The Justice Department this week published legal guidance for the White House saying presidents can eliminate or cut national monuments created by their predecessors. Armed with a new legal directive ...

The Justice Department has told the president he can abolish monuments. Six have already come under scrutiny at the Interior Department. During his sole term in office, former President Joe Biden ...

After two hours of public comment and some emotional speeches by councilmembers, the New Orleans City Council today voted 6-1 to declare four Confederate monuments on public land to be a "nuisance," ...

Lawyers for President Donald Trump's administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites across broad landscapes, including two ...

Installation view of 'MONUMENTS,' October 23, 2025, through May 3, 2026, at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Los Angeles never had Confederate monuments. Until now. A joint exhibition hosted by The ...

Supporters of Arizona's national monuments rallied at two sites, one in Tucson and one near the Grand Canyon, to protest a plan by the Trump administration to open the land to mining. The rally-goers ...

Trump has the authority to abolish national monuments set aside by past presidents, according to a Justice Department opinion released this week. Elected officials fear the ruling could give Trump ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For the past decade, Confederate memorials have been a flashpoint in America’s ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — Lawyers for President Donald Trump's administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites across broad ...