The National Park Service will restore Confederate general Albert Pike’s statue in Washington, DC, five years after it was toppled during anti-racism protests. The move, citing Trump-era executive orders,

A statue of a Confederate military leader that was toppled by protesters in Washington in 2020 will be restored and replaced this fall, in line with President Donald Trump’s campaign to push back on recent efforts to reframe America’s historical narrative.

Two Confederate monuments are returning to Washington. Why it matters: It's part of President Trump's push to reinstate names and symbols that were removed from public spaces after George Floyd's murder by police in 2020.