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Ted Cruz's claim that two-thirds of the Hurricane Sandy bill 'had nothing to do with Sandy'; Your regular reminder that Trump cares more about crowd size than almost anything else; Harvey death toll reaches 10 while massive Houston reservoir spills over dam

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Most popular right now   Most Read Houston dam spills over for the first time in history, overwhelmed by Harvey rainfall Water levels at the Addicks and Barker reservoirs reached record levels Monday. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more » Fact Checker • Analysis Ted Cruz's claim that two-thirds of the Hurricane Sandy bill 'had nothing to do with Sandy' The Texas senator repeats myths about the funding for Sandy relief, which led him to oppose the 2013 bill. By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Your regular reminder that Trump cares more about crowd size than almost anything else Desertion in the ranks of Trump supporters — even a little — is arguably more harmful to the president's image than dissension in the administration. By Callum Borchers  •   Read more »   Harvey death toll reaches 10 while massive Houston reservoir spills over dam Officials say at least 10 people are dead due to the storm, a number they warn could rise. By Kevin Sullivan  •   Read more »   Thanks to the Lions, Matthew Stafford is the highest-paid player in NFL history The strong-armed quarterback agreed to a reported five-year, $135 million contract extension, one that serves as a benchmark for other prominent players at his position. By Des Bieler  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinion Trump deepens the moral damage to the GOP After the Arpaio pardon, resistance to the president is Republicans' only option. By Michael Gerson  •   Read more »   The Plum Line • Opinion Will Hurricane Harvey prompt a Trump 'reset'? His megalomania probably won't allow it. Good luck with this one. By Greg Sargent  •   Read more »   Right Turn • Opinion Mr. President, the flood victims should come first, not your photo op Trump's visit to Texas today is a bad idea. By Jennifer Rubin  •   Read more »   Public rifts between Trump and some senior officials widen in the wake of Charlottesville The president is annoyed at criticism of his response from Cohn, Tillerson and others inside the administration. By Abby Phillip  •   Read more »   'He just started unloading': 2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at New Mexico library Police in Clovis, N.M., say they have a suspect in custody. By Andrew deGrandpre  •   Read more »   Also Popular in Politics   Trump: 'All options are on the table' after North Korea launched missile over Japan The president's response was more restrained than his past pledges of "fire and fury." By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Analysis | 'We have a lot of blond women in Finland': Trump thought two female reporters were the same person Analysis | How many votes could Hurricane Harvey cost Trump in Texas? Trump defends Arpaio pardon, assumed 'ratings would be far higher' by announcing during hurricane Analysis | Should Confederate monuments come down? Here's what South Africa did after apartheid. Also Popular in Opinions   I'm rescuing people from the floods after Harvey. It's worse than I expected. The amount of water is insane. By Toney Wade  •  Read more »   Against Trump, Republicans are all talk and no action What did it take to finally unite Al Sharpton and Jews? Donald Trump. Why did Trump pardon Arpaio? Because he sees himself in the former sheriff. Harvey shows the anti-government crowd's utter hypocrisy ADVERTISEMENT Also Popular in Local   A surgeon experimented on slave women without anesthesia. Now his statues are under attack. J. Marion Sims is considered the "father of modern gynecology." But he operated on enslaved women dozens of times without their consent, making his statues a target of protesters. By DeNeen L. Brown  •  Read more »   A 7-year-old girl was kidnapped and thrown off a bridge. She survived and swam to shore. Analysis | Texas flood disaster: Harvey has unloaded 9 trillion gallons of water Rains from Harvey obliterate records, flood disaster to expand The entire Houston metro is affected by flooding. Here's what's underwater. Also Popular in Sports   The Insider • Analysis Redskins mailbag: What the Matthew Stafford deal means for the Redskins and Kirk Cousins Thursday's preseason finale at Tampa will serve as one final audition for roster hopefuls. Then team officials must cut the roster from 90 to 53 by 4 p.m. Saturday, and then settle on the 10 practice squad candidates. In the meantime, we'll try to address the most pressing questions still surrounding this team as they enter the 2017 season. By Mike Jones  •  Read more »   Analysis | Fantasy Football 2017: Players whose stock is surging, or plummeting, late Ezekiel Elliott reportedly expecting to lose appeal and take case to federal court 'Greed never takes off days, apparently': Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. leads criticism of Rangers over Harvey decision Seahawks QB Russell Wilson and his optimistic, dairy-less pursuit of a 25-year career Also Popular in National   Harvey takes aim at Louisiana while massive Houston reservoir spills over dam Officials say at least 10 people are dead due to the storm, a number they warn could rise. By Kevin Sullivan  •  Read more »   People are urging donations for Harvey relief efforts — just not to the Red Cross Black-clad antifa members attack peaceful right-wing demonstrators in Berkeley A Dartmouth antifa expert was disavowed by his college president for 'supporting violent protest,' angering many faculty 'Cajun Navy' races from Louisiana to Texas, using boats to pay it forward Also Popular in World Analysis | Putin saw the Panama Papers as a personal attack and may have wanted revenge, Russian authors say North Korean missile flies over Japan, escalating tensions and prompting an angry response from Tokyo  While Trump bashes NAFTA, it's Americanizing Mexico This German political party is a complete joke — literally Analysis | Hurricane Harvey and the inevitable question of climate change Also Popular in Business Meet the sometime-streamer: TV watchers who sign up for one show — then cancel At Amazon's Whole Foods, lower food prices and a tower of discounted Amazon Echoes Houston took them in after Katrina. Then Harvey hit. Uber picked a CEO who has an influential network of relatives across Silicon Valley 'Water is swallowing us up': In Houston, desperate flood victims turn to social media for survival Also Popular in Lifestyle Fast Casual Nation: The movement that has changed how America eats Perspective | Carolyn Hax: There's no science to the laws of romantic attraction Newseum's president steps down as financial review begins Perspective | Fat, fructose and calories: 5 nutrition 'facts' we used to believe No, the shark picture isn't real: A running list of Harvey's viral hoaxes Also Popular in Entertainment Trump mixes up blonde Finnish journalists Review | At 85, John le Carré emerges with a sequel to 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' Actor Ed Skrein explains why he is backing out of the 'Hellboy' reboot after whitewashing criticism You won't want Louise Penny's latest to end A giant, inflatable 'Trump Rat' will tower over Washington         Share The Post Most:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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