Politics: ‘Racism is evil,’ Trump says, condemning ‘white supremacists’ and hate groups

Q and A for federal workers: The debt limit and the TSP   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Ricky Carioti / The Washington Post 'Racism is evil,' Trump says, condemning 'white supremacists' and hate groups The president's remarks came two days after what critics saw as his inadequate response to the violence in Charlottesville. By David Nakamura and Sari Horwitz  •  Read more » Q and A for federal workers: The debt limit and the TSP About to hit the debt ceiling, the government already has used the only financial maneuver available to it involving the Thrift Savings Plan. By Eric Yoder  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Analysis President Trump’s claim that foreigners are responsible for ‘the vast majority’ of terrorism convictions since 9/11 We revisit Trump's claim about foreigners and terrorism, in light of the Charlottesville attack. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   'New York hates you': Protesters greet the president at Trump Tower People outside the building spoke out against Trump's position on a number of issues, from immigration to foreign policy to women's and LBGTQ rights. By Kayla Epstein  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republicans in Alabama primary race back Trump on Charlottesville "I think the president is under the crosshairs of the national media. There's nothing he could say that wouldn't be criticized," Sen. Luther Strange (R-Ala.) said. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   A race to the right marks race for Chaffetz's replacement Politics in deep-red Utah are usually somewhat subdued. Not this year. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump campaign emails show aide's repeated efforts to set up Russia meetings A new batch of communications turned over to congressional committees reveals concerns within the campaign about establishing contacts. By Tom Hamburger, Carol D. Leonnig and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   Analysis Confederate flags and Nazi swastikas together? That’s new. Here’s what it means. Southern white supremacists didn't always align themselves with the Nazis. By Steven White  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump denounces KKK, neo-Nazis as ‘repugnant’ as he seeks to quell criticism of his response to Charlottesville Trump's statement came amid outrage from Democrats and some Republicans that he had not forcefully condemned racism and white-supremacist groups after the violence at a march in Charlottesville. By David Nakamura  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Elizabeth Warren’s advice for Democrats: Don’t fall back to the center Warren, one of the party's most popular figures, told progressive activists that they could safely ignore any advice about how Democrats could win only through moderation. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Former Va. attorney general Cuccinelli catches flak for telling Symone Sanders to 'shut up' on CNN "Eventually I've got to stand up for myself," Cuccinelli said after a Chris Cuomo scolding. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. Sign Up »         Share Politics:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Politics PM. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071