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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.

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.

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.

Alabama attorney general sues Birmingham for partially covering Confederate monument

By Joshua Barajas

Attorney General Steve Marshall said in a statement that the move violated a new law that prohibits local officials from removing historical structures, including Confederate monuments, that are more than 40 years old.

Photo of ‘Antifa’ man assaulting officer was doctored, analysis shows

By Joshua Barajas

An image that appeared to capture a member of an anti-fascist group beating a U.S. police officer with a club during a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, is fake.

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.

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.

WATCH: Funeral of Heather Heyer, who died in Charlottesville attack

By Joshua Barajas

The funeral of Heather Heyer will be held Wednesday at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville and will begin at 11 a.m. EST. Watch the service here.

AP fact check: What Trump said about Virginia protesters

By Darlene Superville and Sarah Rankin, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has defended his response to Saturday's racially-charged protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, in a winding, combative exchange with reporters that at times mischaracterized the message and purpose of event.

Trump to rally supporters next Tuesday in Phoenix

By Associated Press

Trump's campaign announced the event Wednesday — a day after the president blamed "both sides" for weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators.