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Trump, GOP ally vow Confederate base names won't change

by Associated Press
| July 24, 2020 12:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and a top Senate Republican are pushing Congress to preserve the names of military bases that honor Confederate generals, even though the House and Senate have overwhelmingly approved bills that rename them.

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