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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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

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 …

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.

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.

“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.

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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.

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 …

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 …

Netflix Co-Founder's Crazy Plan: Pay $10 a Month, Go to the Movies All You Want  —  MoviePass wants to subsidize your film habit, letting you go to the theater once a day for about the price of a single ticket.  —  As movie theaters struggle with tepid sales, Mitch Lowe has an extreme proposal …