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Mississippi came closer to changing its state flag Saturday when more than two-thirds of the state Legislature voted to suspend rules to allow a vote on removing the Confederate battle emblem from its design. For the first time Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, said he would sign a bill to change the flag. He previously …

The newly passed resolution suspends the rules so that lawmakers can consider a bill that would change or remove the flag. First, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed the measure in a vote of 85-34 amid loud cheers in the chamber, followed by the Senate in a vote of 36-14. The passage of the measure …

Ahead of the historic vote, Speaker Pro Tem Jason White (R) argued forcefully against keeping the old flag, saying that it had come to be viewed as a symbol of hate. “By changing our flag, we don’t abandon our founding principles,” he said. “We embrace them more fully by doing what is right. We’re not …

WASHINGTON — Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he’s “OK” with renaming military bases such as Fort Bragg that are named after Confederate Army officers, declining to side with President Donald Trump and other Republicans opposed to the move. The Kentucky senator said he’ll live with whatever lawmakers decide as they debate an annual …

The City of Mobile removed its Confederate statue of Admiral Raphael Semmes without warning early Friday morning, coming after less than a week of protest around the death of George Floyd. A city spokesperson has since confirmed the city was responsible for the statue being moved. It’s not yet clear why the statue was taken …

Protesters on Sunday evening began trying to tear down a Confederate monument in a downtown Birmingham park. Later, the protest turned violent as demonstrators turned and attacked several members of the media, including from Al.com. At least one TV reporter was struck in the head with a bottle. The monument withstood attempts to bring it …

Former Vice President Joe Biden once praised a group that liberals have described as a “neo-Confederate” organization as consisting of “fine people,” in a video shared Sunday by President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The video is from a 1993 Senate hearing during the Supreme Court confirmation process for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As the Daily Wire’s …

Game Of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have been shopping a giant global overall deal. They have not landed yet but the signs point to a new home for the hot duo after almost a decade at HBO, likely at one of the big streamers. “Any place that they end up at would be lucky …