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'They are named for traitors': Democrats launch a last-ditch effort to rename US military bases that honor Confederate leaders
A Democratic lawmaker said US troops "should not have to serve on a base named for somebody who bel…
David Choi
Trump's defense secretary reportedly has his resignation letter ready to go
He's reportedly in the midst of helping Congress prepare legislation to change the names of militar…
David Choi,Ryan Pickrell
Trump was secretly recorded boasting on speakerphone about how many retweets he got on a post defending Confederate base names
In a call to Sen. Jim Inhofe, Trump was overheard boasting of the popularity of his support for kee…
Tom Porter
The White House just accidentally made a strong case to rename the military's Confederate-themed bases
Trump has adamantly defended the Confederate-named bases, but his press secretary made points used …
David Choi
White House threatens to veto $740 billion defense bill to preserve military base names honoring Confederate leaders
Army leaders have said they're open to changing the base names. The White House says these names ha…
Ryan Pickrell
Pentagon effectively bans the Confederate battle flag from military bases in memo rejecting 'divisive symbols'
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said flags at bases must accord with "good order and discipline, treat…
Ryan Pickrell
Trump defends people who 'love' the Confederate flag and says they're 'not thinking about slavery'
Confederate leaders explicitly laid out in their constitution that the main goal of the Confederacy…
Sonam Sheth
Top general slams Confederacy as 'an act of treason' and says the country needs to take 'hard look' at bases honoring its leaders
The Confederacy "was an act of treason at the time against the Union, against the Stars and Stripes…
David Choi
Lawmakers consider spending $1 million to strip all Confederate names from US Army bases
The $1 million would pay "for the renaming of Army installations, facilities, roads, and streets na…
David Choi
Black US Army cadets say they were called the N-word and 'shunned' for reporting discrimination at West Point
"I was told that I was going to rob someone because I was Black," one West Point cadet wrote. "A st…
David Choi
Why historians believe Cinco de Mayo prevented the Confederacy's win in the Civil War
French Emperor Napoleon III had planned to trade weapons for cotton with Confederate states during …
DeArbea Walker
Email database leak reveals dozens of military members, government employees, and academic personnel are active members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans
The Sons of Confederate Veterans email database contained 71 military, 46 government, and 204 schoo…
Morgan Keith
Trump is headed for a fight with Congress over renaming military bases that honor Confederate leaders
Trump has said bases named for Confederate leaders "have become part of a great American heritage a…
Christopher Woody
Trump says he 'will not even consider' renaming US military bases that honor Confederate rebellion leaders
President Donald Trump said that renaming the bases that honor the Confederate leaders would someho…
David Choi
Marine Corps officially bans Confederate battle flag on military bases — including on bumper stickers and coffee mugs
"The Confederate battle flag has all too often been co-opted by violent extremist and racist groups…
David Choi
Gaming platform Twitch is under fire after allowing users to create charity campaigns for controversial nonprofits like Autism Speaks and United Daughters of the Confederacy
"The scale of this program may mean that people within our community may not agree with or support …
Geoff Weiss
Donald Trump is the only living US president whose ancestors didn't own slaves, report says
Even Barack Obama is the descendant of slaveholders on his mother's side. But Trump's ancestors arr…
Bryan Metzger
Trump is defending Confederate monuments as his GOP allies compare anti-racism protesters to the Confederacy
The president's allies are trying to portray anti-racism protesters and their agenda that opposes t…
John Haltiwanger
Dianne Feinstein can't be recalled and she almost certainly won't be expelled from the Senate
A concerning report raises even more questions about the California Democrat's health. Nothing is l…
Brent D. Griffiths
A statue of Robert E. Lee was removed in Charlottesville, 4 years after white nationalist rally
The Charlottesville City Council announced it voted unanimously to remove statues depicting Confede…