Ending DACA would be Trump's most evil act  —  The Post reports: … Some in the media take seriously the notion that he is “conflicted” or “wrestling” with the decision, as though Trump were engaged in a great moral debate.  That would be a first for Trump, who counts only winners and losers …

The New York Daily News Is Said to Be Nearing Sale  —  The Daily News, the nearly 100-year-old tabloid owned by the real estate magnate Mortimer B. Zuckerman, is close to announcing an agreement for its sale to Tronc, the publisher of The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune.

UNDERCOVER IN NORTH KOREA: “ALL PATHS LEAD TO CATASTROPHE”  —  The most alarming aspect of North Korea's latest nuclear test, and the larger standoff with the U.S., is how little is known about how North Korea truly functions.  For 65 years it's been sealed off from the rest of the world …

The Insane Gifts Saudi Arabia Gave President Trump … During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump attacked Hillary Clinton for accepting money from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, complaining during one of the debates, “These are people that kill women and treat women horribly and yet you take their money.”

No One Asked for Verrit, but Here We Are  —  On Sunday evening, former secretary of state and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton endorsed Verrit, a “media platform for the 65.8 million” who supported her candidacy, immediately creating a minor Twitter firestorm.

Florida governor declares state of emergency over Hurricane Irma  —  Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has declared a state of emergency affecting every county in Florida in preparation for Hurricane Irma, which has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm.  —  Scott's order signed Monday notes …

In Conversation: Bill de Blasio  —  The mayor thinks New Yorkers appreciate real talk, even if some of it is bad news.  But also, he says, a lot of it isn't.  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio rounds the corner of a Gracie Mansion porch wearing a broad smile.  It's a Friday afternoon in late August, and he's had a good week.

EPA now requires political aide's sign-off for agency awards, grant applications  —  The Environmental Protection Agency has taken the unusual step of putting a political operative in charge of vetting the hundreds of millions of dollars in grants the EPA distributes annually …

Missing volunteer pulled from Cypress Creek  —  Nearly four days after Harvey's record flooding slammed a rescue boat into an Interstate 45 frontage road bridge, family members of the final, missing volunteer pulled his body from Cypress Creek in Spring.  —  Alonso Guillen …

We must fix our self-destructive tax code  —  President Donald Trump outlined his tax reform plan on Wednesday during a speech in Springfield, Mo. Bryon Houlgrave/The Register  —  As we celebrate Labor Day, we are reminded of the inherent dignity of work and the American worker.  In America, we honor grit.

The Trials of a Muslim Cop  —  Bobby Hadid joined the N.Y.P.D. after 9/11, to protect his new country.  But when he questioned the force's tactics, his life began to erode.  —  When Bobby Farid Hadid, an Algerian merchant marine, was twenty-three, he discovered that a pay phone in a train station near the Algerian shore was broken.

Pastors who stood by Trump after Charlottesville plead for him to show ‘heart’ for ‘dreamer’ immigrants  —  Pastor Jentezen Franklin looked at President Trump across his desk in the Oval Office last week and made an impassioned plea for empathy.  —  For several minutes, Franklin …

Putin says the nation that leads in AI ‘will be the ruler of the world’  —  The Russian president warned that artificial intelligence offers ‘colossal opportunities’ as well as dangers  —  Russian president Vladimir Putin has joined the war of words concerning the international race to develop artificial intelligence.

Texas expects EPA to ‘get on top of’ toxic water risk  —  https://apnews.com/a946bbf7ad0444d6a799 b8f2b6e3454d  —  Link copied!  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday he expects the Environmental Protection Agency “to get on top” of the threat of possible water contamination …