Summary: Josh Voorhees on why Trump's border-wall demand is even crazier than it seems, the latest on Hurricane Harvey, and the glaring flaw in Gary Cohn's rationale for staying in the administration.<br><br>Links from today's episode—<br><br><strong><em>Slate</em></strong>’s Jim Newell on whether congressional Republicans will finally break with Trump over his wall demand: <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/08/24/will_republicans_break_from_trump_over_wall_funding.html">http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/08/24/will_republicans_break_from_trump_over_wall_funding.html</a><br><br> The <em>Washington Post</em> with a list of every previous government shutdown, why they happened, and how they ended: (Note: Article is from 2013, and doesn’t include the most recent shutdown) <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/09/25/here-is-every-previous-government-shutdown-why-they-happened-and-how-they-ended/?utm_term=.59b7d8d93708">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/09/25/here-is-every-previous-government-shutdown-why-they-happened-and-how-they-ended/?utm_term=.59b7d8d93708</a> <br><br>Gary Cohn’s interview with the <em>Financial Times</em>: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cb068f94-8915-11e7-bf50-e1c239b45787">https://www.ft.com/content/cb068f94-8915-11e7-bf50-e1c239b45787</a> <br><br>Jonathan Chait in <em>New York</em> on Cohn’s weak rationale for staying put: <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/08/gary-cohn-defies-nazis-by-supporting-their-favorite-prez.html">http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/08/gary-cohn-defies-nazis-by-supporting-their-favorite-prez.html</a> <br><br>Visit the National Weather Service for the latest updates on Hurricane Harvey: <a href="http://www.weather.gov/">http://www.weather.gov/</a>
