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In Houston, Anxiety and Frantic Rescues as Floodwaters Rise - The New York Times

posted onAugust 28, 2017
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HOUSTON — What felt like an apocalyptic onslaught of pounding rains and rapidly rising floodwaters brought the nation’s fourth-largest city to its knees on Sunday, as highways and residential streets turned to rivers, waist-high waters choked off access to homes and hospitals, and officials begged boat owners to pitch in with an enormous and frantic rescue operation. It was a scene that evoked Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana in 2005, with worried residents punching hol

Controversial Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka leaves White House post - ABC News

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President Donald Trump's controversial adviser Sebastian Gorka has left his post as deputy assistant, a White House official confirmed to ABC News. "I can confirm he no longer works at the White House,” the official said. Gorka wrote in a lengthy letter obtained by The Federalist that he had resigned his post. The letter shows his frustration with national security adviser H.R.

Mattis tells troops to 'hold the line' until US is less divided - ABC News

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In an impromptu speech while traveling abroad, Secretary of Defense James Mattis told a group of young troops to "just hold the line until our country gets back to understanding and respecting each other." Footage of Mattis' off-the-cuff remarks was posted to a Facebook page titled "U.S. Army W.T.F! Moments," a group that focuses on Army-related news and entertainment stories. "You're a great example for our country right now and it's got problems," Mattis says in the video. "You know it and I know it. It's got problems we don't have in the military.

ANALYSIS: Trump made controversial moves as nation focused on hurricane - ABC News

posted onAugust 28, 2017
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You could call it "The Art of the Dump." In Washington, D.C., Friday afternoons are known as a time when public officials may take controversial actions for which they want to draw little notice. Last night, with the ferocious Hurricane Harvey heading toward the Texas coast, the public may have been paying even less attention to politics than usual for the end of a work week. Then it came -- a pair of controversial moves by the administration and the departure of a divisive figure in the White House, all over the sp

GOP leaders still puzzle over President Trump - The Boston Globe

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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories NASHVILLE — Republican Party leaders assembling for their summer meeting found themselves in a bit of a bind. In public they swooned over President Trump, especially his pull among his base and his fund-raising power.

Politics - The Boston Globe

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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Republican Party leaders assembling for their summer meeting found themselves in a bit of a bind.   The president asked the attorney general whether it would be possible for the government to drop the criminal case but was advised that would be inappropriate.  Scuffles broke out between police and counterprotesters.  The resolution follows violence in Charlottesville, Va., and mixed messages from President Trump.

Capital - The week in politics and issues

posted onAugust 28, 2017
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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Capital Source Businessman John Kingston made it clear he is serious about running — and putting up $2 million of his own money to prove it.