‘The President Was Entirely Correct’  —  Every day, the White House communications office sends official talking points to Republican members of Congress.  These communiqués help the GOP stay on the same page (and, in the Trump era, help the embattled president's allies come up with arguments in his defense).

How to describe extremists who rallied in Charlottesville  —  The events in Charlottesville are an opportunity to take another look at our terminology around “alt-right” and the way that we describe the various racist, neo-Nazi, white nationalist and white supremacist groups out there.

Steve Bannon's Ideological Allies Inside the White House Are Souring on Him … Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's besieged chief strategist, came into the White House in late January with a core group of right-wing allies and ideological fellow travelers, including senior policy adviser Stephen Miller …

Hope Hicks expected to take over comms director duties  —  Hope Hicks is expected to take over the duties of the White House communications director on an interim basis, per a source familiar with the arrangements.  —  The big picture: A lot of people think she is the only one who can do the job …

Confederate monuments taken down in Baltimore overnight  —  Confederate statues in Baltimore were removed from their bases overnight, as crews using heavy machinery loaded them onto flat bed trucks and hauled them away, an end to more than a year of indecision surrounding what to do with the memorials.

Trump's Aides Tried to Conceal His Crazy, Racist Beliefs From the Country  —  Donald Trump's aides have been angry with him frequently — indeed, usually — since the beginning of his presidential campaign.  But they have rarely registered their dismay as nakedly as they did Tuesday night …