[https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiT2h0dHBzOi8vdGhlaGlsbC5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvNTMxMTAzLXJvYmVydC1lLWxlZS1zdGF0dWUtcmVtb3ZlZC1mcm9tLXVzLWNhcGl0b2zSAVNodHRwczovL3RoZWhpbGwuY29tL2hvbWVuZXdzLzUzMTEwMy1yb2JlcnQtZS1sZWUtc3RhdHVlLXJlbW92ZWQtZnJvbS11cy1jYXBpdG9sP2FtcA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen](https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiT2h0dHBzOi8vdGhlaGlsbC5jb20vaG9tZW5ld3MvNTMxMTAzLXJvYmVydC1lLWxlZS1zdGF0dWUtcmVtb3ZlZC1mcm9tLXVzLWNhcGl0b2zSAVNodHRwczovL3RoZWhpbGwuY29tL2hvbWVuZXdzLzUzMTEwMy1yb2JlcnQtZS1sZWUtc3RhdHVlLXJlbW92ZWQtZnJvbS11cy1jYXBpdG9sP2FtcA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen) A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was removed from the U.S. Capitol overnight.  The statue has stood with one of America's first president, George Washington, as the state of Virginia's contribution to the National Statuary Hall Collection at the Capitol for more than 100 years.   Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat, announced on Monday the state will seek to have it replaced with a statue of civil rights icon Barbara Johns.