Aug 23 WATCH: Trump calls for unity at American Legion By Associated Press President Donald Trump will address the American Legion at 2 p.m. ET today. Watch the president's remarks here. Continue reading
Aug 23 President Trump revisits his Charlottesville comments in angry speech By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press President Donald Trump opened his political rally in Phoenix with calls for unity and an assertion that "our movement is about love." Then he erupted in anger. Continue reading
Aug 22 WATCH: Trump holds rally in Arizona By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Trying to recapture the Republican fervor that helped put him in office, President Donald Trump travels to Arizona on Tuesday to visit the nation's southern border and to rally thousands of supporters in a state where he's trashed both Republican… Continue reading
Aug 22 Pence says Confederate statues are a state, local decision By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence says state and local authorities should make decisions about Confederate statues, and he calls himself "someone who believes in more monuments, not less monuments."… Continue reading
Aug 20 White supremacists once wore hoods. Now, an internet mob won’t let them stay anonymous By Corinne Segal Several people who attended the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville and whose names were published on social media told the NewsHour about their experience. Continue reading
Aug 18 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. Continue reading
Aug 18 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. Continue reading
Aug 18 Charlottesville violence prompts ACLU to change policy on hate groups protesting with guns By Joshua Barajas After the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned deadly, ACLU executive director Anthony Romero told The Wall Street Journal that the group will review legal requests from white supremacist groups on a case-by-case basis, assessing more closely whether… Continue reading
Aug 18 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. Continue reading
Aug 18 After Charlottesville, colleges brace for more hate attacks By Collin Binkley and Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press For many schools, the rally in Virginia served as a warning that these right-wing extremist groups will no longer limit their efforts to social media or to flyers furtively posted around campus. Continue reading