Top Items:
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 …
Discussion:
RedState, KTLA, The Daily Caller, New York's PIX11, IJR, twitchy.com, Faithwire and CNN
RELATED:
Eric Holthaus / Politico:
Harvey Is What Climate Change Looks Like — It's time to open our eyes and prepare for the world that's coming. — 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.
Discussion:
The Atlantic, CBS Dallas, The Root, Business Insider, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Space City Weather, IJR, Grist, New York Times, The Guardian, Vox, Daily Kos, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Hullabaloo, Off the Kuff, NBC News, New York Magazine, Mashable, NPR, ThinkProgress, Climate Home, Mother Jones, The Daily Caller and WeatherPlus
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Harvey, the Storm That Humans Helped Cause
Discussion:
Washington Post, Roy Spencer, PhD. and The Guardian
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Will Hurricane Harvey prompt a Trump ‘reset’? His megalomania probably won't allow it.
Discussion:
Politico, IJR, Weekly Standard, VICE News, ABC News, Shakesville, Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Saving Pets Is Paramount for Many Fleeing Tropical Storm Harvey
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, Gizmodo and CNN
Bill King / New York Times:
Houston's Mayor Was Right to Not Evacuate
Discussion:
USA Today, Slate, Gizmodo, NBC News, Refinery29 and National Review
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Message From Hurricane Harvey: Americans Helping Each Other
Discussion:
Washington Post, The White House, Fox News, Shareblue, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and New York Times
CNN:
Trump says ‘all options on table’ after North Korea launches missile over Japan — Sirens blare over Japan after North Korea missile — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Tokyo (CNN)US President Donald Trump has warned that “all options are on the table” after North Korea launched a missile over Japan early Tuesday.
RELATED:
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump on North Korea's missile launch: ‘All options are on the table’ — North Korea's most recent ballistic missile test “has signaled its contempt” for its neighbors and the international community, President Donald Trump said in a statement Tuesday morning, reiterating his threat that “all options are on the table.”
Discussion:
ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Axios and IJR
Justin McCurry / The Guardian:
Trump and Abe vow to increase pressure after North Korea fires missile over Japan — Leaders agreed to call for an emergency meeting of the UN security council to discuss the launch — Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe have vowed to increase pressure on North Korea after the regime launched a missile over Japan on Tuesday morning.
Discussion:
CNN, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, TheBlaze, Agence France-Presse, New York Times, Daily Kos, VICE News, Just Security, AOL, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, ABC News, Politico and Daily Wire
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!
RELATED:
Stan Collender / Forbes:
Hurricane Harvey Greatly Complicates The Government Shutdown Calculation
Discussion:
Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press and Newsweek
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Rep. King: NY won't ‘abandon’ Texas despite ‘hypocrite’ Ted Cruz
Discussion:
MichelleMalkin.com, The Texas Tribune, NBC News, CNBC and Mother Jones
HuffPost:
Hurricane Harvey And The Potential Hypocrisy Of Texas Republicans
Discussion:
Vox, Newsweek, NPR, New York Times, Daily Wire and CBS New York
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Cruz defends vote on Sandy relief bill: ‘Filled with pork’
Discussion:
twitchy.com and The Resurgent
Bloomberg:
Trump Punishes Longtime Aide After Angry Phoenix Speech, Sources Say — George Gigicos removed as president's rally organizer — Sparse crowd put Trump in foul mood before delivering remarks — Donald Trump was in a bad mood before he emerged for a confrontational speech in Arizona last week.
Discussion:
Vox, Talking Points Memo, Shareblue, IJR, RedState, Business Insider, CANNONFIRE, Raw Story, Balloon Juice and Mediaite
RELATED:
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Trump Fires Longtime Event Organizer Over Sparse Crowd at Phoenix Rally
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway and Hullabaloo
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump unusually silent after aides challenge him
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Political Wire, Hullabaloo, The Atlantic and Axios
San Francisco Chronicle:
After melees, Berkeley mayor asks Cal to cancel right-wing Free Speech Week — In the aftermath of a right-wing rally Sunday that ended with anarchists chasing attendees from a downtown park, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin urged UC Berkeley on Monday to cancel conservatives' plans …
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.
Euan McKirdy / CNN:
Joel Osteen church denies reports it closed its doors to flood victims — (CNN)Pastor Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch says it's opening its doors Tuesday to residents displaced by flooding. — Lakewood Church, which was founded by Osteen's father in the 1950s, posted on social media Monday …
Discussion:
The Hill, Talking Points Memo, The Root, IJR, Business Insider, AOL, KTLA, FOX6Now.com and The Daily Caller
RELATED:
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.
Discussion:
Raw Story
RELATED:
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.
Discussion:
Washington Post, Business Insider and Politicus USA
NBC News:
Mueller Team Asking If Trump Tried to Hide Purpose of Trump Tower Meeting — WASHINGTON — Federal investigators working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller are keenly focused on President Donald Trump's role in crafting a response to a published article about a meeting between Russians …
Discussion:
The Hill, Raw Story, Shakesville, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, TheBlaze, Politicus USA, Infowars, Axios and Mediaite
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,” …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly and Raw Story
MSNBC:
Exclusive: White House staff warned not to admit Gorka — Thing 1/Thing 2: All In has obtained emails sent the night the news broke that Sebastian Gorka was leaving the White House - emails that are not remotely normal, according to two former White House staff members. ... more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo and Washington Post
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
Too Much Of A Good Thing? Candidate Glut Means Primary-palooza For House Dems — Katie Porter and Dave Min are the type of candidates House Democrats dreamed of recruiting in past cycles. Both are Harvard-educated law professors with impressive biographies, connections to powerful lawmakers and strong fundraising capabilities.
RELATED:
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A new polling low for Trump: Just 16 percent ‘like’ his conduct as president — Polling Donald Trump is one of the most difficult and confusing exercises in modern politics. In Trump, we have a guy who won the presidency by surprisingly beating the polls in key Rust Belt states, of course.
Dustin Volz / Reuters:
Uber to end post-trip tracking of riders as part of privacy push — PALO ALTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc is pulling a heavily criticized feature from its app that allowed it to track riders for up to five minutes after a trip, its security chief told Reuters …
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, VICE News, BuzzFeed, Gizmodo, The Verge, Mashable, Engadget and Axios, more at Techmeme »
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Lurid Trump allegations made by Louise Mensch and co-writer came from hoaxer … Explosive allegations about Donald Trump made by online writers with large followings among Trump critics were based on bogus information from a hoaxer who falsely claimed to work in law enforcement.
Discussion:
Instapundit, twitchy.com, RedState and New York Magazine, more at Mediagazer »
Todd Masson / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Members of Cajun Navy resuscitate Houston resident found floating lifeless — Members of the Cajun Navy found 73-year-old Wilma Ellis' lifeless body floating in floodwaters near Houston Monday morning. (Photo by Joshua Lincoln) — Three members of the Cajun Navy who went …
Discussion:
Breitbart, National Review and IJR
RELATED:
Emily Wax-Thibodeaux / Washington Post:
‘Cajun Navy’ races from Louisiana to Texas, using boats to pay it forward
Discussion:
ABC News, VICE News and Balloon Juice
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
