Charlottesville

You should let your children be friends with people no matter who they are, where they come from, what skin color they have, what God they pray to (or don't pray to), or their politics, so long as they have their best interests in mind. (iStock by Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Someone tell the New York Times you should let your kids befriend white people

Siraj Hashmi · November 13, 2017 6:08 pm

The student of the University of Virginia students hosted an event where more than 75 student would sleep where slaves once did. The overnight event took place after a formal discussion at the University's Pavilion Garden IX, which was once used as a vicinity for slave labor and living. (Karen Blaha, via Wikipedia)

Red Alert Politics

Students sleep at historical slave grounds

Isaiah Denby · November 13, 2017 4:40 pm

During a speech by Cornell Law professor William Jacobson, the Vassar College library was designated as a safe space and provided coloring books, zine kits, markers, construction paper etc. (iStock)

Red Alert Politics

Students targeted for campus free speech event

Jordan Setayesh · November 11, 2017 6:33 pm

In this frame from video, Jason Kessler, a blogger based in Charlottesville, Va., speaks to the media on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Twitter announced that they will be "pausing" their verification system to re-evaluate their process after coming under fire for verifying Kessler's account. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Twitter is right to pause verification system after verifying alleged white supremacist

Siraj Hashmi · November 9, 2017 6:33 pm

Twitter recently "verified" the Twitter account held by Jason Kessler, who organized the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. that sparked violent clashes protesters and counter-protesters. Kessler's tweets will now be more visible on Twitter feeds. (AP Photo)

White supremacist behind Charlottesville rally gets verified on Twitter

Diana Stancy Correll · November 9, 2017 4:56 am

Supporters celebrate news that Democrat Ralph Northam has won the gubernatorial election, while partying at the Northam For Governor election night party at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Beltway Confidential

Ralph Northam, Democrats prove fear works to win

Siraj Hashmi · November 8, 2017 3:48 am

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam said he wanted a clean race. If that was true, he probably could've done more to clean up his own backyard. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Beltway Confidential

Virginia Republican Ed Gillespie falsely accused by progressives of supporting white supremacists

Becket Adams · November 7, 2017 9:51 pm

Trevor Noah criticized President Trump for responding more harshly to the New York City terror attack than he did to the mass shooting in Las Vegas. He then played a montage of Trump allies slamming people who "politicized" the Las Vegas massacre in the days following the shooting. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

National Security

Trevor Noah: ‘When it was a Nazi, Trump needed more facts. When it was a Muslim, that was the only fact he needed’

Caitlin Yilek · November 2, 2017 12:28 pm

Fact Check: Did Ed Gillespie Not Condemn the White Supremacist Rally in Charlottesville?

Holmes Lybrand · November 2, 2017 9:05 am

Ed Gillespie has unequivocally condemned all forms of white supremacy. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Beltway Confidential

Latino group smears Ed Gillespie in racist ad

Philip Wegmann · October 30, 2017 9:27 pm

Shelbyville, Tenn., is one of two towns expected to prepare for white nationalist rallies, as well as their counter-protestors, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Tennessee towns prepare for white nationalist rallies

Mandy Mayfield · October 28, 2017 4:04 pm

Launched under former President Barack Obama, the "We the People" petition platform promises a White House answer to petitions that gather 100,000 signatures, but White House staff have discussed shutting it down under Trump.
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Trump team ignores White House petitions after talk of pulling the plug

Steven Nelson · October 27, 2017 4:01 am