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Jana Winter / Foreign Policy:
FBI and DHS Warned of Growing Threat From White Supremacists Months Ago — Trump doesn't want to call out white supremacists. The FBI already did. — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security in May warned that white supremacist groups had already carried out more attacks …
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John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Explaining Trump's Charlottesville Behavior — The nucleolus of Trump. — You can choose to have whatever opinion you have on the president's statement today condemning white supremacists, but it's hard to believe he would have read it out if he'd had his druthers.
John Harwood / CNBC:
GOP is more likely to vent ‘personal disgust’ for Trump after Charlottesville — Accusations that Trump is racist have never made Republican politicians abandon him in large numbers. — The killing of an anti-supremacist protester in Charlottesville, Virginia, has generated rage toward white nationalists.
Wall Street Journal:
The Poison of Identity Politics — The return of white nationalism is part of a deeper ailment. — As ever in this age of Donald Trump, politicians and journalists are reducing the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday to a debate over Mr. Trump's words and intentions.
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump, Saying ‘Racism Is Evil,’ Condemns Violence in Charlottesville — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump bowed to overwhelming pressure that he personally condemn white supremacists who incited bloody demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend — labeling their racist views …
NBC News:
Pence Defends Trump From Critics of Charlottesville Remarks — Vice President Mike Pence on Monday continued to defend President Donald Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, telling NBC News the president “made it very clear” he condemns “the KKK and white supremacists.”
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Matt Egan / CNNMoney:
Merck CEO quits Trump council over Charlottesville — Trump addresses Charlottesville clashes (full) — One of America's most prominent black CEOs quit President Trump's manufacturing council on Monday over Trump's failure to condemn white supremacists. — Kenneth Frazier of Merck …
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Jim Finkle / Reuters:
Neo-Nazi site moves to Google after GoDaddy dumps it
Neo-Nazi site moves to Google after GoDaddy dumps it
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Anti-Nazi movie goes viral after Charlottesville
Anti-Nazi movie goes viral after Charlottesville
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Ted Goodman / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: White Supremacists Brutally Attack Black Teen Next To Charlottesville Police HQ
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: White Supremacists Brutally Attack Black Teen Next To Charlottesville Police HQ
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
CNN: Trump wanted economic remarks at top of Charlottesville statement
CNN: Trump wanted economic remarks at top of Charlottesville statement
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Robin Eberhardt / The Hill:
Trump approval falls to lowest level ever in Gallup poll
Trump approval falls to lowest level ever in Gallup poll
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Yair Rosenberg / Washington Post:
‘Jews will not replace us’: Why white supremacists go after Jews
‘Jews will not replace us’: Why white supremacists go after Jews
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Trump attacks Merck CEO for stepping down from manufacturing council in protest
Trump attacks Merck CEO for stepping down from manufacturing council in protest
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Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
Charlottesville and the Effort to Downplay Racism in America
Charlottesville and the Effort to Downplay Racism in America
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Gregg Jarrett / Fox News:
Trump ‘seriously considering’ a pardon for ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio — EXCLUSIVE: President Trump may soon issue a pardon for Joe Arpaio, the colorful former Arizona sheriff who was found guilty two weeks ago of criminal contempt for defying a state judge's order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected undocumented immigrants.
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Steve Kovach / Business Insider:
Google cancels domain registration for Daily Stormer — Google has canceled the domain registration for The Daily Stormer, a company spokesperson confirmed Monday. — “We are cancelling Daily Stormer's registration with Google Domains for violating our terms of service,” the spokesperson told Business Insider.
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Google cancels Neo-Nazi site registration soon after it was dumped by GoDaddy
Google cancels Neo-Nazi site registration soon after it was dumped by GoDaddy
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Kaila White / Arizona Republic:
After months of criticism, GoDaddy kicks out neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer
After months of criticism, GoDaddy kicks out neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer
Pearce Tefft / INFORUM:
Letter: Family denounces Tefft's racist rhetoric and actions — My name is Pearce Tefft, and I am writing to all, with regards to my youngest son, Peter Tefft, an avowed white nationalist who has been featured in a number of local news stories over the last several months.
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘You will have to shovel our bodies into the oven, too’: Father of Charlottesville neo-Nazi disowns him
‘You will have to shovel our bodies into the oven, too’: Father of Charlottesville neo-Nazi disowns him
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Father Denounces Son Identified As Participant In White Supremacist Rally
Father Denounces Son Identified As Participant In White Supremacist Rally
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Agence France-Presse:
Merkel condemns ‘disgusting’ US far-right violence — Recommended — Protests, vigils around US decry white supremacist rally — Trump faulted for not rebuking racists — Police, FBI probe deadly violence at white nationalist rally — Entities — Your feedback is important to us!
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Patrick Smith / BuzzFeed:
Angela Merkel Just Said Violence By Far-Right Groups In Virginia Was “Absolutely Repulsive”
Angela Merkel Just Said Violence By Far-Right Groups In Virginia Was “Absolutely Repulsive”
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New York Times:
North Korea's Missile Success Is Linked to Ukrainian Plant, Investigators Say — North Korea's success in testing an intercontinental ballistic missile that appears able to reach the United States was made possible by black-market purchases of powerful rocket engines probably from a Ukrainian factory …
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Wall Street Journal:
We're Holding Pyongyang to Account
We're Holding Pyongyang to Account
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Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Former Trump Adviser Says He Will ‘Blow’ McMaster, Drudge ‘The F**k Out’ If Bannon Is Ousted — Sam Nunberg, a former political adviser to Donald Trump, warned Sunday of dire consequences for National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and Matt Drudge if White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is pushed out of the West Wing.
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Blake Montgomery / BuzzFeed:
Here's What Really Happened In Charlottesville — Who came ready for violence? Was it on “many sides”? The answers are clearer on the ground. — Reporting From — Yes, you can blame the Nazis. — The race-fueled chaos that wracked Charlottesville, Virginia, finally came to rest on Sunday night.
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Oklahoma man charged in anti-government bomb plot — The FBI has arrested an Oklahoma man on charges that he tried to detonate what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb outside a bank, acting out of a hatred for the U.S. government and an admiration for Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, according to court papers.
Media Matters for America:
Alex Jones: A lot of KKK protesters are “Jewish actors” who look like the “cast of Seinfeld” with their hoods off — ALEX JONES (HOST): Here's a little bit of audio of me like 18 years ago protesting the KKK. There's no big crowd of Antifa there supporting me, and them threatening to kill me, everything else.
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Media Matters for America:
Right-wing media provided home for white supremacist before he organized Charlottesville rally — Before he organized the recent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, VA, Jason Kessler wrote for The Daily Caller and the white nationalist site VDare and appeared as a purported expert on Alex Jones' Infowars network.
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Nathan L. Gonzales / Roll Call:
‘Kid Rock’ May Be Ineligible for Michigan Ballot — Elections bureau would decide whether Ritchie can use stage name — Merkley's Mild Town Hall in a Red County When Congressional Spouses (Allegedly) Misbehave Rating Change: Nevada Senate Race Moves to Toss-Up
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