Bipartisan push aims to block Pentagon plan to restore Confederate base names

Bipartisan push aims to block Pentagon plan to restore Confederate base names

Lawmakers from both parties are cautiously optimistic they can block Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s push to restore Confederate names to military bases. A House-passed amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would halt further renamings, and the Senate is weighing whether to extend those restrictions. While some Republicans back Hegseth’s effort as “restoring history,” others joined Democrats in blasting the move as honoring traito…