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A grand celebration: Enjoying America’s bigness on the 250th

Brad Pearce · July 11, 2026 5:30 am

Artist renderings and diagrams for President Donald Trump's new triumphal arch released by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.

Trump’s plan for a triumphal arch in DC wins early approval from a key federal agency

Associated Press · July 9, 2026 6:47 pm

An Apache helicopter is pictured.

Apache helicopter pilots suspended after South Carolina beach air show

Keely Bastow · July 9, 2026 6:19 pm

Independence Hall in Philadelphia is seen.

Beltway Confidential

Remembering the 250th anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence

Christopher Tremoglie · July 9, 2026 4:54 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Here’s what socialists get wrong about the Founding Fathers

Kenneth M. Rosen · July 9, 2026 11:00 am

People watching man on stage.

Music and patriotism: Dukes of Hazzard star praises community and family at Great American State Fair

Maxie Brock · July 8, 2026 11:22 pm

Col. John Nixon at the Pennsylvania State House sharing with the men, women and children — gathered to hear the announcement that the 13 colonies had declared themselves independent states (image public domain).

On This Day: The crowds of Philadelphia, the guns of New York

Salena Zito · July 8, 2026 11:34 am

2026 July 4 DC fireworks show

America has a culture. You just aren’t paying attention

Jessi Cook · July 8, 2026 11:00 am

People watch fireworks at Salute to America.

America’s 250th birthday gift should be civic virtue

William Bennett, Ron Packard · July 8, 2026 11:00 am

People visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, April 3, 2019.

The Smithsonian has failed in its mission and must be reformed

Washington Examiner · July 8, 2026 5:00 am

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Beltway Confidential

Video: 250 years of America, in nine minutes

Guy Benson · July 7, 2026 5:00 pm

In this photo released by South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff via Yonhap, South Korean and U.S. warships participate in their joint military drills in South Korea's East Sea on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. South Korean and U.S. troops began naval drills Monday in a show of force partly directed at North Korea amid signs that Pyongyang will soon carry out a threat to conduct its third atomic test. (AP Photo/South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff via Yonhap) KOREA OUT

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Foreign militaries celebrate America, underlining importance of alliances

Tom Rogan · July 7, 2026 2:02 pm