The U.S. National Park Service will restore and reinstall the statue of a Confederate military officer in Washington, D.C., after protesters toppled the monument five years ago.

The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, was vandalized and taken down on Juneteenth in 2020. It is the only statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C.

Videos of the protesters' actions surfaced online. The National Park Service said in an Aug. 4 statement the move supports two of President Donald Trump's executive orders which direct ...