Robert E. Lee

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at the Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. The Senate voted Friday to override President Trump's veto on the annual defense bill. Susan Walsh/AP

Congress Overturns President's Veto On Defense Bill After Political Detour

The Senate voted Friday to overturn President Trump's veto of the mammoth annual defense bill in an unprecedented act that assures the decades-long continuity for that legislation. It follows a House vote earlier this week.

A large group of protesters gathered around the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, on Tuesday in Richmond, Va. The crowd protesting police brutality chanted, "Tear it down."

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Large Robert E. Lee Statue In Richmond, Virginia Will Be Removed

Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the monument honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will removed "as soon as possible."

City workers drape a tarp over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Va. on Aug. 23, 2017. Steve Helber/AP

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Judge Blocks Removal Of Confederate Statue That Sparked Charlottesville Protest

An effort to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee sparked the white nationalist rally in 2017 that resulted in the deaths of counter-demonstrator Heather Heyer and two state police officers.