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Weekdays at 11:30 a.m. EST, Newsfeed Now will be streaming the top stories in the U.S. utilizing our newsrooms across the country. If you miss the live report, you’ll be able to see a replay minutes after the stream ends. (NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will “not even consider” changing […]

EDITOR’s NOTE: Black Lives Matter 757 organized a protest at the Confederate monument starting at 7:57 p.m. Wednesday. During the demonstration, protesters broke off pieces of the monument, threw paint and set it on fire. It came to an end after one of the soldier statues toppled over and injured a male at the protest. […]

The governor has had similar words about the bust since it became an issue for him after he, by state law, signed the yearly proclamation making July 13 Nathan Bedford Forrest Day.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demanding that statues of Confederate figures such as Jefferson Davis be removed from the U.S. Capitol.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will “not even consider” changing the name of any of the 10 Army bases that are named for Confederate Army officers.

NASCAR issued a statement on Wednesday announcing the Confederate flag will be banned from “all NASCAR events and properties.”

The Navy’s top admiral has directed the drafting of an order that would prohibit displays of the Confederate battle flag, a move that takes place several months after the Marine Corps ordered a similar policy and comes as the Army has said it’s open to renaming bases currently named after Confederate officers.

The NASCAR driver will make another bold move Wednesday by racing a car with a Black Lives Matter paint scheme.

The same House committee also turned back a recommendation to remove Forrest’s bust from the second floor of the capitol building.

HOUSTON (AP) — The black man whose death has inspired a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice will be buried in Houston Tuesday, carried home in a horse-drawn carriage. George Floyd, who was 46 when he was killed, will be laid to rest next to his mother. On May 25, as a white Minneapolis officer pressed […]

The US Marine Corps has ordered the removal of all public displays of the Confederate flag from Marine installations.