California, San Francisco sue over sanctuary city grants

The state of California and city of San Francisco are suing the U.S. Department of Justice over President Donald Trump's sanctuary city restrictions on public safety grants. In a news conference Monday, Attorney General Xavier Becerra and City Attorney Dennis Herrera, both Democrats, announced the lawsuit, which makes California the first state to challenge the administration on its sanctuary city policy of denying funds to cities that limit cooperation with enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.

Donald Trump to Fox News: ‘Seriously considering’ Joe Arpaio pardon

A Fox News interview with President Donald Trump indicates that a presidential pardon may be in former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's near future. Donald Trump to Fox News: 'Seriously considering' Joe Arpaio pardon A Fox News interview with President Donald Trump indicates that a presidential pardon may be in former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's near future.

UPDATE 1-Merck CEO pulls out of Trump panel, demands rejection of bigotry

The departure of Kenneth Frazier from the president's American Manufacturing Council added to a storm of criticism of Trump over his handling of Saturday's violence in Charlottesville, in which a woman was killed when a man drove his car into a group of counter-protesters. Democrats and Republicans have attacked the Republican president for waiting too long to address the violence, and for saying "many sides" were involved rather than explicitly condemning white-supremacist marchers widely seen as sparking the melee.

Pressure mounts on Trump to condemn white supremacists

As President Donald Trump remained out of sight, pressure mounted from both sides of the aisle for him to explicitly condemn white supremacists and hate groups involved in deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump, who has been at his New Jersey golf club on a working vacation, was set to make a one-day return to Washington on Monday to sign an executive action on China's trade practices.

Sessions defends Trumpa s response to Charlottesville violence

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday strongly defended President Donald Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville, seeking to counter widespread criticism that the president did not go far enough in denouncing white supremacists and other hate groups. “His initial statement on this roundly and unequivocally condemned hatred and violence and bigotry,” Sessions said on ABC's “Good Morning America” as part of his appearances on morning shows.

Merck CEO leaves Trump council over far right march

Merck & Co chief executive Kenneth Frazier has resigned from US President Donald Trump's American Manufacturing Council, saying he was taking a stand against intolerance and extremism. A gathering of hundreds of white nationalists in Virginia took a deadly turn on Saturday when a car ploughed into a group of counter-protesters and killed at least one person.

Jeff Sessions: Trump’s Charlottesville Response Was A ‘Strong Statement’ Against White Supremacy

Trump hasn't personally denounced Nazism since a white nationalist rally devolved into chaos and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday that a deadly vehicular attack against a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend qualified as "domestic terrorism" - and that President Donald Trump did an adequate job of condemning it.

Trump Tweets About Everything Except Denouncing Neo-Nazis

President Donald Trump had a lot to say on Twitter Monday morning - but none of his posts addressed the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, where a car rammed into a group of pedestrians protesting a white supremacist rally, killing one woman . Over the weekend, Trump condemned the "violence" and "hate" in general terms but stopped short of explicitly naming any of the white supremacist groups responsible for the event.

Trump remains silent on Charlottesville white supremacists in return to Washington

The U.S. president was set to make a one-day return to Washington on Monday, but he will likely be unable to escape questions and criticism for his initial response to the violence. U.S. President Donald Trump was heavily criticized for his response to the Charlottesville violence, in which he blamed bigotry on "many sides."

No early fans of Trump, the powerful Koch network still wields influence on White House policy

During the presidential campaign, about the only common ground between billionaire conservative Charles Koch and Republican nominee Donald Trump was a colorful disregard for each other. Koch complained the choice between Trump and Hillary Clinton was like opting for cancer or a heart attack.

Trumpa s tepid statement on Virginia violence evokes widespread criticism

Rescue personnel help injured people after a car ran into a large group of protesters after an white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. The nationalists were holding the rally to protest plans by the city of Charlottesville to remove a statue of Confederate Gen.

The Latest: In Colombia, Pence strikes balance on Venezuela

Vice President Mike Pence is responding to the violence during a march by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, saying "these dangerous fringe groups" have no place in American public life. Pence was asked about the violent clashes this weekend in the Virginia college town as he spoke Sunday during a news conference in Cartagena, Colombia.

With Budget Cuts Looming, USAID Chief Vows to Do More With Less

Facing potentially deep budget cuts to U.S. foreign aid, new USAID administrator Mark Green says he needs to do more with less and prove to President Donald Trump that development assistance can further his "America First" agenda. In a first meeting with Trump back in January, Green made his pitch to the then president-elect, drawing from his experience in Central America to explain how U.S.-funded programs there could help slow the number of immigrants trying to enter the United States illegally.

America’s nightmare as far-Right hate groups unite

America's nightmare as far-Right hate groups unite: TOM LEONARD on how the election of Donald Trump has given organisations the best chance to advance their views The violence in Charlottesville has been described as a belated 'coming out party' for resurgent white nationalism in the US. The protest was organised by members of the so-called alt-Right, or alternative Right, a loose collective of mainly young men who believe white racial identity is under attack from multiculturalism.

White House scrambles to explain Trump’s response to white supremacist violence

The White House scrambled Sunday to elaborate on President Donald Trump's response to deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, as he came under bipartisan scolding for not clearly condemning white supremacists and other hate groups immediately after the altercations. As the chorus of criticism grew, White Houses aides were dispatched to the morning news shows, yet they struggled at times to explain the president's position.

Analysis: Will Trump’s domestic chaos fuel global instability?

The endless turnover at the White House and the constant tweeting by the US president has led to feelings that chaos in Washington is damaging the ability of the US to conduct foreign policy. Donald Trump Jr. watches his father Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump leave the stage on the night of the Iowa Caucus.