Tag: Virginia

"When Americans look for guidance after such a crushing and devastating attack ... we must take a firm stance against hate and violence." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tim Scott: Trump’s hate group condemnation would have been ‘more impactful on Saturday’

Naomi Lim · August 14, 2017 11:09 pm

The founder of an alt-right men's organization said he believes Boston's Democratic mayor, Marty Walsh, above, is using the Charlottesville tragedy to his political advantage.

Alt-right group founder: Boston mayor wants riots so he can ‘take more power’

Sean Langille · August 14, 2017 9:54 pm

The first failing was that of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer, and the police in failing to separate the Nazis from the counter-protesters who showed up to meet them. (Graeme Jennings/ Washington Examiner)

A government failure in Charlottesville

Washington Examiner · August 14, 2017 8:40 pm

The father of a North Dakota man who marched in a white-nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., this weekend has denounced his son's behavior, saying that "he is not welcome at our family gatherings any longer."

Father of North Dakota man ID’d as Charlottesville marcher says son ‘not welcome at our family gatherings any longer’

Mark Abadi of Business Insider · August 14, 2017 7:28 pm

"We need a permanent solution, which is to pass the Dream Act," Harris said. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Dream Act supporters tie opponents to white nationalists

Susan Ferrechio · August 14, 2017 6:33 pm

Rescue workers and medics tend to dozens of injured people when a car plowed through a crowd of anti-facist counter-demonstrators marching through the downtown shopping district in Charlottesville, Va. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Boston mayor tells ‘free speech’ group: ‘We don’t want you’

Sean Langille · August 14, 2017 5:57 pm

The president made a good and decent statement, one that would've been more than welcome two days ago. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

After waiting 48 hours to decry bigotry, Trump must work doubly hard

Philip Wegmann · August 14, 2017 5:21 pm

Over the weekend, Vice President Mike Pence responded to the Charlottesville, Va., violence in strong and perhaps even presidential terms. White supremacists should "be pushed out of the public debate entirely," Pence said. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Beltway Confidential

Attack white supremacists instead of whining about the press, Mike Pence

Philip Wegmann · August 14, 2017 4:05 pm

James Alex Fields Jr., who was charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say he rammed his car into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Va., was denied bail during his first court appearance Monday.

National Security

James Alex Fields denied bail for allegedly crashing into Charlottesville protesters

Anna Giaritelli · August 14, 2017 2:55 pm

Donny Deutsch said, "What a pathetic, sniveling little man our president is." (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

National Security

Donny Deutsch on Trump: ‘He is a racist’

Pete Kasperowicz · August 14, 2017 12:51 pm

Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer, right, said Monday that President Trump missed his chance to take a strong stand against white supremacism, by failing to identify it in a Saturday statement. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

National Security

Charlottesville mayor: Trump ‘whiffed’ by not mentioning white supremacists

Pete Kasperowicz · August 14, 2017 11:33 am

Washington's most powerful special interest group is Congress itself, and its members are more than happy to reach across the aisle when their personal interests are on the line. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Congress gets it right on veterans; why can’t it on anything else?

Mark Footerman · August 14, 2017 4:01 am