March of white supremacists at University of Virginia ends in skirmishes … Chanting “White lives matter!”  “You will not replace us!” and “Jews will not replace us!” several hundred white nationalists and white supremacists carrying torches marched in a parade through the University of Virginia campus Friday night.

How to Resolve the North Korea Crisis  —  An understanding between the U.S. and Beijing is the essential prerequisite.  Tokyo and Seoul also have key roles to play.  —  For more than 30 years, the world's response to North Korea's nuclear program has combined condemnation with procrastination.

There are 86 million reasons why Trump can't really hurt Mitch McConnell  —  No matter how much President Donald Trump taunts Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader's position is secure, thanks largely to a powerful super PAC that has plowed millions into Senate campaigns, ensuring the loyalty of his Republican caucus.

Trump threatens Venezuela with unspecified ‘military option’  —  BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened military intervention in Venezuela, a surprise escalation of Washington's response to Venezuela's political crisis that Caracas disparaged as “craziness.”

Mueller Is Said to Be in Talks With White House About Interviewing Officials  —  WASHINGTON — In a sign that the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election will remain a continuing distraction for the White House, the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III …

Unmasking Samantha Power  —  We still don't know why Obama officials needed to know the names of so many Trump officials.  —  Of all the Russia storms raging around Donald Trump —the Christopher Steele dossier, the email to Don Jr. promising dirt on Hillary Clinton —there is still …

I just got off the phone with Chief of Staff General John Kelly and with the President of the United States of America.  —  They called me from the White House this morning and both assured me that the people of Guam are safe.  —  In the President's words they are behind us “1000 percent.”

Paul Manafort Returns to the Center of the Russia Story  —  When he went to bed on July 25th, the political consultant Paul Manafort was a powerful and wealthy man in a complicated position.  He had been, for five months last year, the chair of Donald Trump's Presidential campaign …

Scott Pruitt Is Carrying Out His E.P.A. Agenda in Secret, Critics Say  —  WASHINGTON — When career employees of the Environmental Protection Agency are summoned to a meeting with the agency's administrator, Scott Pruitt, at agency headquarters, they no longer can count on easy access …

Kelly considers further shuffling of West Wing staff, officials say  —  White House chief of staff John Kelly spent this week in Bedminster, N.J., pondering changes in the West Wing, according to four White House officials.  —  Kelly summoned aides to President Donald Trump's golf club …