Ken Thomas

Associated Press

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Ken Thomas covers the White House for Associated Press.

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Friday evening, Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas with 130 mile-an-hour winds, essentially destroying a city of 10,000 people.

America's fourth-largest city is drowning

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America's new president baffles the world

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The last few days may seem like forever, with candidates, surrogates and new TV and Internet commercials almost impossible to avoid.

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