Wednesday's Headlines: Defiant after backlash, Trump reiterates ‘both sides’ to blame in Va.
Rhetorical ricochet illustrates basic truths about the president; Trump made it clear: He sides with the alt-right; Organizers postpone Google protest marches, citing 'alt-left...
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Under mounting pressure to set a clear moral tone for the nation, the president instead lashed out defensively, making clear he believes that the participants in a white nationalist and supremacist rally in Charlottesville were taking part in a lawful demonstration, and cast aspersions on counterprotesters.
From declining to name who was in the wrong on Saturday to a muted denouncement Monday of neo-Nazis and white supremacists and back to his original comments, Trump reminded everyone: He doesn't like to be told what to say. And he is preternaturally inclined to dance with the ones who brought him.
The president argued that he initially accused both sides of being at fault because he wasn't aware of the full facts. But then he defended the aims of the protest and compared George Washington to Robert E. Lee in the process.
Despite backing from President Trump and the Republican establishment, Strange was unable to win the nomination outright, the Associated Press projected, as voters forced a bitter campaign into overtime.
Curtis is expected to be well positioned in Utah's conservative 3rd Congressional District ahead of the general election, where he would face a Democrat and several third-party candidates.
At a time when the Trump administration argues that creating manufacturing jobs is a critical national goal, many factory workers are making a surprising decision: They're giving up their jobs.
Once a minor player in the drug crisis, the man-made narcotic — about 50 times stronger than heroin — is becoming a major part of the national opioid epidemic.
By Nicole Lewis, Emma Ockerman, Joel Achenbach and Wesley Lowery • Read more »
Millions of Americans are expected to converge on totality to observe, clog traffic and munch pancakes, barbecue and pizza. And commemorative T-shirts and eclipse glasses by the thousands have been made.
The salty, full-throated defense of military service left the Pentagon with a dilemma: Should it edit a transcript of James Mattis's Aug. 9 appearance?
This marks the second time that the legislation, which targets transgender people, failed to pass. Corporate heavyweights from Amazon to Exxon Mobil had lined up against the measure, as did some top law enforcement agencies.
By Paul J. Weber and Will Weissert | AP • Read more »
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