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At War“My Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations,” President Trump tweeted Wednesday.Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Monday that they are “open to a bipartisan discussion” of renaming Army bases like North Carolina’s Fort Bragg that are named after Confederate officers.Credit...Chris Seward/Associated PressJune…

A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was defaced by graffiti and marked for removal, but a judge's injunction spared the bronze monument to a man who fought to maintain the institution of American slavery.Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribeReuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking news video from around the globe. Our reputation for accuracy…

A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was defaced by graffiti and marked for removal, but a judge's injunction spared the bronze monument to a man who fought to maintain the institution of American slavery.Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribeReuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking news video from around the globe. Our reputation for accuracy…

As nationwide protests continue following the death of George Floyd in police custody, the debate over removing Confederate statues has reignited — and the city that was once the capital of the Confederacy is taking the lead.The Richmond, Virginia, City Council on Friday decided unanimously to remove four Confederate statues on Monument Avenue. The decision…

Protesters have targeted Confederate monuments in multiple states during the demonstrations against the death of George Floyd.Monuments in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi were defaced with spray paint as protests heated up Saturday into Sunday across the country.At least two of the five statues along Richmond, Va.’s Monument Avenue, representing Confederate generals…