The DSA Challenger Who Could Actually Cost Democrats A Seat Socialist Oliver Larkin is challenging Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) in a Republican-leaning district. ...

‘All men are created equal’: America has lost its values. It’s time to go back to the founding text | Ted Widmer As the US celebrates 250 years, the Declaration of Independence has been curiously absent. Yet its language on the consent of the governed is more relevant than ever ...

Week in Politics: U.S. turns 250 under record heat; worries over the future ...

Pope praises US history of welcoming migrants in rebuke to Trump Pope Leo urges Americans to live up to ideals of Declaration of Independence in first key address to US ...

America’s 250th birthday celebrations are a mess. Here’s how we should mark the day | Dave Schilling Instead of a UFC event and poorly attended state fair, how about ditching the electoral college and a new season of Game of Thrones? ...

America is destroying itself. It’s no surprise | Stephen Marche Scholars will somedy wonder how the richest country in history chose to throw it all away. But the crisis has been there since the beginning ...

Trump launches America’s 250th birthday weekend with attack on communism – video Donald Trump kicked off America’s 250th birthday weekend with an attack on the 'communist menace' in America ...

'Cautiously optimistic': Swing voters describe their view of America at 250 As America turns 250, voters from our Swing Shift project talk about the state of the country. Their views ranged from "uncertain" and "concerned" to "excited" and "cautiously optimistic." ...

Trump launches America’s 250th birthday celebrations with partisan attack ...

Trump says he will send the communists into exile

"I am not so alarmed at the excessive liberty in that country... As at the very inadequate securities which exists against tyranny." Alexis Henry de Tocqueville, "Democracy in America", 1848... Even de Toqueville forsaw America's future problems with imperial Presidents like Donald Trump...

Trump pardons former Abramoff partner, 9 people convicted of violating vehicle emissions controls President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned 11 people, including a former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and nine people identified by the White House as having helped people bypa..

One day until the final failure. Get the “facts” on MAGA 4th! Give a SHARE and spread the fun. mdavis19881.substack.com/p/fam-exclus...

Nobody wants to come to Trump's Grest American State Fair... Wonder why?...

It’s the world’s dumbest cult.

would love to see a hostile audit of Freedom 250. hell, would love to see hostile audits of everything even tangentially related to trump. this will produce endless material. you could conceivably bring the administration to an effective halt!

‘A total disappointment’: Great American State Fair amounts to thin crowds and unbearable heat Fewer than expected revelers turned up to Trump’s ‘unbelievable’ event before the weekend – and then the high temperatures swept in ...

Court says the US can install historical panels at the site of Washington's Philadelphia home An appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration can reinstall its interpretive panels at the site of President George Washington's home in Philadelphia. The signs would be ... ..

Happy July 4th to everyone... Keep fighting for a free and independent United States Here is a a very, very, very brief history of the American Revolution from the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776 to the American victory at Yorktown in 1781 youtube.com/shorts/tZ3MI...

Americans disgusted at Trump earning $1bn from crypto as president: ‘Obviously a grift’ Hundreds of Guardian readers expressed concerns over greed in the White House and a billionaire president unconcerned with high gas and grocery prices ...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Marks America's 250th, Makes Pointed Contrast To Trump The speech did not directly name President Donald Trump but was a clear rebuke to the president’s immigration crackdown and politics of exclusion. ...

Zohran Mamdani rebukes Trumpism with pro-immigrant speech for US’s 250th birthday New York mayor’s speech cut ideological counterpoint to policies of president, who will deliver his own remarks later today ...

Trump Family Rakes In Billions From Crypto, Real Estate, and Legal Settlements While the bulk of the profits in 2025 came from cryptocurrency, Trump also saw millions from licensing deals overseas. ...

Belgian diamond group that won tariff relief gifted Trump a lavishly encrusted ring All told, 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 13 emeralds and six rubies encrust the watch-sized gold ring presented this week to Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, to give to President Donald Trump.... ...

Martin Rowson on Donald Trump and 250 years of US independence – cartoon As the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary on 4 July, the country faces a turbulent moment under the Trump administration ...

Louisiana's top court halts the criminal case against the state attorney general The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday halted the criminal case against state Attorney General Liz Murrill a day after she was indicted on accusations that she threatened the jobs of officials in New O... ...

