Monday's Headlines: Rising tide of white nationalism is at forefront of 2020 presidential race

How social media and political division are feeding attacks on religious institutions; Spain's Socialist Party wins snap election as far right prepares to enter parliament

Democracy Dies in Darkness

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Rising tide of white nationalism is at forefront of 2020 presidential race The shooting at a California synagogue and President Trump's defense of his Charlottesville comments have put Trump on the defensive and prompted even some Republicans to acknowledge that the president is taking a political risk by continuing to stand by his words. By Felicia Sonmez and Ashley Parker · Read more How social media and political division are feeding attacks on religious institutions Amplified by the Internet, timeworn myths are inspiring a wave of anti-religious terrorism. By Marc Fisher, Roxana Popescu and Kayla Epstein · Read more   Spain's Socialist Party wins snap election as far right prepares to enter parliament The Socialists, the party of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, were projected to win 121 of 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies, while the traditional center-right Popular Party appeared to suffer heavy losses. By Pamela Rolfe and James McAuley · Read more   This $1,650 pill will tell your doctors whether you've taken it. Is it the future of medicine? The medical industry is turning to an array of new technologies to take on one of the biggest, and most human, challenges in treating disease: getting people to take their medicine in a consistent way. By Christopher Rowland · Read more   DeVos, a Trump Cabinet survivor, prepares to advance her own agenda Education Secretary Betsy DeVos remains so disliked in certain circles that her very name is a punchline. She lands in the news mostly for the wrong reasons. Yet the president shows no signs of asking her to resign, and DeVos has no interest in departing. By Laura Meckler, Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions 'Game of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 3 review: 'The Long Night' By Alyssa Rosenberg · Read more Here's what's next for Cecile Richards By Karen Tumulty · Read more Can Biden be the helmsman who gets us past the storm? By E.J. Dionne · Read more For a supposed dealmaker, Trump is avoiding a lot of deals By Jackson Diehl · Read more Machines can't quite crack Shakespeare. That's a relief. By Editorial Board · Read more Lindsey Graham's shamelessness By James Downie · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   More News 'I'm not saying I'm an angel': Trump's likely Fed nominee apologizes for comments about women Stephen Moore said he would fight on for the Fed seat and called the articles written about his columns a "character assassination." By Heather Long · Read more   Fact Checker | Analysis President Trump has made more than 10,000 false or misleading claims In just seven months, the president doubled the number of claims he made in the first 20 months of his presidency By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly · Read more   As turmoil rocks NRA meeting, attendees back a group under pressure from all sides An event typically full of bland corporate fare has exploded with strife, including allegations of extortion, financial mismanagement and a leadership battle. By Michael Schroeder and Katie Zezima · Read more   TV Review 'Game of Thrones' recap: Who won the Battle of Winterfell? There was a lot of fighting, a fair amount of dying and an ending that will be talked about for as long as the Seven Kingdoms exist. By David Malitz · Read more

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