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WH threatens defense bill veto over Confederate base names

by Associated Press
| July 22, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is threatening to veto a massive defense policy bill over a provision that would rename military bases such as Fort Bragg that are named after Confederate officers.

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