Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Ukraine and the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey in a phone call Saturday, while Trump also spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart.

Putin congratulated Trump on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in the call that lasted 85 minutes, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri ...Read more

President Donald Trump put himself centerstage for U.S. Independence Day celebrations on Saturday with a speech and a show that celebrated the nation’s 250th anniversary and highlighted his own political priorities.

Trump spoke after 11 p.m. at the National Mall after thunderstorms earlier in the evening prompted the area to be cleared out of...Read more

President Donald Trump was set to headline U.S. Independence Day celebrations on Saturday with a speech and a show that seek to place him at the center of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Trump has made no secret of his joy at presiding over the July 4 festivities, portraying the timing as a side benefit of winning a second term starting in ...Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Ukraine and the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey in a phone call Saturday.

Putin congratulated Trump on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in the call that lasted 85 minutes, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said in an audio message to reporters.

“The ...Read more

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that U.S. dollar-denominated bills featuring President Donald Trump’s signature were being introduced to commemorate the nation’s 250th birthday.

Bessent reposted a social-media message on Saturday by the president with an image of a $100 bill bearing Trump’s familiar signature to confirm the ...Read more

President Donald Trump will headline U.S. Independence Day celebrations on Saturday with a speech and a show that seek to place him at the center of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Trump has made no secret of his joy at presiding over the July 4 festivities, portraying the timing as a side benefit of winning a second term starting in 2025 —...Read more

As America’s 250th anniversary arrives, the U.S. Congress has gotten in the spirit with a time capsule to mark the occasion and Idaho’s four federal lawmakers have chosen items that illustrate the state’s unique history and traditions.

The Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule, established by passage of a federal law, is set to be...Read more

The Democratic nominee for a crucial swing seat in Pennsylvania is accusing the Republican incumbent of making categorically false and defamatory statements, the latest move as escalating attack ads circulate in the Bucks County district.

Attorneys representing Bob Harvie sent a cease-and-desist letter to U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a five-...Read more

President Donald Trump will headline U.S. Independence Day celebrations on Saturday with a speech and a show that seek to place him at the center of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Trump has made no secret of his joy at presiding over the July 4 festivities, portraying the timing as a side benefit of winning a second term starting in 2025 —...Read more

President Donald Trump basked in a celebration of the country’s 250th birthday at Mount Rushmore on Friday, standing before a memorial to some of the most beloved presidents as he looks to boost his own political standing ahead of midterm elections.

The optics at the event in South Dakota, part of the anniversary celebrations leading up to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pardoned six people who he said were sentenced or in prison for “fixing their car,” a day before the U.S. celebrates 250 years of independence on July 4.

Trump didn’t identify the people or specify their offenses. In a presidential memorandum issued Monday, he asked the Environmental Protection Agency...Read more

Both Taylor Swift and President Donald Trump are gearing up for major events this weekend.

In Washington, D.C., the president will be hosting what he has dubbed the “TRUMP RALLY” on the National Mall on Saturday, set to include the “LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY” made up of nearly a million fireworks. He also promised to deliver a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Small towns across America had big plans to celebrate the nation's semiquincentennial this weekend. Local historical societies scheduled town square readings of the Declaration of Independence, hired bands to play patriotic tunes, organized parades and set up themed baking contests.

But many of their most ambitious plans were ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Thom Tillis wants the White House to stop making “unforced errors” that could affect the midterms.

And in a rare move, Tillis shifted his blame for the administration’s actions from President Donald Trump’s advisers to both the president and his advisers.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune sent lawmakers home early ...Read more

President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that he was not aware of the extent of his digital asset holdings but said there was nothing illegal about his involvement, following disclosures about his family companies’ crypto windfall.

Trump reported earlier this week earning at least $1.4 billion in 2025 from crypto and memecoin-related ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander for Europe and Africa stepped down on Thursday, following through on a plan that caught military leaders by surprise and sending another signal that the Trump administration wants to scale back its defense commitment to the continent.

Army Gen. Christopher Donahue, who had been seen as one of the US ...Read more

WASHINGTON — All aboard the Trump train.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday emerged from a rail coach painted specially for America’s 250th birthday bash, with both arms spread, as the awaiting crowd in Medora, North Dakota, cheered his arrival.

Moments later, as a pack of Theodore Roosevelt-era “Rough Rider” enactors on horseback ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. led a fractured Supreme Court this year that both expanded a president's power to run the government and dealt major defeats to President Donald Trump.

In Trump's second year back in the White House, Roberts and the court punctured his claim to have power with no limits.

The justices struck down...Read more

Kid Rock says he calls President Donald Trump in the middle of the night while drinking because he knows the president will answer.

“If I’m sitting around having some beers if it’s like 11,12, on a Friday or Saturday, I know he’s up,” the MAGA musician told Australian station Sky News.

He calls texting and chatting with Trump “one ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made more than 21,000 securities trades in his first year back in office, often in intense bursts tied to market events he created.

The total dollar value of the trades was somewhere between $600 million and $1.86 billion, according to his financial disclosure for 2025, which lists values in broad ranges. ...Read more