It's days away from hitting, but getting stronger by the minute. Dorian is now forecast to be a Category 4 hurricane, with Florida in its crosshairs.

James Comey is on the defensive after the Justice Department's watchdog concludes the fired FBI Director violated agency policy and set a "dangerous example" by leaking memos about his meetings with the President.

And, shut out of the Democrats' next debate and nearly out of money, Kirsten Gillibrand bows out of the 2020 race. How long can others outside the top 10 hang on?

On today's panel: Carl Hulse with The New York Times, Tarini Parti with The Wall Street Journal, CNN's Shimon Prokupecz, Margaret Talev with Axios, and Joshua Jamerson with The Wall Street Journal

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