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WATCH: How have past presidents addressed race?

By Justin Scuiletti

President Donald Trump's handling of hate and bigotry have prompted comparisons to how other U.S. presidents have addressed race during their time in office.

Steve Bannon to leave White House

By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry

In a statement, the White House said "White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon have mutually agreed today would be Steve's last day. We are grateful for his service and wish him the best."…

Trump approves plan to create independent cyber command

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has approved a long-delayed Pentagon plan to create an independent and more aggressive cyber command.

Citing Trump remarks, most of president's arts council quits

By Associated Press

Actor Kal Penn, artist Chuck Close and virtually the entire membership of the President's Committee On the Arts and Humanities have announced their resignation.

WATCH: Tillerson condemns hate speech, says bigotry is un-American

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Speaking to interns and young minority staffers at the State Department, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also pledged to diversify the overwhelmingly white ranks of the senior diplomatic corps.

Under fire from GOP, Trump won't back down on Confederate monuments

By Jonathan Lemire and Darlene Superville, Associated Press

With prominent Republicans openly questioning his competence and moral leadership, President Donald Trump burrowed deeper into the racially charged debate over Confederate memorials and lashed out at members of his own party.

Steve Bannon gave an 'astonishing' interview to a liberal magazine. Why?

By PBS News Hour

Stephen Bannon has an outsized influence yet is rarely heard from in the press. This week, journalist Robert Kuttner of The American Prospect got an unexpected phone call from the embattled White House chief strategist, during which he contradicted the…

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Trump abandons plans for infrastructure advisory council

By Associated Press

It's the third such industry council to be eliminated by the White House this week after the backlash to the president's comments blaming "both sides" for the recent violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Why these Democratic lawmakers want to censure Trump

By Jessica Yarvin

Three Democratic House members plan to introduce a resolution Friday to censure the president over his “inadequate” remarks concerning the “Unite the Right” rally last weekend in Charlottesville.