On the eve of July 4, President Trump extolled the nation’s founders while branding his opponents as “communists” in what seemed to be a warm-up for November.

President Donald Trump speaks as fireworks returned to Mount Rushmore for the America 250 celebration, marking 4th of July at the iconic monument.

President Donald Trump ⁠on ⁠Friday travels to Mount Rushmore, ⁠the granite mountain in South Dakota where the heads of ​four American presidents are carved, as part of celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the United ‌States.

In a speech honoring America’s 250th birthday, Trump said the American identity is under assault.

President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned 11 people, including a former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and nine people identified by the White House as having helped people bypa

President Donald Trump pardoned 11 people, all but two of whom had been convicted of violating the Clean Air Act.

President Donald Trump pardoned 11 people on Friday, a White House official told CNN, including several individuals who violated the Clean Air Act aimed at cutting down on emissions and improving air quality.

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

Tucker Carlson says he plans to help launch a third party after breaking with President Donald Trump and other Republicans over the U.S. war in Iran.

The influential conservative commentator’s relationship with the president and the G.O.P. fractured over the war with Iran. Now, he says he is charting a new course.

The former Fox News host told the interviewer that he did not plan to run as a candidate for the new party, sarcastically saying that he would only run "on the pro-patriarchy ticket."

High-profile media figure Tucker Carlson has broken with Donald Trump over the military campaign in Iran, and now the former Fox News host is ready to go even further in distancing himself from the current administration.

Michigan lawmakers worked overnight to pass a $75 billion bipartisan state budget for the 2027 fiscal year after missing their July 1 deadline for a second straight year.

The Michigan Legislature has passed a state budget after the leaders in both chambers reached a deal on the spending plan a few days late.

The 2027 budget includes no new statewide taxes or fees and preserves the state's rainy-day fund, according to lawmakers.

Michigan lawmakers and their staffers are expected to work late Thursday and into early Friday morning to get the state budget across the finish line after missing the July 1 deadline​ for the second year in a row.

President Trump made a guest appearance on second lady Usha Vance’s children’s podcast, where he read a picture book about U.S. presidents while offering unscripted commentary on his presidential

Donald Trump joined Usha Vance for a children’s book reading, lavishing praise on the vice president’s wife. Trump, 80, appeared on Storytime with the Second Lady, where he read—or rather talked through the pictures in—Presidents Play!

Second Lady Usha Vance asked President Donald Trump a simple question about his reading habits on her children's literacy podcast, and the internet surmised she knew exactly what she was doing. In the episode of "Storytime with the Second Lady,

Trump tells Usha Vance's book club he mostly reads articles about himselfSource: Storytime with the Second Lady

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised acts of "righteous dissent" in a televised address marking the Unites States' 250th anniversary.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani gave a speech focusing on the power of immigrants and the importance of immigration rights at City Hall on Friday morning to mark America's 250th birthday. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.

The speech did not directly name President Donald Trump but was a clear rebuke to the president’s immigration crackdown and politics of exclusion.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a stinging rebuke of the Trump administration in a speech marking America's 250th birthday.