National Headlines 8-17-16

The Case for Extreme Immigrant Vetting (Politico)

U.N. probe could pose new Syria dilemma for Obama (Politico)

Trump’s Breitbart hire sends tremors through Capitol Hill (The Hill)

Clinton Foundation hired cyber firm after suspected hacking (Reuters)

Donald Trump Appoints Media Firebrand to Run Campaign (New York Times)

Focus Turns to Recovery and Relief as Louisiana Floodwaters Ebb (New York Times)

Jill Stein: I will have trouble sleeping at night if either Trump or Clinton is elected (WMUR)

Virginia man who climbed Trump Tower should get treatment (New York Daily News)

What Trump’s latest shakeup says about his flailing campaign (Washington Post)

Rise of the Bernie-Crats (Observer)

Martinez to pursue death penalty during 2017 legislative session (Santa Fe New Mexican)