Hot Mic: Bite-Size News Brief

Steven Bannon, chief strategist at the White House and one of President Donald Trump’s top advisers, is out. Just a week after the violence in Charlottesville, a conservative rally in Boston was shut down by thousands of counterprotesters.

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• After leaving White House, Steve Bannon returns to ‘Breitbart News’ as executive chairman
• Thousands of protesters shut down controversial “Free Speech Rally” in Boston

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At least 13 people are dead after a van swerved into pedestrians in Barcelona. Steve Bannon’s candid interview with a progressive magazine gave us a rare look into his agenda.

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• Everything we know so far about the apparent terror attack in Barcelona.
• 4 key takeaways from Steve Bannon’s surprising ‘American Prospect’ interview

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President Donald Trump announced that he would be ending two business councils following a series of resignations by a number of CEOs. A White House official confirmed that Hope Hicks will act as interim director of communications.

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• Trump tweets that he is disbanding two CEO councils after spate of high-profile departures
• Hope Hicks named White House interim director of communications

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President Donald Trump, once again, blamed both sides at the protests in Charlottesville for being violent.

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• In stunning turn, President Donald Trump admonishes “alt-left” for violence at Charlottesville

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The white supremacist website Daily Stormer can’t find a new home after GoDaddy gives it 24 hours to find a new host. President Trump condemned specific white racial hate groups two days after the protests in Charlottesville.

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• Google says it will not host domain name for neo-Nazi site ‘Daily Stormer’
• After weekend of violence, Donald Trump rebukes racism as evil; names specific hate groups

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Police identified the woman who died in Charlottesville when a car slammed into a group of anti-racism protesters. President Trump was heavily criticized for his vanilla statement condemning violence during the protests.

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• Heather Heyer, 32, named as slain victim in Charlottesville car attack
• Trump gets slammed “on many sides” as David Duke rips Charlottesville response

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President Donald Trump told reporters that he is declaring the opioid crisis a national emergency, but there’s no official word yet from the administration. Ivanka Trump’s label is opening a stand-alone store in Trump Tower after getting dropped by other retailers.

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• Donald Trump on opioids: “We’re going to make it a national emergency”
• Ivanka Trump is opening a stand-alone store in NYC this fall

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President Donald Trump warned North Korea that any threats to the United States would be met with “fire and fury,” further escalating tensions between the two nations. A Norwegian agency is trying to use mobile games to educate Syrian children displaced by the country’s civil war.

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• When Donald Trump threatens “fire and fury,” he ratchets up the tension that could cause nuclear war
• Inside the mission to bring educational mobile games to children in conflict zones around the world

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About 90% of members in the House of Representatives don’t regularly offer paid internships. Two “real news” videos have been posted to Trump’s Facebook page as part of his re-election campaign.

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• Mic Investigation: About 90% of US House members don’t pay their interns
• “And that is the real news”: Trump TV is realized as part of re-election campaign

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Chicago will sue the Trump administration over its policies on sanctuary cities. Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough is getting roasted online for a tweet about gaming obsessions in today’s youth. A European design company faced fierce backlash for its swastika emblazoned products.

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• Chicago is suing the Trump administration over its policies on sanctuary cities
• Joe Scarborough criticized young people for choosing video games over war. It didn’t go over well.
• No, the swastika will never be fashion

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