Washington DC’s Fourth of July parade canceled due to soaring temperature

National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning as high temperatures have paralyzed the east coast Organizers of Saturday’s Independence Day parade in Washington DC abruptly canceled the event late on the eve of the event, with sweltering temperatures in the nation’s capital and on the east coast wreaking havoc on celebrations of America’s semiquincentennial. … Read more

NC governor faces criticism for skipping Trump-backed America 250 event

Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., is blasting North Carolina’s state government’s decision to boycott the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., accusing the state’s Democratic governor of injecting politics into America’s 250th birthday celebration. Edwards said Gov. Josh Stein, D-N.C., chose partisanship over patriotism by declining to sponsor a booth representing the Tar Heel State, … Read more

‘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 It’s America’s birthday. Ear-splitting pyrotechnics will be heard across the land tonight, as they were a few weeks ago, after the cage fight at the White House. … Read more

Top Trump official touts how DC makeover is proof America is rejecting ‘decline by choice’

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is defending President Donald Trump’s many initiatives to address infrastructure in Washington, D.C., calling it a visible reminder that the country needs to actively press back against decline. “Nations don’t crumble by fate — they decline by choice,” Burgum told Fox News Digital. “From rehabilitating and installing historic memorials, statues, and … Read more

Vice President JD Vance to Go Aboard USS Kearsarge

The USS Kearsarge, which has a storied military history in wartime and also for humanitarian efforts, is now in New York’s harbor in honor of the 250th anniversary of the country’s founding and Vice President JD Vance is expected to make remarks about the holiday. NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell reports for TODAY.