Tag: American History

spencer pratt and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Spencer Pratt blasts Mamdani’s July 4 speech: ‘Communists always start with the bad memories’

Kiara Moore · July 5, 2026 5:43 pm

building and street sign

America 250: Inside Colonial Williamsburg, where America’s story began

Amy DeLaura · July 4, 2026 5:00 pm

President Donald Trump talks to reporters after meeting with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, left, at the White House, Nov. 21, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Two Americas: Mamdani and Trump give speeches ahead of Independence Day

Rena Rowe · July 4, 2026 12:32 pm

People wave American flags.

America at 250: Stewards, not owners, of freedom

Mike Sarraille, Kirk Offel · July 4, 2026 8:00 am

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

American patriotism and the US-Israel relationship

Jacki Karsh · July 4, 2026 7:00 am

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin engraving 1859. (Getty Images)

Our republic at 250: The challenge to keep it

Jenny Beth Martin · July 4, 2026 6:00 am

John Turnbull's 1819 painting of the Declaration of Independence is shown above.

The great American experiment turns 250

Washington Examiner · July 4, 2026 5:00 am

Cannon in front of a building

America declared independence in 1776. Yorktown secured it in 1781

Amy DeLaura · July 3, 2026 6:00 pm

Founding Fathers of the United States sign the Declaration of Independence.

Who is your personal hero of American history?

Washington Examiner · July 3, 2026 6:00 am

Person shooting a musket

Before 1776: Rediscovering America’s first chapter at Jamestown

Amy DeLaura · July 2, 2026 6:00 pm

Ciro Poppiti as Caesar Rodney (Photo: Christopher Tremoglie)

Beltway Confidential

Honoring the 250th anniversary of Caesar Rodney’s heroic ‘dark knight’ ride for independence

Christopher Tremoglie · July 2, 2026 3:38 pm

The Supreme Court

Trump’s birthright citizenship defeat is ‘a win even if it’s not an actual win’: Jack Birle

Kiara Moore · July 2, 2026 1:09 pm