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Politics

Trump misplaces party ID, cuts deal with Dems

Blue tie, too.
Blue tie, too. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

1. Trump sides with Dems

Congressional leaders met Donald Trump to cut a deal to provide relief for Hurricane Harvey while raising the debt limit. Republicans wanted to raise the limit for six months. Democrats offered three. “Three it is,” Trump said.

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Brooklyn vs Queens.
Brooklyn vs Queens. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Flashback: January 2013

'Unworkable' and 'ridiculous'

Hours earlier, the Republican House speaker, Paul Ryan, had called the Democratic offer “unworkable” and “ridiculous”. But Trump explained: “We had a very good meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.” Bipartisan comity at last?

Awkward.
Awkward. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Not so fast...

The Pelosi-Schumer-Trump deal is bad.

– Republican senator Ben Sasse

2. ‘Chuck and Nancy’

Trump went on to say he might work with Democrats on legislation to protect young immigrants known as Dreamers, after he axed a program to protect them on Tuesday. “Chuck and Nancy would like to see something happen, and so do I,” Trump said.

Ryan tells Dreamers to ‘rest easy’

Donald and Mitch and Chuck and Nancy.
Donald and Mitch and Chuck and Nancy. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Unhappy on the right

Here's that message in meme form

3. States sue over Daca axe

Declaring “a dark time for our country”, 15 states and Washington DC filed suit against Trump over the rescinding of protection for young people brought to the US illegally as children.

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Announcing the lawsuit in New York.
Announcing the lawsuit in New York. Photograph: Joe Penney/Reuters

4. No rest for the weary!

Trump details Harvey donation

5. Clinton: my bad

I go back over my own shortcomings and the mistakes we made. I take responsibility for all of them. You can blame the data, blame the message, blame anything you want – but I was the candidate. It was my campaign. Those were my decisions.

– Hillary Clinton, in her new book

... and another thing:

'Daddy, can I go with you?'

...and another thing:

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