The Note: Has Trump had his ‘heckuva job’ moment with Puerto Rico?  —  THE TAKE with ABC News' Rick Klein  —  The first two storms, it appears, were only wind-ups to the presidential moment that presents itself now.  The crisis in Puerto Rico figures to define President Trump's responses to this remarkable string of powerful storms.

Private Emails, Private Jets and Mr. Trump's Idea of Public Service  —  Electing him, Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail, would “make every dream you ever dreamed for your country come true.”  Among those reveries, he suggested, would be a government free of self-dealing and one devoted to public service.

Zinke took $12,000 charter flight home in oil executive's plane, documents show  —  Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke chartered a flight from Las Vegas to near his home in Montana this summer aboard a plane owned by oil-and-gas executives, internal documents show.

Arizona Senate: Sinema's Candidacy Puts Race in Toss Up  —  Republican U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake is getting challenged from both the right and the left in his bid for a second term.  The first hurdle will be a competitive primary.  If he clears that obstacle, he will likely face a competitive challenge …

U.S. response in Puerto Rico pales next to actions after Haiti quake … After an earthquake shattered Haiti's capital on Jan. 12, 2010, the U.S. military mobilized as if it were going to war.  —  Before dawn the next morning, an Army unit was airborne, on its way to seize control of the main airport in Port-au-Prince.