Charlottesville

"This is totally against the law," Rep. Warren Love wrote on social media Wednesday. "I hope they are found & hung from a tall tree with a long rope." (AP Photo/Kelley McCall, File)

Missouri state lawmaker under fire after saying Confederate statue vandals should be ‘hung from a tall tree’

Naomi Lim · August 31, 2017 7:49 pm

Is Ryan's silence an implicit endorsement? (AP Photo/Don Ryan).

Beltway Confidential

How the internet went crazy and accused Paul Ryan of supporting Antifa

Philip Wegmann · August 31, 2017 7:37 pm

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sits in Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, D-Va., argued Thursday that it may be difficult for cities to prioritize the dismantling of Confederate monuments given all the other funding priorities they have. (AP Photo/Julia Rendleman, File)

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe: Education a bigger priority than Confederate monuments

Pete Kasperowicz · August 31, 2017 5:37 pm

Why Evangelicals Can’t Shake Off Suggestions They’re Racist

Grant Wishard · August 31, 2017 4:15 pm

Supremely Overdone

The Editors · August 31, 2017 10:24 am

We have to reject the notion that forcibly tearing down or removing historic plaques, statues, and monuments, including those related to the Confederacy, is an act of unity and tolerance. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Sating the mob on Confederate monuments won’t produce tolerance or unity

Jon Pritchett · August 31, 2017 4:01 am

Sarah Sanders defended Trump's omission of Gary Cohn's name during his extended list of "thank-you's" to people who helped move forward his administration's goals surrounding tax reform. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House defends Trump’s ‘pretty standard’ decision to not thank Gary Cohn during tax reform speech

Mandy Mayfield · August 30, 2017 10:44 pm

National Economic Council director Gary Cohn was noticeably absent from a long list of "thank-you's" when President Trump put an event on hold Wednesday to thank aides and lawmakers who have been instrumental in his administration's push for tax reform. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Trump doesn’t mention Gary Cohn when thanking top tax reform advisors

Gabby Morrongiello · August 30, 2017 7:55 pm

Police are investigating the vandalization but told the network that they believe it could have been the work of juveniles overnight. (@NBCNewYork/Twitter)

Beheaded statue of Christopher Columbus found in New York town

Mandy Mayfield · August 30, 2017 7:13 pm

Derrick Johnson predicted more racial tension and violent incidents because of President Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

NAACP leader: ‘There will be many Charlottesvilles’ because of Trump

Ariella Phillips · August 29, 2017 9:28 pm

We have to reject the notion that forcibly tearing down or removing historic plaques, statues, and monuments, including those related to the Confederacy, is an act of unity and tolerance. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Trump, resistance, and the false moral grandeur of judging others from afar

Noemie Emery · August 29, 2017 4:01 am

Federalism, Separation of Powers, and the Bill of Rights gave more power to individuals and localities to control their own destinies, create and influence laws, and be protected from government abuse. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Back to school: All colleges should require a class on Constitution and civic literacy

Ron Meyer · August 28, 2017 7:23 pm