares to lift limits on military gear for police — FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump reacts before speaking at a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix. The Trump administration is preparing to restore the flow of surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies.
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Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Trump expected to lift ban on military gear to local police forces
Trump expected to lift ban on military gear to local police forces
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Conservatism Is Not A Suicide Pact — The whiny wailing and rending of garments (mostly bow ties) by the True Cons over President Trump pardoning Sheriff Joe Arpaio brings to mind another president's choice when a loyal supporter was the victim of a liberal witch hunt.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Team Trump turns to Rove playbook to juice 2018 turnout — Donald Trump's White House may take a page from the Karl Rove playbook. — The administration has been in talks to put conservative initiatives on the ballot in 2018 midterm battleground states in hopes of energizing base voters dispirited …
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