America’s greatest idea is still under threat

The declaration was a radical and astonishing document that still serves as America’s soul. But the beating heart of the ...

How Trump Put Himself in the Middle of America’s 250th

The president placed his image and initiatives front and center, blurring the line, critics said, between loyalty to nation ...

Trump touts America’s ‘golden age’ and his political agenda in a July Fourth speech roiled by severe weather

After people were temporarily evacuated for storms, the president gave remarks recalling America’s history and opining on ...

What Trump’s July 4 Speech Revealed

Donald Trump’s favorite movie is Sunset Boulevard. That movie tells the story of an aging silent-film star, Norma Desmond, ...

Donald Trump, In America 250 Speech, Salutes Veterans And Astronauts — And Attacks Communism

“There is no place we cannot go, there is no goal we cannot reach and there is nothing Americans cannot do,” Trump said, ...

Evacuation ordered at National Mall as storms gather ahead of Trump's July 4 speech

An evacuation has been ordered at the National Mall as storms gather around Washington just hours before President Donald ...

Trump touts America as ‘nation of winners,’ slams communism in July Fourth speech

Follow live updates on July Fourth festivities for America’s 250th anniversary celebration, including a speech by Trump, ...
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In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism

President Trump ushered in America's 250th anniversary with a darkly political speech that swerved from the typically ...
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‘All men are created equal’: America has lost its values. It’s time to go back to the founding text

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 ...