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New York Times:
A Combative Trump Criticizes ‘Alt-Left’ Groups in Charlottesville — President Trump angrily defended himself on Tuesday against criticism that he did not specifically condemn Nazi and white supremacist groups following the weekend's deadly racial unrest in Virginia, and at one point questioned whether …
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Politico:
Full text: Trump's comments on white supremacists, ‘alt-left’ in Charlottesville — The following is a transcript of President Donald Trump's remarks at a news conference on infrastructure at Trump Tower on Aug. 15 and the Q&A with the media that followed. — PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Hello, everybody.
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Washington Post:
The nation can only weep — TUESDAY WAS a great day for David Duke and racists everywhere. The president of the United States all but declared that he has their backs. — When a white supremacist stands accused of running his car into a crowd of protesters, killing one and injuring 19 …
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump goes off script, and white supremacists cheer — For the white supremacists who have been roundly vilified since their rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend, Donald Trump's news conference on Tuesday came as validation: The president used many of their talking points …
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Fox host: Trump comments 'one of the biggest messes I've ever seen' … Fox News's Kat Timpf slammed President Trump on Tuesday for his “disgusting” press conference in which he again blamed “both sides” for the violence that occurred in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend …
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Trump ad-libbed ‘many sides’ remark in response to Charlottesville violence — President Donald Trump went off script and used his own words Saturday when he made that controversial decision to condemn “many sides” of the unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, rather than to single out white supremacists …
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Trump lashes out at ‘alt-left’ in Charlottesville, says ‘fine people on both sides’ — President Donald Trump lashed out about the criticism of his initial statement about the Charlottesville violence today and quickly went on to blame both sides of protestors for the conflict …
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Donald Trump Has Been a Racist All His Life — And He Isn't Going to Change After Charlottesville — “Racism is evil,” declared Donald Trump on Monday, “and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump blows up damage control as he blames ‘both sides’ for Charlottesville
Trump blows up damage control as he blames ‘both sides’ for Charlottesville
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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
‘Alt-left’ charged at ‘alt-right,’ Trump says, again placing blame for Charlottesville violence on ‘both sides’
‘Alt-left’ charged at ‘alt-right,’ Trump says, again placing blame for Charlottesville violence on ‘both sides’
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump says both sides to blame amid Charlottesville backlash
Trump says both sides to blame amid Charlottesville backlash
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Charlottesville victim's mother thanks Trump for ‘denouncing those who promote violence’
Charlottesville victim's mother thanks Trump for ‘denouncing those who promote violence’
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Why Trump Can't Respond to Charlottesville
Why Trump Can't Respond to Charlottesville
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Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
Trump Says There Were “Very Fine People on Both Sides” in Charlottesville
Trump Says There Were “Very Fine People on Both Sides” in Charlottesville
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Fox News, Daily Caller delete posts encouraging people to drive through protests — Months before a man allegedly turned his vehicle into a weapon and plowed through a group of protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, an article that made the rounds in conservative media encouraged readers to do something similar.
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Henry Grabar / Slate:
In January, Fox News Posted a Video of Cars Mowing Down Protesters That Urged Viewers to “Study the Technique” — Conservatives are rightfully aghast at the terror attack on Saturday that left one woman dead and more than a dozen injured in Charlottesville, Virginia. — Henry Grabar is a staff writer for Slate's Moneybox.
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Jessica Schulberg / HuffPost:
Controversial Trump Aide Katharine Gorka Helped End Funding For Group That Fights White Supremacy — Life After Hate works to de-radicalize neo-Nazis. The Trump administration decided it wasn't a priority. — WASHINGTON Weeks before a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville …
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Robin Eberhardt / The Hill:
Fifth leader resigns from Trump's manufacturing council — The president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing has resigned from President Trump's American Manufacturing Council, making him the fifth business leader to do so. — “I'm resigning from the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative …
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New York Times:
Walmart's C.E.O. Joins Group to Rebuke Trump Over Charlottesville
Walmart's C.E.O. Joins Group to Rebuke Trump Over Charlottesville
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Not Planning on Charlottesville Trip; ‘Why The Hell Would We Do That?’ Aides Say
Trump Not Planning on Charlottesville Trip; ‘Why The Hell Would We Do That?’ Aides Say
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Governor Roy Cooper:
North Carolina Monuments — Last weekend, I watched with horror as events in Charlottesville unfolded. Having served as North Carolina Attorney General for 16 years, I am all too familiar with the racism, bigotry and full-out white supremacy that exist in corners of our society.
