The Irish Times (@irishtimes.com)

‘Revel and reflect’: The Fourth of July in Washington was a preposterous delight of a day As fighter jets and thunderstorms enlivened the sky over the US capital, the great American cities fairly dazzled, and citizens seemed to be having a fine old time https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/05/revel-and-reflect-the-fourth-of-july-in-washington-was-a-preposterous-delight-of-a-day/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=HP-SubDesc