Minneapolis Protest and Lawmaker React to TPS Ruling

 

Minneapolis protesters held a bannering on July 2 to condemn the U.S. Supreme Court's June 25 ruling that allowed the administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian nationals; demonstrators spelled out support for TPS and chanted during rush hour on a busy bridge as cars honked in...

South Dakota: Trump denounces 'communist menace' at Mount Rushmore

 

In a July 4, 2026 speech at Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota, President Donald Trump opened the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations with a strongly worded warning about what he called a renewed “communist menace” inside the country. Speaking for about 30 minutes beneath the monument’s presidential carvings, Trump...

Trump Praises Founding Fathers at Mount Rushmore Address

 

South Dakota, On Friday, July 4, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump delivered an address at Mount Rushmore, paying tribute to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, and framing their leadership as a standard for America’s future on the eve of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Friday’s speech drew applause...

Washington lifts shutdown on Anthropic Claude models

 

The Trump administration has lifted federal restrictions on Anthropic’s flagship Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models, restoring global access on July 1, 2026, after a 19-day shutdown over national security concerns. The crisis began on June 12, 2026, when Amazon engineers alerted the U.S. Department of Commerce...

Canadian and U.S. Air Forces Join Ottawa Flypast

 

Ottawa — The Royal Canadian Air Force and the U.S. Air Force flew a joint ceremonial flypast over Ottawa on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at about 6:30 p.m. ET to coincide with Fourth of July observances marking the United States' 250th anniversary. Two Canadian CF-18 Hornets and two U.S. F-35...

Washington Republicans leave capital as agenda stalls

 

Republican lawmakers left Washington, D.C., for the Fourth of July recess amid a significant legislative impasse that has frozen major elements of their policy agenda. Despite unified control of the presidency, House, and Senate, Republicans have been unable to agree on key national security, defense, and election-related legislation. In the...

Washington: Trump weighs potential pardon for Combs

 

Washington, United States – The White House is weighing whether President Donald Trump will grant clemency to music executive Sean "Diddy" Combs as part of a broader round of pardons and commutations expected around the July 4, 2026 holiday, according to administration sources familiar with the discussions. Trump is scheduled...

Texas park faces planned CBP border wall construction

 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published an updated online “Smart Wall Map” indicating plans to build 30‑foot‑tall border wall segments through portions of Big Bend Ranch State Park in West Texas, according to a July 2, 2026 report by The Texas Tribune. The proposed barrier would span roughly two...

Washington president attacks NATO support levels as unfair

 

In a series of late-Thursday posts on his Truth Social platform, President Donald Trump said it is “ridiculous” for the United States to maintain its current level of financial and military support for NATO, describing the alliance as “one sided” and “not reciprocal.” His comments come less than a week...

New Delhi court halts CAG audit of power discoms

 

New Delhi, India – The Supreme Court of India on Friday stayed a proposed audit of Delhi’s power distribution companies by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and ordered that status quo be maintained until July 15, when the matter will be heard next. A bench of Justices KV Viswanathan...