Jackson Statue Near White House Still Standing After Protesters Try To Topple It

Police fired chemical agents to clear Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., on Monday night after protesters attempted — and failed — to pull down a huge statue of Andrew Jackson located there.

The famous statue of the seventh president on a rearing horse sits opposite the North Portico of the White House. The park has been the scene of anti-racist protests since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month.

Protesters removed a chain-link fence that had recently been placed around the statue and climbed its base to...