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Houston Chronicle Managing Editor Vernon Loeb -- who led the newsroom through Hurricane Harvey and an investigation of the state's special education program -- has been named politics editor of The Atlantic in Washington, D.C. The Chronicle's coverage for Harvey in 2017 and the special education investigation in 2016 were named finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. Loeb, 62, joined the Chronicle in 2014 from the Washington Post, where he had been metro editor. On the morning of Sunday, August 27, Houston Chronicle Managing Editor Vernon Loeb wrote in an email to the entire newsroom: "We are heading into a severe flooding emergency and everyone on the Chronicle editorial staff is activated." "It was an absolutely breathtaking tribute to journalism, and the power of a great newspaper." Loeb, also a marathon runner, said he has come to love Houston during his nearly five years here. "I have so many fond memories of running the Buffalo Bayou, carousing around Montrose, watching the Astros, eating, editing, and savoring the Chronicle every morning," he said. "My goals at the Atlantic can be boiled down to two pretty basic things: Making sure the writers feel motivated and appreciated, and helping them find the most ambitious stories to tell in Washington and across the country," he said. Loeb began his career as a reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, then left to become a reporter at the Washington Post, where he covered City Hall, the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency. He then returned to the Inquirer as an editor before moving back to the Washington Post.

He worked for 17 years at the Philadelphia Inquirer, only to leave for The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. That news organization is the Atlantic, which has announced that the 62-year-old Loeb will take over in July as politics editor. “Yeah, we want to beat everybody all the time,” says Goldberg, while acknowledging that the Atlantic isn’t going to match the firepower of the Times and The Post. Under Loeb’s management, the Houston Chronicle was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of Hurricane Harvey in 2017. There was no other story in town. “Nobody covers hurricanes at this paper full-time, and now everyone is covering hurricanes at this paper full-time,” said Loeb at the time. The magazine turned a profit in 2010 for the first time in a long time, thanks to aggressive digital maneuvers. Now 65, Bradley has sold a majority stake in Atlantic Media to Emerson Collective, the good-deed outfit headed by Laurene Powell Jobs. “Laurene becoming partners with David Bradley means that we can grow even faster,” says Goldberg. “I said welcome to the Internet,” says Goldberg.

-Written by Lena Felton (@lenakfelton) and Taylor Hosking (@Taylor__Hosking) Today in 5 Lines After a historic one-on-one meeting, President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a joint agreement committing to pursue the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, but did not provide a timetable for doing so. Trump also held a press conference where he announced that the U.S. and South Korea would suspend their joint military exercises as part of the negotiations. A group of GOP lawmakers have until the end of the day to produce three more signatures to force an immigration vote on June 25. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow remains in the hospital following a heart attack Monday night. Today on The Atlantic Kim Jong Un’s Propaganda Victory: The image that North Korea’s leader projected in Singapore—taking selfies with local leaders, sightseeing, and waving to onlookers—was a stark contrast to the one he was known for just a year ago. (Krishnadev Calamur) What Did the U.S. Gain From the North Korea Summit? But maybe it's the start of something, writes Uri Friedman. (Russell Berman) The Races We’re Watching Voters in Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina, and Virginia will select nominees in their state primaries. It's the first state to use ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to rank their candidates from first to last, to decide a statewide election. (The New Yorker) A Step Back: Here's how to measure whether the meeting between President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un was a success or failure.

-Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey) Today in 5 Lines As President Trump prepared to leave for the annual G7 summit in Canada, he said that Russia should be readmitted to the group. Russia was suspended from the group, then known as the G8, after its invasion and annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region in 2014. Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed obstruction-of-justice charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Manafort’s associate Konstantin Kilimnik for allegedly trying to tamper with witnesses. In a letter to the FBI and Justice Department, House Democrats requested an investigation into Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. Trump told reporters that he likely will support a congressional effort to end the federal ban on marijuana, a move Attorney General Jeff Sessions has spoken out against. In a closed-door meeting, House Republicans considered an outline of a potential immigration compromise that would offer a path to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants and provide funding for Trump’s proposed border wall. Today on The Atlantic Weaponizing a Document: A century ago, birth certificates were used to reinforce racial segregation in America. Now, they’re being used against transgender Americans. (Garrett Epps) No More Long Handshakes? (Ed Kilgore, New York) The Left’s Donald Trump: New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon is making the most of her celebrity—and, like Trump, her supporters see in her whatever kind of champion they want.

-Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey) Today in 5 Lines President Trump held a “Celebration of America” event in lieu of the planned Philadelphia Eagles celebration. Less than 24 hours before their visit to the White House, Trump disinvited the Super Bowl champions for what he said was a disagreement on standing during the National Anthem. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt reportedly enlisted an aide to help his wife get a job with Chick-fil-A. During her testimony before a Senate subcommittee, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said that Trump’s school-safety commission will not study the role of guns in campus violence. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell canceled most of the body’s August recess in an effort to push through Trump’s nominees and pass government spending bills. Trump is reportedly considering pardoning Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old woman serving a life sentence for drug possession and money laundering. Kim Kardashian met with Trump last week to advocate for Johnson’s release. (David A. Graham) The Races We’re Watching Voters in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, and New Mexico are heading to the polls for their state primaries. In California, all eyes are on Orange County, where Democrats are contesting two seats being vacated by Republican Representatives Ed Royce and Darrell Issa. These are some of the other races you should keep an eye on.

-Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey) Today in 5 Lines President Trump said on Twitter that he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself and attacked the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller as “totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL!” The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to sell a cake to a same-sex couple. In a series of interviews promoting his new book, former President Bill Clinton defended his handling of the affair with Monica Lewinsky and discussed his own impeachment. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt reportedly instructed an aide to perform several personal tasks, including purchasing a used mattress from the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. The White House said Trump’s meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is set for 9 a.m. on June 12 in Singapore, which is 9 p.m. on June 11 on the East Coast. Today on The Atlantic ‘Just Say It’s Racist’: The framing of a recent New York Times piece comparing President Trump and his predecessor, Barack Obama, shows that “the American discourse concerning racism remains largely about hurt feelings, rather than discriminatory policy,” argues Adam Serwer. Hmmm: In defending a president’s limitless pardoning power, Trump and his defenders are actually making the case for impeachment. (David A. Graham) Not So Great Expectations: Since 2016, the gap between Republicans’ and Democrats’ assessments of the economy’s direction has widened to an unprecedented level. (Annie Lowrey) ‘Bill Clinton Feels His Own Pain’: The former president boasted that he has used his career to elevate women, but that doesn’t change the facts, writes Megan Garber: “Working on behalf of women in general does not spare a person of accountability for his treatment of women in particular.” Snapshot What We’re Reading The Left’s Blind Spot: On social issues, like gay marriage, police brutality, and transgender rights, Democrats have more or less reached a consensus. But when it comes to economics, there doesn’t appear to be a party doctrine. (Ryan Cooper, The Week) L'état, C'est Moi: President Trump’s lawyers’ sweeping assertion of his presidential authority shows that a constitutional crisis has already begun, argues Jonathan Chait.

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