Nation Aug 07 Judge orders Virginia county to replace Confederate names it restored to schools in 2024 By Associated Press
Nation Apr 27 Watch 8:42 Army base renamed after Black veterans as military plans to stop honoring Confederates For the first time, U.S. Army bases will be named after women and Black officers instead of only white men. Fort Lee, named for Robert E. Lee, became Fort Gregg-Adams for two Black officers who made significant contributions to the… By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda
Nation Aug 27 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: US intelligence reviewing security risks of Mar-a-Lago documents In our news wrap Saturday, U.S. intelligence officials said they will assess potential national security risks related to the classified materials recovered from Trump's residence, new concerns arise over shelling around Europe's largest nuclear plant in Ukraine, the death toll…
Nation Jun 10 Trump says he won't consider changing bases named for Confederate officers This comes two days after Defense Secretary Mark Esper indicated he is open to a discussion of such changes, which have been urged by prominent retired Army officers and others. By Robert Burns, Associated Press
Nation Apr 30 Virginia judge says Charlottesville's Confederate statues are protected Judge Richard Moore's ruling came in a lawsuit filed against Charlottesville City Council members who voted in 2017 to remove a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee. By Associated Press
Aug 25 7 arrested in protest over torn-down Confederate statue By Associated Press Officials say seven people have been arrested at a rally calling for a century-old Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina to be returned after it was yanked down five days ago. Continue reading
Aug 19 Duke University takes down Robert E. Lee statue after defacement By Rebecca Oh The removal of the statue took place early Saturday morning, after the university discovered that the statue had been vandalized Wednesday night. Continue reading
Aug 16 How the term 'alt-left' came to be By Elizabeth Flock The phrase "alt-left" originated on a conspiracy theory-pushing website. How did it make its way into President Trump's remarks on Charlottesville?… Continue reading
Aug 16 Historians say Trump went afoul in lumping Robert E. Lee with founding fathers By Associated Press Is it really so far-fetched to put Robert E. Lee in the same category as George Washington, as President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday? Many historians say yes. Continue reading
Aug 13 Kentucky mayor says he wants to move two Confederate statues By Jenna Gray Mayor Jim Gray of Lexington, Kentucky, has announced he will take steps to move statutes of two Confederate generals located at the former Fayette County Courthouse. Continue reading