In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism
President Trump ushered in America’s 250th anniversary with a darkly political speech that swerved from the typically apolitical, unifying speeches…
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Week in Politics: U.S. turns 250 under record heat; worries over the future
Today’s Independence Day celebrations may be tamped down by severe heat and, according to a NPR/PBS News/Marist poll, worry about…
The Second Continental Congress wrote the Declaration. Is Congress today living up?
The Second Continental Congress produced the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago, and its legacy can be seen in the…
‘Cautiously optimistic’: Swing voters describe their view of America at 250
As America turns 250, voters from our Swing Shift project talk about the state of the country. Their views ranged…
Hakeem Jeffries addresses Democratic Party divisions, says Trump is the bigger issue
On the eve of America’s 250th birthday, NPR’s Michel Martin asks House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York about…