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A controversial pardon and a key departure: Here's everything that happened in a wild Friday news dump from the White House

Dana VarinskyAug 26, 2017, 23:23 IST

Stewart Adams, of San Marcos, Texas, plays in the winds from Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. August 25, 2017.Adrees Latif/Reuters

As Hurricane Harvey headed for the coast of Texas Friday night, a storm of news was also breaking.

Within a period of a few hours, President Donald Trump pardoned controversial former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and directed the Pentagon to place an indefinite ban on transgender individuals joining the military.

Meanwhile, White House adviser Sebastian Gorka was ousted, and it was revealed that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating whether Michael Flynn was involved in an effort to obtain Hilary Clinton's deleted emails.

Plus, North Korea launched projectiles into its eastern sea.

You'd certainly be forgiven for missing some of last night's news. Here's what to know: