Tuesday's Headlines: Trump tries to quell outrage over Va. remarks, denounces white supremacists
'Scared he is going to become violent': Mother of Va. suspect twice called 911 on teenage son; Merck CEO quits council over Trump's initial response to rally, draws president's...
Democracy Dies in Darkness
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The president, speaking from the White House, condemned the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis by name and vowed to hold the perpetrators of violence at a weekend white supremacist rally in Charlottesville fully accountable. But some rivals said Trump had undercut the effectiveness of his message by waiting so long to deliver it.
James Alex Fields Jr. allegedly threatened or assaulted his wheelchair-bound mother so violently that she called police in 2010 and 2011, records show. The portrait of a violent teen emerged as investigations continue into Saturday's deadly car attack.
By Arelis R. Hernández, Jack Gillum, Michael E. Miller and Steve Hendrix • Read more »
Kenneth Frazier's decision shows how executives have struggled to balance their desire to engage the White House with growing expectations that they exercise a voice on social issues. Later, the CEOs of Under Armour and Intel said they, too, were resigning from the manufacturing council.
By Carolyn Y. Johnson and Jena McGregor • Read more »
The torchlight parade at the University of Virginia proved to be the catalyst for a series of horrific events in this usually quiet college town. In its wake are questions centered on three groups: the white nationalists and supremacists behind the rally; a fiercely resistant group of counterprotesters; and state and local authorities who seemed caught off guard by both groups.
The bronze statue in front of a county administrative building in Durham, N.C., was brought down as throngs of "anti-fascist" groups gathered there days after white nationalist-fueled violence turned fatal in Virginia.
How could this happen in America, in 2017? Amid our modern clashes, researchers in psychology, sociology and neurology have been studying the roots of racism. We draw on that research and asked two scientists to explain why we feel and act this way toward one another.
In countries such as Germany and France that have adopted strict codes policing hateful speech, there were questions about why people carrying guns were allowed to assemble and propagate a message targeting racial and religious minorities.
By Isaac Stanley-Becker and James McAuley • Read more »
In Illinois and elsewhere, budget crises are causing legislators to vote for tax increases, defying GOP orthodoxy and bending in the face of dire financial problems plaguing their states.
As the president's national approval ratings fall, participation rises in left-leaning groups in rural America. Women are leading the charge, and some of the newest members are disappointed Trump voters.
But, as is often the case with North Korea, the message was mixed: As he spoke, Kim was inspecting the missile unit tasked with preparing to strike near Guam, and state media photos showed a satellite image of Andersen Air Force Base on Guam on the screen beside the leader.
A House special election has attracted hundreds of thousands of dollars in spending, a big-name outsider candidate and unusually heated political attacks in Utah.
The Justice Department request covers more than 1.3 million IP addresses and includes emails between the site's organizers and people interested in attending Inauguration Day protests, deleted messages and files, as well as subscriber information and unpublished photos and blog posts stored in the site's database.
The former White House communications director told Stephen Colbert that "there's no love lost there" between him and the former chief of staff, and he described the president as a compassionate person.
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