Thursday's Headlines: Trump has a long history of fostering racial divisions

Lack of discipline from Trump leaves new chief of staff frustrated and dismayed; President's lawyer jumps into racial controversy by forwarding inflammatory email; Mayors move...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump has a long history of fostering racial divisions President Trump's remarks after last week's violence in Charlottesville fit a pattern that goes back decades. From his first public controversy in the 1970s and continuing through his 2016 presidential campaign, he has regularly fanned the flames of racial controversies. By Marc Fisher  •  Read more » Lack of discipline from Trump leaves new chief of staff frustrated and dismayed The uproar over Trump's equating of white nationalists and counterprotesters underscored the challenges that even a four-star general such as John Kelly faces in instilling order around the president, whose first instinct when cornered is to lash out. By Ashley Parker and Robert Costa  •   Read more »   President's lawyer jumps into racial controversy by forwarding inflammatory email John Dowd, a veteran of Washington scandals, says his action does not mean he agrees with the email's contents. By Carol D. Leonnig and Amy Brittain  •   Read more »   Mayors move quickly to avoid becoming the next Charlottesville Boston laid down strict conditions for an upcoming rally and counterprotest. California lawmakers called for the revocation of a permit for an upcoming rally on federal park land. And other cities are grappling with what to do about their Confederate monuments. By Janell Ross, Mark Berman and Joel Achenbach  •   Read more »   Hundreds gather on U-Va. campus to rally against white nationalism Students and residents gathered at the university's Rotunda in Charlottesville to sing together for an evening vigil that stood in stark contrast to last week's torch-lit march of white supremacists. By Arelis R. Hernández and Clarence Williams  •   Read more »   Silicon Valley escalates its war on white supremacy despite free speech concerns A crackdown by tech giants on "alt-right" content has heightened concerns over how those companies are becoming arbiters of free speech. In response, right-wing technologists are building parallel digital services for their own movement. By Tracy Jan and Elizabeth Dwoskin  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   It is indefensible for Republicans to stick with Trump By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •   Read more »   When Trump needs a friend, that's what 'Fox & Friends' are for By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Trump's double standard for white supremacists and Muslims By Wajahat Ali  •   Read more »   Remember Heather Heyer By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Five Confederate statues in Maryland will be removed. Here are some possible replacements. By Charles Lane  •   Read more »   A new, winning strategy for Trump in Afghanistan By Stephen J. Hadley  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   China and India are dangerously close to military conflict in the Himalayas Troops have faced off on a plateau in the Himalayas in tense proximity, in a dispute prompted by moves by the Chinese military to build a road into territory claimed by India's close ally, Bhutan. By Annie Gowen and Simon Denyer  •  Read more »     Fact Checker • Analysis Trump's claim that he has done far more for 'inner cities' is dubious The president's assertion reflects a misunderstanding of black communities and is incongruous with his budget proposals, which include stark reductions for programs. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •   Read more »   Hong Kong student leaders jailed for 2014 pro-democracy umbrella protest A court overturned sentences that the prosecution said were too light for the three activists. They helped spark the demonstrations that brought major thoroughfares to a standstill for 11 weeks to protest Beijing's plan to restrict elections in the Chinese-ruled former British colony. By Emily Rauhala  •   Read more »   Obama's administration requested a Bikeshare station at the White House. Trump's team just had it removed. The rationale is unclear, but the D.C. Department of Transportation confirmed that it removed the station this week at the Trump administration's request. By Perry Stein  •   Read more »   This week should put the nail in the coffin for 'both sides' journalism True fairness in covering President Trump cannot be the reporting of false equivalencies. By Margaret Sullivan  •   Read more »   Sessions makes sweeping attack on Chicago's sanctuary city policy After the attorney general threatened to withhold federal police grants if the city does not change, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel responded that the Trump administration is "wrong morally, wrong factually and wrong legally." By Sari Horwitz and Mark Berman  •   Read more »   The painful search for China's missing children slowly gains momentum  Parents of the thousands of children stolen and sold for adoption every year face a nightmare of official indifference and often worse from Chinese authorities who treat them as a nuisance and a threat to "social stability." By Simon Denyer and Congcong Zhang  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. 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