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CNN:
Sheriff wants to charge protesters who pulled down Confederate statue
Sheriff wants to charge protesters who pulled down Confederate statue
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Jack Holmes / Esquire:
This Vice News Documentary from Charlottesville Is Horrifying — Watch it and share it. — Hundreds of white supremacists marched with torches in an American city Friday night. They arrived the next day brandishing weapons and armor. One white supremacist allegedly murdered …
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CBO's Publications:
The Effects of Terminating Payments for Cost-Sharing Reductions — CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation estimated the effects on the federal budget, health insurance coverage, market stability, and premiums if payments for cost-sharing reductions would end after December 2017. — 430.71 KB
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Light turnout in Alabama Senate primary — MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Latest on Alabama's special primary election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions (all times local): — Turnout could be even lower than expected in Alabama's Senate primary.
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
Alabama GOP Senate frontrunner: “there are communities under Sharia law right now”
Alabama GOP Senate frontrunner: “there are communities under Sharia law right now”
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CNNMoney:
Former Google engineer: ‘I do not support the alt-right’ — Fired engineer: Google a “psychologically unsafe environment” — James Damore was fired from Google last week over his controversial 3,300 word essay on diversity. His memo put him in the good graces of the alt-right — but he's now distancing himself from the movement.
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Julian Quinones / CBS News:
“What kind of society do you want to live in?”: Inside the country where Down syndrome is disappearing — “CBSN: On Assignment” airs Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and on our streaming network, CBSN. Explore more on this topic in our “Behind the Lens” report.
Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — Trump Temperament Consequences … - Donald Trump making Washington politicians uncomfortable may be a good thing according to half of the American public. But his behavior is seen as making it more difficult to get anything done according to the latest Monmouth University Poll.
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Fr. Mark Hodges / LifeSiteNews:
BREAKING: Texas permanently bans taxpayer funding of abortion … Advertisement … MUST-READS — BREAKING: Texas permanently bans taxpayer funding of abortion BREAKING: Texas permanently bans taxpayer funding of abortion News By Fr. Mark Hodges — LifeSite is hiring!
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Firing Steve Bannon Won't Change Donald Trump — Earlier this year, when Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's chief strategist, was at the peak of his influence, I visited him at the White House. “This is totally top secret,” he said, ushering me inside his office on a Saturday night in mid-March.
Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
The Last Word: Jake Tapper on Trump, ‘SNL’ and Old-School Rap — CNN anchor explains how he's angered both sides of the political debate and why his wife thought a controversial ‘Saturday Night Live’ skit was sexist — Jake Tapper wasn't on the phone with Rolling Stone for more than 30 seconds …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Demands Data on Visitors to Anti-Trump Website, Sparking Fight — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is trying to force an internet hosting company to turn over information about everyone who visited a website used to organize protests during President Trump's inauguration …
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Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Rep. Gutiérrez arrested at White House immigration protest — Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) and about 30 other protesters were arrested Tuesday outside the White House during a rally commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Read the White House's Talking Points After Trump's Press Conference — Email sent to surrogates and allies of the president says that Trump ‘reaffirmed some of our most important Founding principles’ in his Tuesday press conference. — There are reports that White House aides …
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Washington Monthly
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
A teen checked into an Internet-addiction camp in China. He was dead two days later. — By all accounts, Li Ao, an 18-year-old man in Anhui province, was well-behaved but for the fact that he had seemingly lost interest in everything except the Internet, according to his mother.