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Watchdog Sues Interior Over Freedom 250 Records

The case asks a judge to compel records that the agency signaled would not arrive until after the main 250th celebrations.

State Department Confirms Limited U.S. Passport With Trump’s Portrait Will Roll Out in July

National Park Service Reinstates Mount Rushmore Fireworks for July 3 U.S. 250th Commemoration

Philadelphia Sets 16-Day Semiquincentennial Festival With Expanded Parade and Six Nights of Fireworks

Trump Authorizes August IndyCar Race in Washington, D.C.

Trump Sets June 14, 2026 White House UFC Event on His 80th Birthday

Vance Accuses Mamdani’s Independence Day Post of Lacking Gratitude

Kamala Harris Criticized Over Somber Fourth of July Message and Cropped Photo

Zuckerberg Wakesurfs in Inflatable American Flag Suit on Fourth of July

Fourth of July Celebrations Blend Record Travel and Naturalizations With Political Divisions

Trump Signs ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ as Independence Day Protesters Chant 'No Kings'

Trump Proposes UFC Cage Fight on White House Lawn for 250th Independence Day

Fourth of July Holiday Brings Nationwide Closures and Fireworks Spectacles

Banks Close and Retailers Stay Open for Friday’s Fourth of July Holiday

Intense Immigration Raids Halt Fourth of July Festivities in Southern California

LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan to Headline Free July 4 Concert on Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Trump Establishes Task Force for America’s 250th Independence Anniversary

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