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
Aug 16 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. Continue reading
Aug 16 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. Continue reading
Aug 16 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. Continue reading
Aug 15 After Charlottesville rally, these U.S. cities say they’ll take down their Confederate statues By Joshua Barajas Saturday's violence revived calls to take down monuments to Confederate-era battles and leaders in these cities and states. Continue reading
Aug 15 Trump pressed to fire Steve Bannon and other White House staffers after Charlottesville By Errin Haines, Associated Press The leaders of four minority House caucus groups have written a letter to President Donald Trump calling for the removal of White House staff aides Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller and Sebastian Gorka. Continue reading
Aug 15 Furor over Charlottesville follows Trump home to Manhattan By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump is back in the New York skyscraper that bears his name as the furor over his reaction to race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend shows few signs of dying down. Continue reading
Aug 14 WATCH: Trump says ‘racism is evil,’ condemns KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacists By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Under pressure all weekend, President Donald Trump named and condemned hate groups as "repugnant" and declared "racism is evil" in an updated, more forceful statement on the deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia. Continue reading
Aug 14 Judge denies bond for suspect in Charlottesville attack at white nationalist rally By Joshua Barajas James Alex Fields Jr., 20, is being held on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of Heather Heyer, 32, and faces additional charges of malicious wounding and failure to stop in an accident that lead to a death. Continue reading
Aug 14 Merck CEO steps down from presidential council after Charlottesville By Associated Press The CEO of the nation's third largest pharmaceutical company is resigning from the President's American Manufacturing Council citing "a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism."… Continue reading