
The Guardian - 1 hour 33 min ago
Would we get a 21st-century Gettysburg address? Or YMCA, gripes about his legal woes and boasting about Iran? The astronomer Carl Sagan once described the earth as a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. "Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot," he wrote. Donald Trump took the stage on Saturday night imagining himself the master of the universe, not the temporary...

NPR - 1 hour 42 min ago
A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The Independent - 2 hours 12 min ago
Jet2 will unveil its full-year financial results on Wednesday after a period of disruption for the travel industry.

BBC - 4 hours 14 min ago
The Zion Church founder's release comes after a direct plea to Xi Jinping from Donald Trump.

The Guardian - 5 hours 12 min ago
In a political wasteland dominated by billionaires, war criminals and mega-corporations, the head of the Catholic church is a rare figure of moral leadership What do Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu have in common? Answer: a chronic inability to tell right from wrong. The three leaders currently causing the most harm in the world share a predilection for violence, a chilling lack of compassion, and extraordinary self-regard mixed with paranoia. Yet the characteristic linking them...

BBC - 5 hours 34 min ago
US President Donald Trump's speech included some of his political agenda but also honoured war veterans and American history.

Fox News - 9 hours 41 min ago
President Donald Trump is set to deliver a historic speech on the National Mall featuring stories of American heroes before a massive fireworks display.

NBC News - 9 hours 57 min ago
WASHINGTON It was supposed to be the largest Fourth of July celebration in recent history, featuring a record-breaking fireworks display and remarks by President Donald Trump.

The Guardian - 10 hours 34 min ago
Extreme heatwave across US east coast already had upended some of the weekend's long-planned celebrations Donald Trump's plans to celebrate the US's 250th birthday with "the greatest show of all" in the heart of Washington DC were disrupted on a Saturday evening by fears of a thunderstorm. Thousands of spectators who had filed onto the National Mall for a show featuring a speech by the US president and an extensive fireworks display were instructed to evacuate the site. Continue...

Rolling Stone - 11 hours 47 min ago
From New York Times White House correspondents Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, Regime Change chronicles the first year of Trump's second term in office...

The Hill - 12 hours 12 min ago
President Trump is expected to hold a "long" speech on the National Mall Saturday evening as the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, even as record heat threatens to upend the festivities. Military flyovers, events at the Great American State Fair and a massive fireworks show are also scheduled throughout the day. First lady Melania Trump...

The Guardian - 12 hours 31 min ago
Lawyers file request days after US supreme court declined to hear an appeal, with payout topping $5.8m with interest Lawyers for Donald Trump have requested more time to pay a $5m civil judgment to magazine columnist E Jean Carroll from 2023, days after the US supreme court declined to hear an appeal. In a new filing , the president's attorney said that since his former lead counsel, Justin Smith, took up a position as a federal judge last month (a post he was nominated to by Trump), his new...

NY Post - 12 hours 32 min ago
Newsom spent much of his eight minutes entirely focused on President Donald Trump.

NY Post - 13 hours 41 min ago
California's June primary vote count dragged on for weeks, sparking outrage and criticism from President Donald Trump over the state's slow process.

The Hill - 13 hours 58 min ago
President Donald Trump pardoned 11 people on Friday, including nine people who were convicted of violating a federal air pollution law, a White House official confirmed. It's the latest acts of clemency granted by Trump in his second term, following a slate of pardons granted specifically to allies and high-profile figures Trump deemed were unfairly...

UPI - 15 hours 16 min ago
President Donald Trump pardoned 11 people, including nine Clean Air Act violators, claiming they were just "fixing their car" with defeat devices.

The Hill - 15 hours 46 min ago
A star-studded cast released a reading of Timothy Snyder's popular anti-propagandist book "On Tyranny" as counterprogramming to the White House-led celebrations for America's 250th on Saturday. The video, which was narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker, featured celebrities like Mark Ruffalo, Joan Baez, Kimberl Crenshaw, Margaret Atwood, Leslie Odom Jr., Ted Danson and others. The stars...

NY Post - 16 hours 36 min ago
I know you have a lot on your paper plates this holiday weekend. There's the Taylor Swift wedding and the Fourth of July celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary a celebration of freedom that Democrats have dismissed as a celebration of Donald Trump in place of George Washington, a late scratch.

NY Post - 17 hours 3 min ago
President Donald Trump made a jaw dropping jibe when he was allegedly briefed on alien "hybrids" living among humans.

Deadline Hollywood - 17 hours 14 min ago
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains information and punchlines from Episode 2 of HBO Max’s Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America. The second episode of HBO Max’s Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America has quite a few surprise guests, including Jerry Seinfeld, Jimmy Kimmel, […]...

The Independent - 18 hours 29 min ago
Confusion between congressional organizing committee and Donald Trump-backed Freedom 250 led some philanthropists to pay their contributions to the wrong cause, House Democrats allege...

The Hill - 18 hours 41 min ago
The Trump administration on Saturday launched its newborn investment program, called "Trump Accounts," opening the federal savings accounts for millions of children in line with America's 250th anniversary. Trump Accounts are available to anyone with a Social Security number under the age of 18. Qualifying children born between Jan 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028,...

Hello Magazine - 18 hours 56 min ago
The King marked the 250th anniversary of America's independence from Britain on 4 July hailing the US-UK relationship as "one of extraordinary evolution"...

Yard Barker - 19 hours 12 min ago
Justin Gaethje looks to be reaping the rewards of his win at UFC Freedom 250. On July 3, President Donald Trump hosted Gaethje at the White House just several weeks after he walked out of the Oval Office to compete inside the Octagon.