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11:15 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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Associated Press:
The Latest: Chopper crash linked to white nationalist rally  —  https://apnews.com/12de1cb47897443384cc 36d8621c3cf7  —  Link copied!  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the white nationalist rally being held in Charlottesville (all times local):
Discussion: IJR
New York Times:
Trump's Remarks on Charlottesville Violence Are Criticized as Insufficient  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump is rarely reluctant to express his opinion, but he is often seized by caution when addressing the violence and vitriol of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and alt-right activists, some of whom are his supporters.
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Driver in custody after car rams into crowd following Virginia white nationalist rally  —  The driver of a car that plowed into a crowd of demonstrators after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia Saturday has been arrested, as city officials report that one person has died and 19 are injured following the incident.
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
Daily Mail:
Woman is killed and 19 hurt as car plows into anti-fascists at white nationalist rally: Driver ‘intentionally’ accelerates into crowd and is arrested after riot cops use tear gas to break up violent clashes  — A car plowed into at least 26 counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville on Saturday
Associated Press:
Violence rocks Charlottesville during white nationalist rally; 3 dead  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally Saturday in a Virginia college town, killing one person, hurting more than a dozen others and ratcheting …
Washington Post:
One dead and 19 injured as car strikes crowds along route of white nationalist rally in Charlottesville  —  Watch more!  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE — Chaos and violence turned to tragedy Saturday as hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members — planning to stage what they described …
Libby Nelson / Vox:
“Why we voted for Donald Trump”: David Duke explains the white supremacist Charlottesville protests  —  David Duke, the former KKK grand wizard, is unambiguous about what Saturday's alt-right and neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, means to him: It's the fulfillment of President Trump's vision for America.
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump fails to condemn white supremacists in statement on Charlottesville violence  —  President Donald Trump declined to condemn the violent actions and protests of white supremacists on Saturday, who had converged on Charlottesville, Va., en masse to protest the removal of a statue of a Confederate general.
Dallas Morning News:
Amid the violence in Virginia, President Trump failed in a test of leadership  —  Protests and marches have long been a part of American history; they are part of what makes America great.  The First Amendment protects the right of Americans to speak and to assemble publicly.
CBS News:
Trump condemns hatred “on many sides” in Charlottesville white nationalist protest
New York Times:
State of Emergency Declared in Charlottesville After Protests Turn Violent
New York Times:
White Nationalists March on University of Virginia
Joshua Eaton / ThinkProgress:
Violence erupts at Klan-like rally through the University of Virginia campus
Discussion: Shareblue, UVA Today and Hullabaloo
USA Today:
Car hits crowd after police shut down ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville
Discussion: TheBlaze
Nicole Chavez / CNN:
Charlottesville remains on edge ahead of ‘Unite the Right’ rally
NBC News:
Virginia Gov. Declares State of Emergency as White Nationalist Rally Turns Violent
Caleb Howe / RedState:
BREAKING: Charlottesville Declares Alt-Right Rally an ‘Unlawful Assembly’, Arrests Underway
Discussion: The Atlantic
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump suspects Bannon of leaking, putting job in jeopardy  —  President Trump has told close associates that he believes Steve Bannon is behind damaging leaks about White House colleagues, putting the chief strategist's job in fresh jeopardy, sources close to the president tell me.
Discussion: Liberal Values and Political Wire
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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 …
Ben White / Politico:
Kelly considers further shuffling of West Wing staff, officials say
Discussion: ABC News and RedState
Chuck Johnston / CNN:
Charlottesville car crash suspect ID'd as 20-year-old Ohio man  —  (CNN)The suspect being held in a Virginia jail in connection with a deadly crash near a scheduled rally of white nationalists has been identified as James Alex Fields Jr., 20, of Maumee, Ohio, according to Superintendent Martin Kumer …
Discussion: RedState, Mediaite and twitchy.com
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 and Facebook
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
'We've Had Enough': Conservatives Relish the ‘Fury’ in Trump's Talk
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Henry A. Kissinger / Wall Street Journal:   How to Resolve the North Korea Crisis
David B. Larter / Defense News:
If the US is going to war in North Korea, nobody told the US military
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
 
 
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