Tuesday's Headlines: Rise of far-right violence spurs calls to revise post-9/11 security priorities

Trump says the culture of hate 'must be defeated.' Will he lead the way?; President's teleprompter words stand in stark contrast to his tweets

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Rise of far-right violence spurs calls to revise post-9/11 security priorities Shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, prompted a roster of former U.S. counterterrorism officials to say some of the vast resources allocated to fight international Islamist groups should go to domestic terrorism. By Greg Miller · Read more The Take | Analysis Trump says the culture of hate 'must be defeated.' Will he lead the way? After the slaughter in El Paso and Dayton, the president sets a marker for the country — and for himself. By Dan Balz · Read more   President's teleprompter words stand in stark contrast to his tweets A unifying message Monday stood in stark contrast to more than 21/2 years of name-calling, demonizing minorities and inflaming racial animus, much of it on Twitter. By Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker and Josh Dawsey · Read more   El Paso always has lived and loved in two countries. Now it grieves that way, too. Residents of the border city mourn an attack that hit at Mexicans and Americans in a place that often doesn't distinguish between them. By Maria Sacchetti and Scott Wilson · Read more   8chan vowed to fight on, saying its 'heartbeat is strong.' Then a tech firm knocked it offline. Abandoned by a key partner for its "lawlessness" in the wake of mass shootings, the anonymous message board vowed to stay online, even as its posters threatened more bloodshed. By Drew Harwell · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions It's time to debate gun control on its merits By George T. Conway III and Neal Katyal · Read more Republicans' thoughts and prayers have become a cruel joke By Dana Milbank · Read more Trump should vow never again to spew his loathing from the bully pulpit By Editorial Board · Read more India's settler-colonial project in Kashmir takes a disturbing turn By Hafsa Kanjwal · Read more Trump doesn't just pollute the social environment. He is the environment. By George Will · Read more What are Republicans afraid of? By Catherine Rampell · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   More News Treasury Department designates China a 'currency manipulator,' a major escalation of the trade war The announcement shortly before 6 p.m. capped an unnerving 24 hours that began with China allowing its currency to slide to an 11-year low against the dollar and continued through a nearly 1,000-point drop in the Dow. By David Lynch, Gerry Shih, Jeff Stein and Damian Paletta · Read more   Trump signs executive order freezing Venezuelan assets, ramping up pressure on Maduro The administration also warned Russia and China that if they continue to support President Nicolás Maduro, they may never get back their billions of dollars in loans and investments in Venezuela. By Felicia Sonmez, Karen DeYoung and Anthony Faiola · Read more   Trump administration freezes key foreign-aid spending that Congress has already approved No decisions have been made, but some critics fear the administration is planning last-minute rollbacks in aid and development. By Carol Morello and Karoun Demirjian · Read more   Perspective How does Tom Brady do it? It starts with science and ends with something less precise. Laugh at Brady's avocado-chia smoothies if you want, but at age 42 and with a new contract in hand, his health and training habits line up with everything scientists know about anti-aging and avoiding illnesses such as arthritis. By Sally Jenkins · Read more   Actually, Summer is Bad | Perspective Pool parties are soul-crushing spectacles of half-naked strangers posing next to an artificial swamp There isn't enough chlorine or booze in the world to make some of us feel good about the pool party. By Robin Givhan · Read more

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