memeorandum: Kelly considers further shuffling of West Wing staff, officials say (Ben White/Politico)

6:35 PM ET, August 12, 2017

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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.

CBS News:

Trump condemns hatred “on many sides” in Charlottesville white nationalist protest — President Trump said he condemns hatred and bigotry on “many sides” in Charlottesville, Virginia, in remarks from New Jersey, his first since white nationalist group protests turned violent and resulted in one death and 34 others injured Saturday.

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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

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.

Discussion: HuffPost, RedState, ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, Washington Journal, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and Daily Kos

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.

Discussion: CBS New York, The Week, IJR and The Root

New York Times:

State of Emergency Declared in Charlottesville After Protests Turn Violent — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The governor of Virginia declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville on Saturday as a protest of a plan to remove a statue of a Confederate general turned violent …

Discussion: The Atlantic, Associated Press, Washington Monthly, The Daily Signal, The Daily Caller, The Mahablog, ThinkProgress, Refinery29, Politicus USA, twitchy.com, Joe.My.God. and Charlottesville Police …

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” …

Discussion: Politico, The Atlantic, Associated Press, USA Today, The Federalist, Mediaite, Axios, Politicus USA and Washington Post

USA Today:

Car hits crowd after police shut down ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville — CHARLOTTESVILLE — A car crashed into a crowd of peaceful protesters here Saturday after police in riot gear dispersed crowds at the “Unite the Right” rally following bottle-throwing clashes between alt-right demonstrators …

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

Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Ryan denounces ‘repugnant’ views of Virginia white nationalist marchers

Discussion: Axios, ABC News, Business Insider, RedState, Politicus USA and Joe.My.God.

Joshua Eaton / ThinkProgress:
Violence erupts at Klan-like rally through the University of Virginia campus

Discussion: UVA Today, Hullabaloo, Shareblue and WTVR-TV

Caleb Howe / RedState:
BREAKING: Charlottesville Declares Alt-Right Rally an ‘Unlawful Assembly’, Arrests Underway

Discussion: The Atlantic

New York Times:
White Nationalists March on University of Virginia

Discussion: NPR, Facebook, Business Insider, KQED News, Refinery29, WTVR-TV, Outside the Beltway, theGrio and Hit & Run

Caleb Howe / RedState:
BREAKING: Terror in Charlottesville as Car Speeds Into Crowd of Protesters; Shocking Video

Discussion: New York Post, IJR, TheBlaze and Raw Story

Jennifer Van Laar / Townhall.com:
Tiki-Torch Bearing “Unite the Right” Protesters Descend on Charlottesville

Discussion: RedState

Anthony P. de Bruyn / UVA Today:
President Sullivan: Friday Night Demonstration Disturbing and Unacceptable

Discussion: USA Today, Inside Higher Ed, Refinery29, ThinkProgress and Business Insider

Daily Progress:
Unite the Right torch rally ends in violence at the Rotunda

Discussion: CBS News and Sputnik International

Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times: Chanting ‘blood and soil!’ white nationalists with torches march on University of Virginia

Vernon Freeman Jr / WTVR-TV:
Marchers and protesters clash at ‘Unite the Right’ torch rally at UVA

Discussion: CBS News, RedState and The Daily Caller

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 …

Discussion: Political Wire, Axios, Daily Kos and Raw Story

Ben White / Politico:

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 …

Discussion: ABC News and RedState

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: Political Wire

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

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

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, RedState, twitchy.com, Pacific Standard and NPR

Eddie Baza Calvo:
I just got off the phone with Chief of Staff General John Kelly …

Discussion: USA Today, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress and The Hill

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.

Discussion: Political Wire, CNN, The Gateway Pundit and NBC News

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump barrage stuns McConnell and his allies

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

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 …

Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate Inquiry Into Russian Meddling Could Wrap Up This Year, Burr Says

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Political Wire

James Oliphant / Reuters:

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.”

Discussion: The Hill, American Greatness, The American Conservative and RT

CNN:
Venezuela calls Trump's warning of possible military action a ‘crazy act’

Discussion: The Week

Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump says he won't rule out military option in Venezuela

Discussion: Slate, CNNMoney, Outside the Beltway, The Hill, Business Insider, RedState, Axios and Wall Street Journal

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 …

Discussion: RedState, Raw Story, Axios, Washington Free Beacon, twitchy.com and TheBlaze