The Post Most: Trump mourns loss of ‘beautiful statues and monuments’ in wake of Charlottesville rally over Robert E. Lee statue

Steve Bannon says rivals 'wetting themselves,' calls supremacists 'clowns,' contradicts Trump on N. Korea; Why Trump may be refocusing racial politics on Confederate memorials; Trump's lack of discipline leaves new chief of staff frustrated and dismayed

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Most popular right now   Most Read Trump mourns loss of 'beautiful statues and monuments' in wake of Charlottesville rally over Robert E. Lee statue Trump's support for some participants in a white supremacist march has provoked widespread outrage. By David Nakamura  •  Read more » Steve Bannon says rivals 'wetting themselves,' calls supremacists 'clowns,' contradicts Trump on N. Korea Bannon gave an unsolicited albeit cryptic interview to the progressive magazine American Prospect. By Derek Hawkins  •   Read more »   Politics • Analysis Why Trump may be refocusing racial politics on Confederate memorials Americans mostly think Trump bungled his response to the violence in Charlottesville. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Trump's lack of discipline leaves new chief of staff frustrated and dismayed Kelly's early attempts to impose order on the White House are derailed by the president himself. By Ashley Parker  •   Read more »   The best way to drink whiskey, according to science Scotch drinkers say adding water makes the spirit taste better, and a new study shows why. By Jenna Gallegos  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump's isolation grows in the wake of Charlottesville His reaction to this week's violence has created deep uncertainty about whether he can effectively lead his party and focus on urgent tasks looming in the fall. By Abby Phillip  •   Read more »   Made by History • Analysis Who are the antifa? President Trump equated them with white supremacists. Here's why he's wrong. By Mark Bray  •   Read more »   The Plum Line • Opinion Steve Bannon: Post-Charlottesville racial strife is a political winner for Trump In two new interviews, Bannon exposes the real game in all its ugly glory. By Greg Sargent  •   Read more »   Opinion What if Western media covered Charlottesville the same way it covers other nations The world shakes its head at America. By Karen Attiah  •   Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis President Trump's false claim that counterprotesters lacked a permit The president twice said that counterprotesters did not have a permit in Charlottesville. That's wrong. By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   Also Popular in Politics   Fox News invited a conservative and a liberal to debate Confederate statues. They both ripped Trump. "It's completely lost and has the potential to be morally bankrupt" Caldwell said of defending Trump's latest remarks. By Alex Horton  •  Read more »   President's lawyer jumps into racial controversy by forwarding inflammatory email Obama's response to Charlottesville violence is the most liked tweet in Twitter's history Analysis | Republicans are even avoiding Fox News when asked to talk about Trump and Charlottesville Analysis | President Trump's claim that he has done 'far more than anyone' for 'inner cities' Also Popular in Opinions   A big jump in percentage in favor of impeachment — and other Trump poll horrors More and more Americans want to dump Trump. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   About the 'deplorables' . . . It is indefensible for Republicans to stick with Trump The alt-right didn't invent 'alt-left.' Liberals did. The whole point of Confederate monuments is to celebrate white supremacy Also Popular in Local   Historians: No, Mr. President, Washington and Jefferson are not the same as Confederate generals. "The most kind explanation of that can only be ignorance," a historian says. By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »   D.C. teachers' meeting turns tense after comment about 'those' Southeast children Obama's administration requested a Bikeshare station at the White House. Trump's team just had it removed. Charlottesville timeline: Recounting 24 hours of rage, hate, violence and death How statues of Robert E. Lee and other Confederates got into the U.S. Capitol ADVERTISEMENT Also Popular in Sports   Kevin Durant says LeBron James 'is Cleveland' and Cavs 'can't trade a legend' The Cavs can't trade James without his agreement, but the team is reportedly preparing for his possible departure next year. By Des Bieler  •  Read more »   Restaurant under investigation in the death of the wife of ESPN's Chris Berman was closed that day, owner says Analysis | Fantasy football RBs to avoid: Don't let Melvin Gordon or Leonard Fournette crush your team 'My first thought was "Uh-oh" ': A ceremonial first pitch misses the strike zone and hits the man zone Analysis | Here's how to pull off the perfect fantasy draft using the Zero RB strategy Also Popular in National   The Latest: Chief strategist contradicts Trump on NKorea The Latest on White House strategist Steve Bannon (all times local): By Associated Press  •  Read more »   Ivanka Trump's rabbi 'deeply troubled' by president's response to Charlottesville Phoenix mayor wants Trump to stay away from city next week because of Charlottesville 10-year-old Indian rape victim gives birth after a court denies her request for an abortion Apple CEO Tim Cook blasts Trump's response to Charlottesville, pledges $2 million to anti-hate organizations Also Popular in World China and India are dangerously close to military conflict in the Himalayas He put on an 82nd Airborne cap and gave a KKK salute in Charlottesville. Vets had words. The painful search for China's missing children slowly gains momentum  Anti-Muslim Australian senator wears burqa in Parliament Hamas is known for its suicide attacks. Now it's been hit by one for the first time. Also Popular in Business Silicon Valley escalates its war on white supremacy despite free speech concerns See the cool kids lined up outside that new restaurant? This app pays them to stand there. Business execs shunned Trump panels before he disbanded them Trump's business advisory councils disband as CEOs abandon president over Charlottesville views Two White House corporate advisory groups disband amid Charlottesville fallout Also Popular in Technology Mark Zuckerberg vows to remove violent threats from Facebook Online activist group Anonymous posts what it says are private contact details for 22 GOP Congressmen Google employee ousted for gender manifesto took to Reddit. He found a sympathetic audience. Don't want nude pics from strangers? Change this iPhone setting. What the Shondaland-Netflix deal means for the future of TV Also Popular in Lifestyle Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A marriage mess created by one wrong after another 'Clinically insane,' '7th circle of hell': Late-night hosts process Trump's news conference Perspective | This week should put the nail in the coffin for 'both sides' journalism 'Enough is enough': Read Jimmy Kimmel's (mostly) serious plea to Trump voters So, what's up with Melania Trump during these interesting times? Also Popular in Entertainment Perspective | How cartoons are mocking the president's Trump Tower press conference Perspective | Sorry, Mr. President, you are the reason Confederate memorials must come down. 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