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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories “Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both,” the president tweeted.  General Electric chairman Jeff Immelt joined the exodus of executives quitting the manufacturing council.  GROUND GAME President Trump united the country under a common belief: The president should not have blamed both sides for the bloodshed in Charlottesville.

Posted at 7:00 pm on August 15, 2017 by Jim Jamitis President Trump’s performance at a press conference today about the horrible events in Charlottesville over the weekend isn’t getting rave reviews.

Posted at 9:36 pm on August 15, 2017 by streiff Monday, Texas A&M announced that it would not let a “White Lives Matter” rally take place on its campus. This was being “organized” by an A&M alumnus and Richard Spencer had been invited to speak. This virtually guaranteed a nasty media spectacle as these two symbiotic groups, the “white nationalists” and the “antifa,” clashed in front of several hundred reporters.

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Posted at 10:02 pm on August 15, 2017 by Joe Cunningham The Alabama Senate primary is over, with the Decision Desk officially calling it: We’ll be heading to a September runoff. It should be noted however that Moore came out on top over Strange, who was the pick of both Donald Trump AND Mitch McConnell – given the rhetoric over the last couple of weeks, that made them odd bedfellows.

Posted at 10:30 pm on August 15, 2017 by Jim Jamitis It’s fairly well known that President Trump tunes in the Fox & Friends pretty regularly. Is that where he got his talking points about the events in Charlottesville though? IJR’s Tommy Christopher seems to think so and he’s probably right.

The White House is pressing President Trump's allies in Congress to argue that "the president was entirely correct" in his assertion that both white nationalist groups and anti-racism protesters deserve blame for the violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Va.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brandon McCarthy mocked President Trump's "both sides" comment on the violence in Charlottesville, Va. over the weekend by comparing the two opposing groups of protesters to those fighting during World War II. "On one hand you had the Nazis who were violent [and] on the other the allied soldiers were very violent. So it's a draw.

Former President Obama’s tweet sharing a message against racism is officially the most-liked tweet ever. Obama posted a tweet sharing a quote from Nelson Mandela that condemned racism just hours after a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.

Texas legislation that sought to limit bathroom access for transgender people is dead, at least for now. The Texas House adjourned its special legislative session Tuesday without taking action on the measures, which had been opposed by civil rights groups, moderate Republicans and business leaders, Reuters reported. Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, a Republican, said that reviving the measure in the next session is not a priority for the chamber, according to Reuters. The session was adjourned a day ahead of the offi