Aug 17 Republican leaders dance around President Trump's Charlottesville remarks By Steve Peoples and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press One after another, the nation's most powerful Republicans responded to President Donald Trump's extraordinary remarks about white supremacists. Yet few mentioned the president. Continue reading
Aug 17 Steve Bannon, in rare interview, says there's no military solution in North Korea By Darlene Superville, Associated Press In an interview with The American Prospect posted online, White House chief strategist Steve Bannon says the U.S. is losing the economic race against China. He also talks about purging his rivals from the Defense and State departments. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 8:31 Does President Trump's Charlottesville response drive national division? By PBS News Hour Editor Chris Buskirk of American Greatness and Karine Jean-Pierre of Moveon.org join John Yang to discuss the national reaction to the violence in Charlottesville during a white nationalist rally, President Trump’s controversial responses to the incident and signs of political… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 3:24 Trump faces backlash for Charlottesville comments as protest victim is laid to rest By PBS News Hour President Trump's ricocheting response to the violent Charlottesville confrontation spread a political firestorm as more CEOs quit the president's advisory councils and lawmakers spoke out. Meanwhile, hundreds of people gathered to remember Heather Heyer, who was killed as she protested… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 4:09 Trump's Charlottesville response not in line with majority of Americans, poll shows By PBS News Hour As politicians and influential business leaders weigh in on President Trump’s comments on Charlottesville, how is the American public responding? Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll about the clashes and the president’s… Continue watching
Aug 16 How the term 'alt-left' came to be By Elizabeth Flock The phrase "alt-left" originated on a conspiracy theory-pushing website. How did it make its way into President Trump's remarks on Charlottesville?… Continue reading
Aug 16 Historians say Trump went afoul in lumping Robert E. Lee with founding fathers By Associated Press Is it really so far-fetched to put Robert E. Lee in the same category as George Washington, as President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday? Many historians say yes. Continue reading
Aug 16 WATCH: Sessions addresses sanctuary city policies in Miami By Erica R. Hendry Sessions is expected to speak around 3 p.m. Wednesday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Aug 16 Pence 'stands with' Trump on Charlottesville remarks By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence is skirting questions about President Donald Trump's Tuesday press conference. But he says he stands with the president. Continue reading
Aug 16 Trump disbands manufacturing council amid fallout over Charlottesville response By Julie Pace and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he's ending a pair of White House advisory councils that were staffed by corporate chief executives. Continue reading