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This resolution is another case of “rights” being granted to non-human entities without its framers understanding the consequences.
Mount Rushmore, Mount Vernon and national parks take center stage as America marks its 250th anniversary with renewed conservation efforts.
An institution under attack from the Trump administration provided relief from the weather on July 4 — and a chance to ponder what it means to be American.
A centerpiece address for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration devoted time to American history, but had all the hallmarks of a Trump rally.
Ford's free Union Station exhibit features 10 historic vehicles from the Ford Heritage Vault, including a Model T and a 1934 pickup on loan from Jay Leno.
If you can chip in, it makes a big difference.
To understand the intent of the US Declaration of Independence, recall that its primary author was a deist rather than a Christian.
Total disclosure, as Spielberg imagines it, is a beautiful thing to watch. It is also a fantasy.
Apart from the Declaration and Constitution, there is perhaps no more essentially American document than Thomas Paine’s revolutionary pamphlet ‘Common Sense.’
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
It's been said that to be born in America is to win the lottery of life - and I couldn't agree more.
Partisanship around the country’s big anniversary has put Democrats in a bind: They want to criticize the president without appearing unpatriotic.
Zohran Mamdani's allies want to abolish the police, prisons, borders, and capitalism. None of them have said what comes next.
President Donald Trump is set to deliver a historic speech on the National Mall featuring stories of American heroes before a massive fireworks display.
Fund manager Derek Francis tells Claire Lehmann that Treasury's modelling of Australia's new capital gains tax contains a basic error — one that could push tax rates on shares as high as 70 percent.
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democr…
The Society of Saint Pius X ordained four bishops without a papal mandate. The Vatican responded with excommunication.
Critics say the administration is weakening public safety. Proponents say regulations would be where they were before President Joseph R. Biden took office.
Authorities ruled out DUI in the Paul Pelosi hit-and-run, but the sheriff's office is submitting a driver re-evaluation referral to the California DMV.
Reports suggest the federal probe into Gavin Newsom's orbit began during the Biden administration, complicating his claims of a Trump-directed attack.
Gavin Newsom and Wes Moore, potential 2028 contenders, cast President Trump’s record as a betrayal of American ideals, while the president disparaged their party as extreme.
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As she prepares the ground for a possible 2028 presidential bid, Kamala Harris has reportedly been building alliances with the ascendant socialists taking over the Democratic Party. It comes across as a cynical attempt to rewrite her political rep…
They may be waging a losing fight against the DSA’s ascension, but theirs is a venerable mission nevertheless.
Needless to say, it is a mistake.
Trump pardoned people convicted of Clean Air Act violations who he said were "persecuted by the Biden Administration" and punished for "fixing their car."
The cause of the crash was still under investigation, but the military said it was not the result of hostile fire. A total of 14 U.S. service members have been killed in the war against Iran.
Chuck Edwards accused Gov. Josh Stein of choosing partisanship over patriotism by boycotting the Great American State Fair on the National Mall.
The Mount Marathon Race plays a big role in the Independence Day festivities of Seward, Alaska.
The greatest country on earth deserves to be celebrated.
The career arc of Canadian Paediatric Society president Natasha Johnson helps explain why her country has become such an outlier in the treatment of trans-identified children.
Jefferson emerges as a man who doubted democracy's permanence yet placed his faith in future generations. Onuf and Cogliano rescue him from caricature—even if one dimension of his thought remains in shadow.
The US vice president’s new memoir leaves an unflattering impression of its author.
The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marria…
Mike Gonzalez, who fled communist Cuba, warns a vicious cycle of socialist candidates winning could put communists in double digits in Congress.
The Declaration of Independence, signed and issued to the public 250 years ago this month, was the banner under which the American Revolution was fought.
The Declaration of Independence at 250.
Thousands of people stood in security lines for hours in severe heat to reach the National Mall, only to be ordered to leave as events were set to start. Some refused.
President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts.
Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
NGO Monitor founder Gerald Steinberg on how Amnesty, Human Rights Watch, and the UN's "civil society" experiment were hijacked — and why journalists still buy it.
On paper, the US constitution is a thing of beauty. But the would-be emperor in Washington has revealed its great weakness, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Supreme Court's recent rulings and the
The ideas animating the Declaration and Wealth of Nations have profoundly shaped America and the modern world.
President Trump has tried to scale back anti-discrimination regulations that date back decades. Federal agencies have heeded his call.
Trump delivered a 37-minute America 250 speech after a lightning delay, honoring Gold Star families and vowing to defeat communism forever.
The boldness of American zeal is something to be championed at home and missed abroad, no matter what Europeans say about it.
Pete Hoekstra had made false claims that Canada hadn’t fully paid for the $4.5 billion Gordie Howe Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte says the Pine Tree Riot in New Hampshire predated the Boston Tea Party and may have inspired the famous colonial protest.
You can read as many history books as you’d like, but there’s nothing quite like stepping into the past and experiencing it for yourself.
The Declaration was meant to give comfort to the Patriots, sway the undecided, and maybe even convince some Loyalists to switch sides.
Thirty years as a high-functioning neurodivergent project manager.
Pope Leo XIV accepted the 2026 Liberty Medal virtually from the Vatican before departing for Lampedusa to urge Europe to accept more migrants.
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Sam Altman reportedly met with Trump and Bernie Sanders about offering 5% of OpenAI to the public, but only if Anthropic and Meta do the same.
Has the nature of war changed? Can small nations now defeat large nations? Can high tech win over low tech? US-Iran and Russia-Ukraine offer lessons.
Two-hundred fifty years after the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson continues to embody America
People flock to the coastal town of Cambria, which has become known for its fireworks ban, to give their dogs some respite on the Fourth of July.
Serving for 30 years, he eventually wrote virtually all tax laws considered by the House and was a major influence on budget bills as Ways and Means chairman.
Students with a right-of-center inclination aren’t interested in learning from climate alarmists or school-choice opponents.
The Supreme Court’s ruling means that changing the law will take longer and be more wrenching than it would otherwise have to.
The technocratic class has not yet abandoned its dream of establishing international rule by experts.
The Education Freedom Tax Credit launching in 2027 could reshape school choice by empowering charitable giving to fund scholarship organizations.
The 9/11 Memorial Museum marks America's 250th anniversary alongside the 25th anniversary of the attacks, highlighting recovery and resilience.