When the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, the Founders launched a radical experiment: a republic built on equality, natural rights, and the consent of the governed. No nation had ever sustained such a system. Two hundred fifty years later, America has succeeded beyond the Founders’ imagination. Its birthday deserves celebration, but […]
Democratic lawmakers affirm pride in American democracy and freedoms while voicing concerns about the administration ahead of the 250th Independence Day.
President Trump declared communism the greatest threat facing the USA and vowed the country would never become a communist nation in his Mount Rushmore speech.
President Trump on Friday issued a “fierce rebuke” of communism as part of his Independence Day kickoff speech, injecting partisan rancor into remarks commemorating America’s 250th birthday with Mount Rushmore as the backdrop. Speaking in Keystone, South Dakota, Trump declared that “such doctrines can be given no quarter,” issuing a thinly-veiled dark threat against less...
An Alaskan election official determined Monday that a candidate with the same name as incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) is ineligible to appear on the ballot. “On review of the complaints and other information in the Division’s possession, I conclude that your declaration of candidacy was not properly filed with the Division because it was...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he doesn’t yet have enough information to make a judgment about the peace deal between the United States and Iran announced by President Trump on Sunday, and he urged the administration to send senior officials to Capitol Hill to brief lawmakers on the details. “I don’t know enough...
Millions of dollars' worth of contraceptives meant to be distributed to low-income nations in Africa have expired, but the Trump administration is paying tens of thousands of dollars a month to keep them in storage in Belgium, according to a report from the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) inspector general. About $9.7 million worth of taxpayer-funded contraceptives purchased by USAID and...
President Trump’s World Cup czar, Andrew Giuliani, on Sunday claimed that a Somali referee —who was denied entry into the U.S. for the FIFA World Cup — "was talking to some very bad people." "There's some classified information we can't discuss now," Guiliani told CBS News in an interview. "At some point, that may be released." Giuliani told...
U.S. men’s soccer striker Folarin Balogun scored two goals in the Americans’ victorious opener of the FIFA World Cup on Friday, a performance that would not have occurred had his mother not traveled to the U.S. just before he was born. The performance has also put President Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship back in...
Democratic strategist James Carville on Sunday predicted that President Trump is "going to walk away" from the presidency and leave office by next Easter. Carville said during a discussion with his "Politics War Room" podcast co-host Al Hunt that Trump "has no earthly idea of what's coming" following the midterm elections in the fall. "The...
The White House last year weighed suspending habeas corpus rights, which allow for a challenge of someone’s detention, for undocumented immigrants, according to a new book from two New York Times reporters. According to a report from the Times published Monday featuring details from “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump” by reporters...
Fox Corp. announced Monday it is buying streaming company Roku for $22 billion. In a release, Fox said it will pay $96 in cash and 0.9693 shares of its Class A common stock for each Roku Class A and Class B share outstanding. The deal values each Roku share at $160. The deal gives Fox...
President Trump on Monday arrived at a summit with other Group of Seven (G7) leaders in the French Alps after announcing the U.S.'s deal to end the Iran war. The summit will bring Trump face-to-face with some European allies who have been openly critical of the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran, specifically British Prime Minister Keir...
If we fail to take this clear and concrete action to restore trust in maritime safety and security, soon there will be no one willing to pull us from the sea.
Former President Obama predicted any U.S. deal with Iran would be similar to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal his administration struck with Iran. “It is doubtful that any agreement that arises is going to be significantly different, or in a significant improvement from the deal that we had in the...
Senior technical staff from Anthropic are in Washington to meet with White House officials after the company pulled its latest AI models Friday in response to an order from the Trump administration. A source close to Anthropic confirmed to The Hill that top staff are in D.C. and have been meeting virtually with officials daily...
