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Afffidavit supporting the FBI search of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen after being release...

Nation Aug 27

News Wrap: US intelligence reviewing security risks of Mar-a-Lago documents

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

Nation Aug 25

7 arrested in protest over torn-down Confederate statue

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.

By Associated Press

Nation Aug 19

Damage done to the face of a statue of Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee is seen, at Duke University's Duke Chapel in Durham
Duke University takes down Robert E. Lee statue after defacement

The removal of the statue took place early Saturday morning, after the university discovered that the statue had been vandalized Wednesday night.

By Rebecca Oh

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?…

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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.

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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.

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Aug 20

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