Tipsheet: Charlottesville anniversary puts Trump and race under microscope

View in your browser     The Memo: Charlottesville anniversary puts Trump and race under microscope BY NIALL STANAGE   President Trump's attitude to race is under the microscope at the one-year anniversary of fatal racist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump’s reference to “some very fine people on both sides” after white supremacists converged on the Virginia city and a counter-protestor, 32-year-old Heather Heyer, was killed, sparked outrage and prompted even many Republicans to distance themselves from him. The furor did nothing to water down Trump’s willingness to step into sensitive, racially-charged areas, however, a fact underlined by presidential tweets in the past week. Read the full story here     NASA delays launch of first ever solar probe BY REBECCA KHEEL   CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. -- NASA early Saturday scrubbed its planned launch of humankind's first probe to the sun, planning to try again Sunday morning. Read the full story here     Trump renews attacks on NFL players, calling for suspensions BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN Trump on Friday renewed his attacks on NFL players who protest during the national anthem, claiming they “wanted to show their ‘outrage’ at something that most of them are unable to define.” Read the full story here     Mystery recess triggers speculation in Manafort trial BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort’s criminal trial on bank and tax fraud charges was held up for several hours Friday as the federal judge presiding over the case repeatedly met with federal prosecutors and Manafort’s defense attorneys. Read the full story here       Senate Judiciary announces Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing BY JORDAIN CARNEY The Senate Judiciary Committee announced on Friday that it will hold its confirmation hearing for Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh early next month.  Read the full story here     DeVos ends Obama-era protections for students of for-profit colleges BY JOHN BOWDEN Education Secretary Betsy DeVos moved Friday to end rules passed under the Obama administration that penalized for-profit colleges with a record of leaving graduates in crippling debt and with few job prospects. Read the full story here     Donations for Puerto Rico hurricane victims found rotting in parking lot BY JUSTIN WISE  Several trailers filled with donations for Hurricane Maria victims were found rotting at a state elections office in Puerto Rico this week.  Read the full story here     Dems seek GOP wipeout in California BY REID WILSON For generations, Orange County has been the bastion of Western conservatism, but after Hillary Clinton became the first Democrat to win Orange County since Franklin Roosevelt, Democrats now believe several congressional seats in the Los Angeles suburbs and exurbs are critical to their hopes of reclaiming the House of Representatives this November. Read the full story here     White House rips Omarosa in blistering statement BY JORDAN FABIAN The White House on Friday unloaded on a new book written by former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman that depicts Trump as a racist, saying it is "riddled with lies and false accusations." Read the full story here     Winners and losers from new rules on key part of Trump tax law BY NAOMI JAGODA  The Treasury Department issued guidance this week on a key part of President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts. It was good news for some business owners and a setback for others. Read the full story here     Russian meddling on social media happens on both the right and left BY JAMES JAY CARAFANO AND MIKE GONZALEZ OPINION | Much of the attention paid to Russian interference in American political and civic life has focused on the Trump campaign. This ignores that the Kremlin is an equal opportunity offender exploiting all divisions in American society, and creates a dangerous blind spot in the fight to thwart Russian meddling. Read the full story here     When will Congress put politics aside and secure our elections? BY ZACHARY CLOPTON OPINION | The first priority should be securing elections so that everyone has the opportunity to vote. If that entails the federal government taking a larger role in election administration, so be it. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Trump still fuels racial divide a year after Charlottesville By Julie Pace, Steve Peoples and Zeke Miller There has been no reset, no moment of national healing. Read the full story here     Bloomberg: Trump Embraces Market Pain With Little Concern of Contagion By Justin Sink President Donald Trump is embracing financial-market pain to get what he wants around the world, showing again the penchant for turmoil that is his trademark in U.S. politics. Read the full story here     Reuters: Erdogan tells Turks to buy crumbling lira as Trump turns the screws By Behiye Selin Taner, Lisa Lambert   President Tayyip Erdogan told Turks on Friday to sell their gold and U.S. dollars to support the country’s currency which plunged after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated a feud with NATO ally Turkey by doubling tariffs on metals imports. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Democrats all but acknowledge Kavanaugh is headed toward confirmation to Supreme Court By Sean Sullivan   Democrats have all but acknowledged that they are unable to stop the Senate from confirming Trump nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court this fall. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Republican Governors in Blue States Find a Way to Get Along By Jennifer Steinhauer To keep the base happy, a group of governors has defended the federal health care law, signed new gun control legislation and stood up to President Trump when his words or policies aggrieved them. All are Republican. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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