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An Arlington Cemetery memorial that depicts a 'nostalgic' version of the Confederacy will be removed imminently over GOP objections
Descendants of the statue's sculptor, a Confederate soldier, have said the monument was designed to…
Katie Balevic
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Texas secessionists are becoming more fervent than ever. But experts say it would mess up its thriving economy.
A movement in Texas aims for secession from the United States. But experts have said this would be …
Alia Shoaib
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A New York snowstorm is set to play a deciding factor in whether the GOP's narrow House majority shrinks even more
Polling has been tight, but has shown Democratic candidate Tom Suozzi with a slight lead. Inches of…
Madison Hall
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Trump bizarrely claims 'they' will change the name of the state of Pennsylvania if he loses it
Donald Trump seemed to allude to sites honoring historical figures that had been renamed. But there…
Alia Shoaib
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Nikki Haley utterly botched an answer about the cause of the Civil War at the worst possible time for her campaign
After failing to answer, "slavery," she's facing heat at the worst possible time in her campaign.
Madison Hall
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House Republicans urge Pentagon to block removal of a Confederate memorial from Arlington National Cemetery
A group of more than 40 Republican lawmakers want to stop the Pentagon from removing a controversia…
Nathan Rennolds
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Nancy Pelosi called disgraced Rep. George Santos a 'coward' for leaving the House chamber before his expulsion vote ended
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi says disgraced Rep. George Santos should of manned up and attended his …
Alia Shoaib
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A Democratic congressman convicted of tax evasion, bribery, and 8 other criminal charges was the last House member expelled before George Santos
Rep. George Santos is the first person to be expelled from Congress without a criminal conviction o…
Lloyd Lee
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These 112 House Republicans and 2 Democrats — voted against expelling George Santos despite a damning House Ethics Committee report
Even in the wake of a damning report from the House Ethics Committee, many Republicans argued that …
Bryan Metzger
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George Santos just became the 6th lawmaker ever to be expelled from the House. Here's what happens to his staffers, and when a special election may take place.
A special election to replace Santos could take place in February, and his congressional staff will…
Bryan Metzger
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Rep. Jamie Raskin copyedited Rep. George Santos' error-laden thank you letter and sent it back to him
Rep. Jamie Raskin corrected Rep. George Santos' spelling and grammar and signed off with: "P.S. It'…
Alia Shoaib
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Charlottesville is giving a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee to an African-American art museum which plans to melt it down
Charlottesville's city council voted to donate the bronze statue, taken down in July, to the Jeffer…
Sinéad Baker
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31 Democrats voted to spare George Santos. 1 of them went on Reddit to explain why.
Democrat Jeff Jackson said he helped save George Santos from being thrown out of Congress because k…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Trump can't seem to stop a lawsuit that could kick his candidacy to the curb in Colorado
A citizen watchdog group filed a lawsuit to disqualify Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in…
Hannah Getahun
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GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale says the efforts to remove Confederate statues from the Capitol are 'animated' by critical race theory 'concepts'
Rosendale, who voted against the formation of a Juneteenth federal holiday, described the removal o…
John L. Dorman
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9 US Army bases named for Confederate leaders have been recommended to get these new names
If confirmed, the suggestions would name bases after Black soldiers and women soldiers for the firs…
Julie Coleman
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Pro-Confederates celebrating 'Confederate Memorial Day' clashed with protestors at Georgia's Stone Mountain
"We have been fighting this war since 1861. We will be victorious," a Sons of Confederate Veterans …
Katie Balevic
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I went to 'the shuttlecock of the Confederacy' to hear what people there thought about critical race theory. I heard about equity instead.
School-board meetings are now academic battlegrounds, but in Winchester, Virginia, a reporter found…
Nicole Gaudiano
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US Navy needs to rename warships honoring racists or celebrating the Confederacy, service task force says
The recommendations suggest the service may need new names for a few ships honoring segregationists…
Ryan Pickrell
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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…