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In this Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, photo white nationalist demonstrators walk into the entrance of Lee Park surrounded by counter demonstrators in Charlottesville, Va. The Detroit Lions said Tuesday, Aug. 15, that they “detest and disavow” any use of their logo associated with the event Saturday in Charlottesville. A photo taken at the demonstration showed someone with a logo similar to the one the Lions use, although it was blue and red and had stars on it. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Javier Palomarez, USHCC head, stays on Trump council — for now

The head of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce described President Trump's handling of the Charlottesville events as "deplorable," but said Wednesday he plans to stay on the president's National Diversity Council -- at least for now.

August 16, 2017
Rep. Scott Taylor during a town hall meeting at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP) ** FILE **

Scott Taylor: Donald Trump exhibited ‘failure of leadership’

Republican Rep. Scott Taylor of Virginia said Wednesday that President Trump whiffed in his response to the racial unrest Charlottesville, Virginia, by trying to draw a moral equivalency between the white supremacists and the counterprotesters who showed up to oppose hate and bigotry.

August 16, 2017
Republican candidate for governor, Ed Gillespie, center, gestures during a news conference with his running mates, Lt. Gov. candidate Jill Vogel, left, and Attorney General candidate John Adams, right, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Northam, Gillespie denounce neo-Nazis

Both of the major candidates for governor in Virginia say racists have no place in the Old Dominion — but Democratic nominee Ralph Northam said President Trump's response to the ugly events is also an issue for state voters.

August 15, 2017
Ed Gillespie was optimistic about Virginia’s ability to tackle hate groups. “We have stared down racism, and Nazism and white supremacy before, and we will stare it down again,” Mr. Gillespie said. (Associated Press)

Ralph Northam, Ed Gillespie denounce racists, neo-Nazis

Both of the major candidates for governor in Virginia say racists have no place in the Old Dominion -- but Democratic nominee Ralph Northam said President Trump's response to the ugly events is also an issue for state voters.

August 14, 2017
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., speaks during the general session of the DNC winter meeting in Atlanta, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Branden Camp) ** FILE **

Keith Ellison demands Donald Trump ‘condemn the terrorist attack’ on Muslim center

Rep. Keith Ellison, the deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said Wednesday that it is an "outrage" that President Trump has refused to "condemn the terrorist attack" on an Islamic center in Minnesota and even more appalling that one of his aides has floated the notion that the event is an example of "fake hate crimes."

August 9, 2017