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 …

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.

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 …

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

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 …

Trump Not Planning on Charlottesville Trip; ‘Why The Hell Would We Do That?’  Aides Say … President Donald Trump does not have plans to visit Charlottesville, Virginia in the wake of the the white-supremacist and neo-Nazi gathering that took place in the city over the weekend.

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.

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.

Sheriff wants to charge protesters who pulled down Confederate statue  —  (CNN)Charges will be sought against demonstrators who took down a Confederate monument during a Monday protest, Mike Andrews, the sheriff of Durham County, North Carolina, said Tuesday in a statement.

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 …

“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 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.

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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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 …

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 …

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.

From Trump Aide to Single Mom  —  A.J. Delgado and Jason Miller stood in the New York Hilton ballroom on the night of the 2016 election, watching the man they helped elect president deliver the unlikeliest of victory speeches.  It was a heady moment for the small band of aides and operatives …

Campus Conservatives Gave the Alt-Right a Platform  —  They deserve their fair share of the blame for the entirely predictable consequences of that choice.  —  Why did so many otherwise respectable conservative groups host Milo Yiannopoulos, an apologist for the alt-right, on college campuses across America?

White Supremacist In Charlottesville Wearing 82nd Airborne Hat Gets Called Out... By 82nd Airborne  —  The elite paratrooper unit continues to battle fascism — but now on American soil.  —  The 82nd Airborne Division fought several campaigns against Nazi Germany during World War II.

The Obama-Trump Voters Are Real.  Here's What They Think.  —  The story of the 2016 presidential election is simple.  Donald J. Trump made huge gains among white voters without a college degree.  His gains were large enough to cancel out considerable losses among well-educated white voters and a decade of demographic shifts.

Trump, Obama and the Politics of Evasion  —  Regarding last week's events in Charlottesville, Va., consider the following propositions:  —  (1) James Alex Fields Jr., the young man who on Saturday, police say, rammed his Dodge Challenger into a crowd in Charlottesville …

Kansas Democrat Paul Davis announces congressional bid, says he won't vote for Pelosi  —  The man who many thought would make another run for Kansas governor is officially running for Congress instead.  —  Democrat Paul Davis announced his entrance into the race for the 2nd District congressional seat Tuesday morning.

An ugly pattern is taking shape.  Trump exaggerates certain threats.  He plays down other ones.  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  President Trump's reluctance to issue a direct, full-throated condemnation of the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville continues to be scrutinized for clues …

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 …