Sunday, August 27, 2017

Evening Edition: Trump plans to visit Texas on Tuesday; 3,000 guard troops deployed

 
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Trump plans to visit Texas on Tuesday; 3,000 guard troops deployed
National and state guard troops will assist with search and rescue operations as Houston and the surrounding areas try to cope with relentless rain and dire flash flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. At least five people have been reported dead as a result of the storm, according to the National Weather Service.
FEMA director: Harvey is probably the worst disaster in Texas history
"The recovery to this event is going to last many years, to be able to help Texas and the people impacted by this event achieve a new normal," William "Brock" Long told The Post.
 
Should Houston have been evacuated? If so, why wasn't it?
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and local officials had given conflicting messages about whether to evacuate Houston ahead of Harvey. The storm is unleashing record levels of rain on the city.
 
Catastrophic flooding in Houston is 'expected to worsen'
The worst fears of flooding are being realized as Harvey unloads extreme rainfall on Houston and other parts of Southeast Texas. Rain of one to two feet has already fallen, with some locations nearing 30 inches. And much more rain is still to come.
 
Graphic: Tracking the severity and impact of flooding in Harvey's wake
Weather officials downgraded Hurricane Harvey to a tropical storm Saturday afternoon, but the storm continues to pummel Southeast Texas. Here's a look at how bad is it and how bad it will be.
 
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Post Politics • Analysis
White House aide defends Trump's pardon of Arpaio
Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert said the decision to pardon controversial former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio was a "straightforward" case of clemency for an aging man with a history of military service. Bossert denied that the pardon shows the president doesn't care about the rule of law.
 
Analysis: Here's what experts on authoritarianism think about Trump's decision
"It's a sign of how much the president is working against the system," one scholar says.
 
Months before pardon, Trump asked Sessions about closing federal case against Arpaio
As the former Arizona sheriff's federal case headed toward trial this spring, the president asked the attorney general whether the government could drop the criminal case, but was advised that would be inappropriate, according to people with knowledge of the conversation.
 
The Fix • Analysis
What if Trump ditched the GOP?
It's not entirely far-fetched that the president, disappointed by its leaders and fed up by a lack of legislative progress, might tell the Republican Party, either officially or in spirit, "you're fired."
 
Tillerson says Trump 'speaks for himself'
The secretary of state made his remarks on "Fox News Sunday" amid continuing controversy over President Trump's response to racially tinged violence in Charlottesville.
 
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While Mayweather heads back to retirement, McGregor weighs his fighting options
While fans of both boxing and mixed martial arts appeared to appreciate the showdown, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor seemed eager to move past Saturday's big show.
 
Iraqi military reclaims city of Tal Afar after rapid Islamic State collapse
The battle lasted just eight days, highlighting the diminished capabilities of the militant group despite fears that it would put up a ferocious resistance.
 
Retropolis • The Past, Rediscovered
The day President Reagan comforted a black family who had a KKK cross burned on its lawn
In 1982, decades before a Catholic priest acknowledged his responsibility in the cross burning, the Reagans visited the Butlers in Maryland to tell them "this isn't something that should happen in America."
 
Major drug study opens up vast new opportunities in combating heart disease
The findings provided validation of an idea that has been tantalizing cardiologists for years: reducing inflammation could be a way to reduce the risks of heart attack and stroke.
 
Diana and the media: She used them, and they used her. Until the day she died.
Twenty years ago, she needed the press. Today, she'd probably be a star on Twitter.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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