Louisiana court halts criminal indictment against state attorney general Republican Liz Murrill was indicted for the alleged intimidation of New Orleans elected officials ...

Louisiana court halts criminal indictment against state attorney general Republican Liz Murrill was indicted for the alleged intimidation of New Orleans elected officials ...

‘The wheels are coming off’: readers reflect on the 250th anniversary of the American experiment Against a backdrop of sweeping rollbacks of civil rights and deteriorating relations with allies, many are feeling cynical ...

Democrats will have ‘field day’ with Trump inquiries if they win House, legal experts say Investigations into president and corruption charges will get heavy scrutiny if Democrats win majority in midterms ...

Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up. Trump heads to Mount Rushmore Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence from Great Britain kick into higher gear across the United States on Friday as celebrations are balanced with efforts to stay s... ...

Trump hijacks the US at 250 celebrations | Politics Weekly America ...

Trump to visit Mount Rushmore to mark U.S. 250th celebrations By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday travels to Mount Rushmore, the granite mountain in South Dakota where the heads of four American presidents are carved, ...

I’m in no mood to ‘celebrate’ America. Our country is broken and needs repair | Jamil Smith America at 250 is not a finished monument, but a structure still under repair ...

Ex-Olympian charged over alleged reflecting pool damage The Trump administration has indicted a former Olympian over damage to the National Mall's reflecting pool. A lawyer for David Hearn says he's innocent. ...

“He Didn’t Need to Die.” How an Immigration Detention Center Repeatedly Failed to Address a Mental Health Crisis. Geraldo Lunas Campos repeatedly raised concerns about his mental health before he died at Camp East Montana. Records paint a portrait of how the Texas facility’s staff failed to adequate

Hakeem Jeffries on Democratic Party's midterm future On the eve of America's 250th birthday, NPR's Michel Martin asks House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York about the Democratic Party's midterm future. ...

Could infighting derail Democrats' hopes to win back House? Democrats are hoping they can win back the House majority this fall, but fighting within the party could complicate their plans. ...

Friday briefing: The US at 250: who gets to tell the story? In today’s newsletter: As official celebrations spotlight a narrow cast of ​white heroes, communities across the US are reclaiming the histories that Freedom 250 leaves out ...

Trump got the Senate candidates he wanted. How much will he spend to help them? President Donald Trump reshaped this year’s U.S. Senate map by sidelining some Republican incumbents and promoting loyalists to replace them. With four months to go until November’s elections, it's s... ...

Trump hijacks America at 250 celebrations – podcast As the anniversary approaches, Jonathan Freedland talks to the Atlantic’s Yoni Appelbaum about why so many Americans are feeling less patriotic these days ...

Democratic governors press US Postal Service to drop plan tied to Trump's election order A group of Democratic governors asked the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday to withdraw its proposed rule seeking to implement an executive order from President Donald Trump to create a federal list of ... ...

Not Every Fourth Of July Celebration Is The Same This Year… Here's How To Tell Which Is Trump-Branded… www.huffpost.com/entry/americ...

Trump administration can remove history and climate info from US parks, court says In latest legal twist, appeals panel rules US does not have to reinstate signage on climate, immigration and slavery ...

Trump posts AI video of him as doctor treating critics’ ‘derangement syndrome’ President, in latest AI-generated social media post, targets prominent celebrities who have spoken out against him ...

McConnell still hospitalized after EMS responded to his home last month A spokesperson said the Kentucky Republican "continues to improve." ...

Tucker Carlson floats idea of new political party in the US in interview Former Fox News host further said he doesn’t ‘want to be a candidate’ for president and aired frustration with Trump ...

Why The Nation’s Largest Native American Advocacy Group Walked Away From America’s 250th Celebration ...

House Democrats accuse Trump of 'hijacking' America's 250th birthday for his own gain A 55-page report from House Democrats accuses Freedom 250 of America's birthday celebrations for profit, using questionable fundraising methods. Watchdog groups had already sounded alarms. ...

Ahead of America’s 250th, Most Say Nation Has Lost Its Way Political observers attribute the decline in American pride and rising pessimism to the Trump administration’s actions. ...