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flooding as potential hurricane approaches GET SMART FAST: 1. The season's first hurricane, to be named Barry, is expected to strike the coast of Louisiana or Texas on Saturday. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) has already declared a state of emergency and warned that "this is going to be a Louisia

, jolted by a recent report that found the Treasury Department was running out of cash much faster than previously forecasted," Damian Paletta and Erica Werner report. "But the talks have bogged down amid acrimony between Democrats and the White House, and now Washington's leaders run the risk of a fiscal

EFTA00044453 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a target of racist rhetoric from Trump. speaks to reporters. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) -- A Louisiana police officer posted a comment on his Facebook page calling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a "vile idiot" who "needs a round, and I don't mean the

dget and debt deal are unlikely to include many — if any — actual spending cuts, even as the debt limit is lifted for two years. Damian Palette and Erica Werner report: "The agreement appeared likely to mark a retreat for White House officials who had demanded major spending cuts in exchange for a new budg

of the G.O.P." Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a target of racist rhetoric from Trump, speaks to reporters. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) -- A Louisiana police officer posted a comment on his Facebook page calling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a "vile idiot" who "needs a round, and I don't mean the

dget and debt deal are unlikely to include many — if any — actual spending cuts, even as the debt limit is lifted for two years. Damian Paletta and Erica Werner EFTA00044480 report: "The agreement appeared likely to mark a retreat for White House officials who had demanded major spending cuts in exchange

.) hold a news conference last week at the Capitol. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) EFTA00047245 THE DIVIDED STATES (AND TERRITORIES) OF AMERICA: -- The Louisiana cop who called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D- N.Y.) a "vile idiot" who "needs a round" on Facebook was fired, along with another officer who "lik

was rejected. Instead, negotiators agreed to $77 billion in accounting changes that probably wouldn't constrain any future spending," Paletta and Erica Werner report in their story on the deal. "But the deal locked in more spending for the military, something Trump has tried to make a hallmark of his firs

through the app." — In an amicus brief, hundreds of lawyers shared their own abortion stories as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a challenge to Louisiana's assault on reproductive rights. Deanna Paul reports: "Having exercised what they say is their right to a safe and legal abortion, for varied pers

ters) PERSONNEL IS POLICY: -- Mick Mulvaney is building a fiefdom as acting White House chief of staff. Seung Min Kim, Lisa Rein, Josh Dawsey and Erica Werner interviewed 32 White House aides, current and former administration officials, lawmakers, and legislative staffers for an in-depth exploration of

. Welcome to the Daily 202, PowerPost's morning briefing for decision-makers. Sign up to receive the newsletter. 'Just a big old mess': Along the Louisiana coast, cleaning up after Barry GET SMART FAST: EFTA00047489 1. Barry, a storm that briefly became the first hurricane of the season, delivered t

47495 PERSONNEL IS POLICY: -- Mick Mulvaney is building a fiefdom as acting White House chief of staff. Seung Min Kim, Lisa Rein, Josh Dawsey and Erica Werner interviewed 32 White House aides, current and former administration officials, lawmakers, and legislative staffers for an in-depth exploration of

s of the package, though the entire process remained fluid and there was confusion among Republican aides about when a deal might be reached," per Erica Werner, Seung Min Kim and Jeff Stein. • Ascena Retail Group, the conglomerate behind women's apparel brands Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant and Catherines, filed

to send mail-in voting applications in the absence of a statewide directive. For voters in nine states — Connecticut, New York, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia — in- person voting remains the only option unless they can provide an approved reason not rel