• Trump administration prepared for Harvey response. (The Hill)
  • Trump delivers Sheriff Joe Arpaio a well-deserved pardon. (Fox News)
  • Sebastian Gorka, a fiery nationalist and Bannon ally, abruptly exits White House. (The Washington Post)
  • Yes, Russian collusion — with U.S. Energy Development opponents. (Daily Signal)
  • Black-clad antifa attack peaceful alt-right demonstrators in Berkeley. (The Washington Post)
  • Police investigate whether NBC affiliate was involved in monument vandalism. (KFYI)
  • Charlottesville solves Robert E. Lee statue problem by ... covering it with a giant tarp. (Hot Air)
  • California threatens jail time for dissenters from the new transgender dogma. (National Review)
  • Ninth Circuit blocks praying coach's push to get high school job back. (The Daily Signal)
  • Students calling for removal of "offensive" LGBT flag too. (New York Post)
  • Christian group sues Southern Poverty Law Center, Amazon. (Powerline)
  • George Soros floods local DA races with $1.7M in Philadelphia.

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  • Navy relieves admiral in charge of 7th Fleet in wake of deadly disasters at sea. (Paywall — The Wall Street Journal)
  • Trump issues guidance on transgender military ban. (Fox News)
  • Wasserman Schultz's "Islamophobia" claim prompts angered Marine to go public on Awans. (News World TV/YouTube)
  • Drowning in debt: The People's Republic of Connecticut. (Reuters)
  • Bundy Ranch standoff trial ends with zero guilty verdicts. (Arizona Central)
  • Policy: How the smartphone affected an entire generation of kids. (Institute for Family Studies)
  • Policy: The change that must happen in higher ed. (The Daily Signal)