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4:20 PM ET, August 12, 2017

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Joe Heim / Washington Post:
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.
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CBS News:
Car plows into protesters in Charlottesville - live updates  —  A car struck protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, after police dispersed a gathering of white nationalists on Saturday.  —  Charlottesville police tell CBS News at least four people are injured.
John Bowden / The Hill:
GOP senator denounces white nationalist rally … (R-Utah) spoke out against a widely-covered white nationalist rally in Virginia in a message posted on Twitter Friday night.  —  Hatch retweeted a video posted by reporter Alejandro Alvarez that shows dozens of white men chanting “blood and soil” …
Nicole Chavez / CNN:
Charlottesville remains on edge ahead of ‘Unite the Right’ rally  —  (CNN)White nationalists and counterprotesters are expected to flood downtown Charlottesville Saturday as the Virginia city braces for the “Unite the Right” rally.  —  By noon, thousands are expected to gather in Emancipation Park …
Fox News:
Injuries reported after car plows into protesters during clashes at ‘Unite the Right’ rally  —  A vehicle rammed into a group of counter-protesters Saturday during the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., causing multiple injuries.  —  WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES AND LANGUAGE
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Ryan denounces ‘repugnant’ views of Virginia white nationalist marchers  —  (R-Wis.) condemned the gathering of white nationalists in Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday, calling the views of the protestors “repugnant.”  —  “The views fueling the spectacle in Charlottesville are repugnant,” Ryan said in a tweet.
NBC News:
Virginia Gov. Declares State of Emergency as White Nationalist Rally Turns Violent  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Fights erupted injuring at least eight people and a car plowed through a crowd when white nationalists and counter-protesters violently clashed Saturday, prompting Charlottesville police …
Jennifer Van Laar / Townhall.com:
Tiki-Torch Bearing “Unite the Right” Protesters Descend on Charlottesville
Discussion: RedState
USA Today:
Car hits crowd after police shut down ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville
Discussion: TheBlaze
Caleb Howe / RedState:
BREAKING: Charlottesville Declares Alt-Right Rally an ‘Unlawful Assembly’, Arrests Underway
Discussion: The Atlantic
Daily Progress:
Unite the Right torch rally ends in violence at the Rotunda
Discussion: CBS News and NBC News
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:   Chanting ‘blood and soil!’ white nationalists with torches march on University of Virginia
Joshua Eaton / ThinkProgress:
Violence erupts at Klan-like rally through the University of Virginia campus
Discussion: UVA Today, Hullabaloo, Shareblue and WTVR-TV
New York Times:
Mueller Is Said to Seek Interviews With West Wing in Russia Case  —  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 …
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Ben White / Politico:
Kelly considers further shuffling of West Wing staff, officials say
Discussion: RedState and ABC News
Mar-Vic Cagurangan / New York Times:
Trump to Guam Governor: North Korea Threats Will Boost Tourism ‘Tenfold’  —  HAGÅTÑA, Guam — If there's one thing that Guam does not have to worry about while the tiny island is in the nuclear cross hairs of North Korea, it's tourism, President Trump told the island's governor in a phone call made public on Saturday.
Discussion: The Week
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Henry A. Kissinger / Wall Street Journal:   How to Resolve the North Korea Crisis
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
'We've Had Enough': Conservatives Relish the ‘Fury’ in Trump's Talk
Discussion: Washington Monthly
New York Times:   How U.S. Military Actions Could Play Out in North Korea
Associated Press:
The Latest: French leader urges calm in North Korea crisis
Discussion: Politico
Lesley Clark / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
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.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump barrage stuns McConnell and his allies
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
Venezuela calls Trump's warning of possible military action a ‘crazy act’  —  Trump on Venezuela: Military action an option  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)US President Donald Trump would not rule out the possibility of a military intervention in Venezuela, he told reporters Friday.
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Pentagon: We've received no new orders on Venezuela after Trump remarks
Discussion: RedState and The Week
Constance Grady / Vox:
The Taylor Swift groping trial shows how we think about who's entitled to women's bodies  —  This week saw the beginning of what the internet has mostly referred to as simply “the Taylor Swift groping trial.”  The pop megastar is facing off in court against former radio DJ David Mueller …
Discussion: CNN, The Guardian and Refinery29
Wall Street Journal:
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 …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate Inquiry Into Russian Meddling Could Wrap Up This Year, Burr Says
Bloomberg:
Manchin Emerges as Possible Pick for Energy Department  —  Move would let West Virginia's GOP governor to name successor  —  Idea in early stages of discussion, with Perry stance unclear  —  Some White House and Republican officials are exploring the idea of putting West Virginia Democratic …
 
 
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