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The National Birthday Cake Tribute was unveiled at the Library of Congress’s Madison Hall, according to a press release sent to the Washington Examiner. The six-foot-tall sculpture was made by acclaimed cake artist Grace Pak, owner of Duchess of Cameron. Pak is also known for competing on season three of Is... Read more

Ahead of Independence Day, the two figureheads of America’s political parties offered competing visions for the nation’s future, each before symbols of the country’s past.On Friday, New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered an address from George Washington’s desk in Federal Hall in New York City. Hours later, President Donald... Read more

The president and Thune have shared a tense relationship in recent weeks over the Senate’s failure to pass the SAVE America Act. Pressure mounted when Trump axed a signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill in late June in an attempt to pressure Senate Republicans into passing the SAVE Act.Despite... Read more

President Donald Trump maintains financial ties to the gaming website Roblox, as numerous lawsuits accuse it of failing to protect child users from predators.Trump made 12 stock purchases in the company, eight sales, and earned dividends and capital gains of less than $1,000 each in 2025, according to his newly... Read more

President Donald Trump, speaking in front of Mount Rushmore, used his address on the eve of America’s 250th birthday to warn that there is a “resurgence of the Communist menace in our land.”His speech came just hours after Zohran Mamdani, the socialist mayor of New York, used a speech while... Read more

President Donald Trump will take the stage in South Dakota to speak to Americans in front of Mount Rushmore at around 8:30 p.m. local time.WHITE HOUSE SUGGESTS ‘NO BETTER ADDITION’ TO MOUNT RUSHMORE THAN TRUMP The president will give an Independence Day eve speech that will address what it means... Read more

As President Donald Trump is set to take the stage in front of Mount Rushmore on Friday evening to deliver an Independence Day speech, his White House thinks the monument could include a fifth president.“There would be no better addition to the iconic Mount Rushmore than the 45th and 47th... Read more

President Donald Trump pardoned six people whom he says were “persecuted by the Biden Administration,” he announced on Friday afternoon.“It is my Great Honor to have just signed Pardons for six people who were persecuted by the Biden Administration, and were in, or being sent to, prison, for ‘fixing their... Read more

Trump’s minimum reported earnings from his business empire topped $2.2 billion last year, according to the filings, a figure that dwarfed the income reported by senior figures in his political orbit.Vance reported total income ranging from $1.4 million to $7.4 million in 2025, a sharp increase from roughly $213,000 to... Read more

President Donald Trump told second lady Usha Vance in a newly released podcast episode he has to be “careful” to not “supersede” former President William Howard Taft’s “record” for being the “heaviest” United States president.“He was a large man, very large,” Trump said, referring to Taft. “He loved baseball. He... Read more

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will offer a competing vision of America on the eve of the nation’s 250th birthday, not just counterprogramming President Donald Trump but signaling his emergence as the national face of the Democratic Party.Mamdani’s address comes after a string of victories by Democratic Socialists of America-backed... Read more

President Donald Trump will spend Independence Day eve in Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) backyard, as Republicans look to gloss over apparent cracks in the critical relationship.Trump will travel to South Dakota on Friday night to attend a fireworks display and deliver remarks at Mount Rushmore. Thune announced late... Read more