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**The Daily 202’s Big Idea**

Start your day with the news you need to know and insights you can’t get anywhere else. Every weekday morning, The Washington Post brings you an insider’s view of the biggest stories of the moment.

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Headlines for Aug. 29 Aug 29, 2017

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National reporter Elise Viebeck fills in for James Hohmann with today's political headlines.

Headlines for Aug. 28 Aug 28, 2017

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National reporter Elise Viebeck fills in for James Hohmann with today's political headlines.

Hurricane Harvey will be Trump’s first major natural disaster test Aug 25, 2017

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Storms like this can define presidencies.

Trump’s border wall brinkmanship may leave Republicans in Congress holding the bag Aug 24, 2017

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By creating a new artificial crisis and making a demand that’s unlikely to be met, Trump is setting up his supporters to be disappointed once again. But he’s banking that Republicans on Capitol Hill will get blamed far more than him if the gambit fails.

Trump acknowledges changing his mind as he unveils new Afghanistan strategy Aug 22, 2017

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Reading carefully from a teleprompter, in his first prime-time address to the nation, the president sought to explain why he’s been persuaded that staying in Afghanistan is in America’s national interest.

The elites strike back Aug 21, 2017

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The growing number of charities canceling galas, stars boycotting ceremonies and chief executives resigning from advisory boards is further isolating President Trump.

Trump’s embrace of Confederate statues as a wedge issue underscores Bannon’s enduring influence Aug 18, 2017

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Trump’s sudden decision to become the leading cheerleader for preserving Confederate memorials is a strategic political maneuver designed to change the terms of the post-Charlottesville conversation.

False moral equivalency is not a bug of Trumpism. It’s a feature. Aug 16, 2017

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President Trump has a troubling tendency to blame “both sides.” It's not just Charlottesville.

Trump acts like the president of the Red States of America Aug 15, 2017

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Donald Trump often behaves as if he’s first and foremost the president of the states and the people who voted for him. That’s at odds with the American tradition, and it’s problematic as a governing philosophy – especially in a moment of crisis.

Evidence of climate change abounds amid extreme weather in the Pacific Northwest Aug 14, 2017

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Seattle, known for its rain, just went a record-breaking 55 days without any. Climate change is leading to more extreme weather, and no other region has experienced that so much over the last year as the Pacific Northwest.

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