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St. John Barned-Smith / Houston Chronicle:
Houston Police officer drowns in Harvey floodwaters — A Houston police officer drowned in his patrol car in Harvey floodwaters, according to three department officials. — The officer, an HPD veteran who has been with the department for more than 30 years, was in his patrol car driving …
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Eric Holthaus / Politico:
Harvey Is What Climate Change Looks Like — In all of U.S. history, there's never been a storm like Hurricane Harvey. That fact is increasingly clear, even though the rains are still falling and the water levels in Houston are still rising. — But there's an uncomfortable point that …
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Washington Post:
Houston struggles to determine extent of Harvey flooding impact as Trump visits Texas to survey devastation
Houston struggles to determine extent of Harvey flooding impact as Trump visits Texas to survey devastation
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Euan McKirdy / CNN:
Joel Osteen church denies reports it closed its doors to flood victims
Joel Osteen church denies reports it closed its doors to flood victims
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CNN:
Trump pledges storm recovery ‘better than ever before’
Trump pledges storm recovery ‘better than ever before’
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
How Washington Made Harvey Worse
How Washington Made Harvey Worse
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Evan Perez / CNN:
Special counsel subpoenas Manafort's former attorney and spokesman — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued subpoenas to a former lawyer for Paul Manafort and to Manafort's current spokesman, an aggressive tactic that suggests an effort to add pressure on the former Trump campaign chairman.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz's claim that two-thirds of the Hurricane Sandy bill ‘had nothing to do with Sandy’ — “The problem with that particular bill is it became a $50 billion bill that was filled with unrelated pork. Two-thirds of that bill had nothing to do with Sandy.” — Hypocrisy watch!
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Stan Collender / Forbes:
Hurricane Harvey Greatly Complicates The Government Shutdown Calculation
Hurricane Harvey Greatly Complicates The Government Shutdown Calculation
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Ted Cruz Says He ‘Enthusiastically’ Backed Sandy Storm Aid. But He Voted ‘No’
Ted Cruz Says He ‘Enthusiastically’ Backed Sandy Storm Aid. But He Voted ‘No’
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CNN:
Trump appointee: Comment calling Obama's mother a ‘w@!re’ result of ‘Internet crimes’ against me — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)President Donald Trump's appointee to a Department of Energy post says inflammatory comments that appeared to have been made by him online were the result of …
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CNN:
Trump Jr. agrees to transcribed interview with Senate panel — Trump Jr., Manafort to testify before Senate — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)President Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., has agreed to sit down for a transcribed interview with the Senate judiciary committee …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Donald Trump Jr. set to testify before Senate Judiciary panel
Donald Trump Jr. set to testify before Senate Judiciary panel
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Judge dismisses Sarah Palin's lawsuit against New York Times — Lawsuits against media outlets are piling up — A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday dismissed Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against the New York Times. — “Nowhere is political journalism so free, so robust …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Federal judge tosses Sarah Palin's suit against the New York Times
Federal judge tosses Sarah Palin's suit against the New York Times
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Fox News:
Family of six counted among the dead as Harvey death toll rises to 14 — A family of six trying to escape the floodwaters produced by Harvey has been counted among the 14 victims who died in the historic storm, authorities said. — The four children and their great-grandparents died Sunday afternoon …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Harvey, the Storm That Humans Helped Cause
Harvey, the Storm That Humans Helped Cause
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Bill King / New York Times:
Houston's Mayor Was Right to Not Evacuate
Houston's Mayor Was Right to Not Evacuate
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Pew Research Center:
Republicans Divided in Views of Trump's Conduct; Democrats Are Broadly Critical — In their own words: How people describe Trump's presidency — In his first seven months as president, Donald Trump has generally drawn high job approval ratings among Republicans.
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Rep. Rohrabacher says ‘rendezvous’ being set up with Trump to relay info from WikiLeaks' Assange on DNC hack — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said Monday that a “rendezvous” is being set up between him and President Donald Trump to relay information he received …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
How Trump Kills the G.O.P. — It's ironic that race was the issue that created the Republican Party and that race could very well be the issue that destroys it. — The G.O.P. was founded to fight slavery, and through most of its history it had a decent record on civil rights.
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Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic:
Yes, That's a Huge Floating Mass of Live Fire Ants in Texas — When there is flooding along the Gulf Coast, there are fire ants. The invasive ants congregate into living rafts, drifting through water until they reach solid ground again. It's a time-honed survival strategy.
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Charles Riley / CNNMoney:
Fox News pulled off the air in Britain — Rupert Murdoch and his sons are pulling Fox News off the air in Britain. — The network's parent company, 21st Century Fox, has announced that the controversial news channel will no longer be broadcast in the U.K. after failing to attract an audience.
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Caleb Howe / RedState:
Conservative Talker Neal Boortz Wins for Worst, Ugliest, Most Uncalled-for Hurricane Comment to Date — Just a short time ago, a woman suffering through the terrible flooding and loss in Texas was on camera on CNN when she unleashed what was not only surely pent-up rage and frustration at her situation …
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The Hill:
Gorka suggests covert US cyber program targeted at N. Korea — Sebastian Gorka, who recently departed the White House, on Tuesday appeared to publicly confirm the existence of a covert cyber sabotage program targeted at North Korea's missile program. — “There's many options in the more covert side …
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Justin McCurry / The Guardian:
Trump and Abe vow to increase pressure after North Korea fires missile over Japan
Trump and Abe vow to increase pressure after North Korea fires missile over Japan
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Arizona Republic:
Joe Arpaio asks judge to wipe conviction, says he's been miscast as racist … Attorney says the former sheriff has been unfairly portrayed by media: ‘Not a racist and has never been a racist’ — Attorneys for former Sheriff Joe Arpaio asked a U.S. District Court judge on Monday …
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Michael J. O'Loughlin / americamagazine.org:
Sean Spicer finally gets to meet Pope Francis — Sean Spicer has finally met Pope Francis. — A group of legislators and politicians from around the world gathered in Italy this week for a meeting of the International Catholic Legislators Network, where they were received by Pope Francis at the Vatican.
Victoria Lopez / ACLU:
ICE Plans to Start Destroying Records of Immigrant Abuse, Including Sexual Assault and Deaths in Custody — Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently asked the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA), which instructs federal agencies on how to maintain records …
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump to seize populist mantle for pitching messy tax overhaul — President Donald Trump will launch a major push for a sweeping tax overhaul with a speech Wednesday in Missouri aimed at convincing his base — and the rest of the nation — that he has a fresh vision for “unrigging” …
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Mallory Ortberg / Slate:
Helping After Harvey — Prudie counsels a Houston native whose girlfriend is reluctant to support flood victims who may have voted for Trump. … Mallory Ortberg: Good morning, everyone! Let's chat. — Q. That's not what I had in mind: I come from the Houston area and have been heartbroken …
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David M. Drucker / Vanity Fair:
How the Swamp Sold Its Soul to Donald Trump — “Your heart tells you that he's bad for the country,” one Republican strategist said. “Your head looks at polling data.” — “From a personal standpoint, I think this president f**king sucks. He's not even a Republican,” …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Gorka: Trump ‘isolated,’ GOP leaders living ‘fantasy illusion’ — Former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka believes Speaker of the House Paul Ryan — and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — 's “credibility is lost and unrecoverable,” and that major changes at the White House …
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Professor Amy Wax / National Review:
Scandal Erupts over the Promotion of ‘Bourgeois’ Behavior — Two law professors face racism, sexism, and homophobia charges for urging Americans to act responsibly. — Were you planning to instruct your child about the value of hard work and civility? Not so fast!
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