The National Park Service is actively working to remove graffiti found spray-painted in red on a pillar of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall early Tuesday morning.

The Lincoln Memorial was vandalized with red spray paint early Tuesday morning, and preservation crews are working to restore the historic monument, officials said.

The Lincoln Memorial was vandalized with red spray paint early Tuesday, authorities said. At about 4:30 a.m., graffiti was found on a column at the memorial, the National Park Service said in a ...