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Saturday, July 04, 2026

Vladimir Putin could use an attack on Nato as a bargaining chip for the war in Ukraine, sources told Polish media read more


Vice President JD Vance's appearance at a celebration marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. military drew widespread online attention after a joke aimed at former President Joe Biden failed ... read more


President Donald Trump topped a poll asking Americans to name the worst person in their history ... read more


As Trump spoke for America's 250th anniversary at Mount Rushmore, which features the faces of four presidents carved into a mountain, the iconic monument is badly in need of repairs. But a house report say an usual amount park fees are being used for Trump's "beautification" projects in Washington D.C. "Credible sources with direct knowledge of these matters have now reported to Congress that much, if not all, fee revenue from online America the Beautiful Passes is being used to fund the President's "beautification" projects in Washington," says a June 23 letter from California Sen. Adam Schiff and colleagues to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. "This means that this revenue is not being directed to national parks across the country." read more


New York's mayor, Zohran Mamdani, exalted the city's legacy of immigrants on Friday in a historically laden, ideological counterpoint to a US semiquincentennial address that was expected later in the day from Donald Trump ... read more


Heather Cox Richardson: For all the fact that the congressmen got around the sticky little problem of Black and Indigenous enslavement by defining "men" as "white men," and for all that it never crossed their minds that women might also have rights, the Declaration of Independence was an astonishingly radical document. read more


Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rejects any assertion of jurisdiction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague over American citizens. read more


Friday, July 03, 2026

An electric Tesla Semi truck crashed into two vehicles in Dayton, Nev., over the weekend, killing two people and raising questions about the truck's safety features. read more


Jack Smith, the former special counsel who brought two federal indictments against Donald Trump, said he believes the rule of law is under an unprecedented attack during his first televised interview since resigning from the Justice Department less than two weeks before Trump returned to office in 2025. read more


With awesome titles like "Arts", "Jewelry", and "Library". read more


The Great American State Fair has hit another snag, this time with the "Temu" replica of President Donald Trump's proposed victory arch, which appears to be coming apart at the seams. read more


Florida International University is threatening to withhold students' diplomas unless they record a two-minute video apologizing for a silent protest they staged against brutal ICE actions on their campus. read more


CNN host Laura Coates aired a supercut of clips spanning a decade as she contrasted President Donald Trump's past rhetoric, trashing politicians for "getting rich" while in office, as she lambasted his recently revealed "billion-dollar windfall." read more


New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as death rates have continued to fall since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. read more


The $TRUMP meme coin that's added another $635 million to the bank account of President Donald Trump has plummeted 98% in value, CNN reported Thursday. read more


The Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., was temporarily closed due to heat, as high temperatures across the U.S. disrupted events marking the nation's 250th anniversary. read more


 

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