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3:29 AM ET, September 3, 2017

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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump praises Coast Guard, swipes at media in Texas  —  President Trump praised the Coast Guard and took a swipe at the media Saturday during a stop on his trip to Texas to visit victims and local responders in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.  —  “I hear the Coast Guard saved 11,000 people …
Discussion: Raw Story, HuffPost and New York Times
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump goes hands-on in return to storm-ravaged Gulf Coast  —  President Trump appeared in good spirits Saturday while taking a more hands-on approach during his second visit to Texas in less than a week in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.  —  In Houston, Trump and first lady Melania handed …
New York Times:
Trump Returns to Texas, With Words of Encouragement and Triumph
Discussion: Shareblue
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
President Trump returning to Texas to meet with ‘families’ affected by Harvey
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump preparing withdrawal from South Korea trade deal, a move opposed by top aides  —  President Trump has instructed advisers to prepare a withdrawal from the United States' free-trade agreement with South Korea, several people close to the process said, a move that would stoke economic tensions …
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
GOP senator blasts Trump's ‘18th-century views of trade’  —  (R-Neb.) blasted the Trump administration on Saturday for having “18th-century views of trade” after it was reported that President Trump was preparing to withdraw the U.S. from its free trade agreement with South Korea.
Discussion: Jamie Dupree - AJC and RedState
Associated Press:
Trump weighs pulling out of free trade deal with South Korea
Discussion: Politico
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump considering ending South Korea trade pact
CNN:
Justice Department: No evidence Trump Tower was wiretapped  —  (CNN)The Justice Department said in a court filing Friday evening that it has no evidence to support President Donald Trump's assertion in March that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped the phones in Trump Tower before last year's election.
Discussion: Shareblue and Axios
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Robert King / Washington Examiner:
Justice Department confirms no evidence Obama wiretapped Trump Tower  —  The Department of Justice has acknowledged in a court filing no evidence of any wiretaps on Trump Tower during the 2016 campaign, directly contradicting a claim President Trump made in March.
Discussion: RedState
Mkahn / Lawfare:
DOJ Filing Says No Evidence that President Obama Wiretapped Trump Tower
Discussion: New York Magazine and Raw Story
Associated Press:
AP EXCLUSIVE: Toxic waste sites flooded; EPA not on scene  —  https://apnews.com/27796dd13b9549b0ac76 aded58a15122  —  Link copied!  —  HIGHLANDS, Texas (AP) — As Dwight Chandler sipped beer and swept out the thick muck caked inside his devastated home, he worried whether Harvey's floodwaters …
The White House:
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts  —  President Donald J. Trump today announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration:  —  James Thomas Abbott of Virginia to be a Member …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Ken Ward Jr / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Trump nominates former coal exec to run MSHA  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday indicated he has chosen as the nation's top mine safety official the former chief executive of Rhino Resources, a coal company that repeatedly clashed with federal regulators when the Obama administration Labor Department tried …
Kenneth Chang / New York Times:
Jim Bridenstine to Be Nominated by Trump to Lead NASA  —  Representative Jim Bridenstine, Republican of Oklahoma, will be nominated by President Trump to serve as NASA's next administrator, the White House said on Friday night.  —  Mr. Bridenstine, a strong advocate for drawing private companies …
Discussion: Engadget and The Verge
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Trump's summer of discontent bleeds into high-stakes fall  —  https://apnews.com/09374b11b8494515b50d e5a5538014f6  —  Link copied!  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — After a summer of staff shake-ups and self-made crises, President Donald Trump is emerging politically damaged, personally agitated …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Ruben Vives / Los Angeles Times:
Three homes burned as wildfire torches more than 5,000 acres  —  A fast-moving brush fire that began Sept. 1 and exploded overnight in the Verdugo Mountains was threatening homes and keeping the 210 Freeway closed.  (Sept. 2, 2017) (Sign up for our free video newsletter here http://bit.ly/2n6VKPR)
Discussion: KTLA
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CBS Los Angeles:
2 Homes Burned As Sun Valley Blaze Explodes To 5,800 Acres
Discussion: NBC News and KTLA
New York Times:
Long List of Top Democrats Have 2020, and Money, on Their Minds  —  WASHINGTON — Aides to Senator Kamala Harris of California say that her fund-raisers in Martha's Vineyard and the Hamptons this summer have been all about helping Democrats in 2018.  Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s allies …
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Minneapolis bar closes over owner's donation to David Duke campaign  —  A bar in Minneapolis, Minn., shut its doors Friday after it was revealed the owner had donated to former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke's failed Senate campaign, The Star Tribune reported.
Discussion: Star Tribune and Raw Story
Adam Shaw / Breitbart:
White House Not Pushing Congress for Border Wall Funding, Won't Shut Down Government  —  The White House has reportedly told Republican lawmakers that it won't shut down the government if the wall on the southern border is not funded in the upcoming short-term budget deal …
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump pulls back threat to shut down government over border wall — for now
Discussion: ABC News
 
 
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Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
'I think he's barbecuing': A helicopter view of the Texas flood with the California National Guard
Jack Healy / New York Times:
For One Family in Houston, an Overwhelming Start to Recovery
Kaya Yurieff / CNNMoney:
Tech billionaire Michael Dell pledges $36 million to Harvey relief efforts
Discussion: IJR and FOX2now.com
Colin Fleming / New York Times:
Maybe Colin Kaepernick Is Just Not That Good
David Bernstein / Washington Post:
Georg Vanberg: Democracy in Chains and James M. Buchanan on school integration
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David Pierce / The Verge:
YouTube launches Communities, a space where creators can let fans post content and chat, and Community Hub, which shows creators all their channel's activity

Reuters:
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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