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President Trump to speak at Mount Rushmore to celebrate July 4, nation's 250th anniversary
The backdrop for his speech will again be the Mount Rushmore National Memorial that includes a 60-foot-high granite sculpture depicting U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
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National Park Service plans to drain Reflecting Pool for repairs after 4th of July celebrations
The Department of Interior is soliciting bids for a contract to handle long-term maintenance of the pool after the repairs are completed.
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California returns stretch of rugged northern coast to Indigenous tribes
The 136-acre stretch of land is in California's Mendocino County.
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Watch Live: Trump makes an announcement from the White House
The announcement will be made in the State Dining Room of the White House.
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Big corporations Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft among donors for White House ballroom
President Trump hosted many of the donors at the White House for a dinner last week
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Former ATF agent: Most guns found at Mexico crime scenes are from legal US-Mexico government sales
In 2021, the Mexican government sued U.S. gun manufacturers blaming them for the bloodshed.
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Owners of in-progress China-tied battery plant in Michigan default on state deal, ending project
The battery plant faced significant local and national scrutiny over its ties to a China-based company.
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Senate Democrats block GOP bill to pay military, TSA, air traffic controllers amid federal shutdown
"My preference, always, is just to open up the government, then all this stuff would not be an issue," Senate Majority Leader John Thune said
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Trump pardons cryptocurrency exchange Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
“President Trump exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden Administration in their war on cryptocurrency,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said
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Polling: Trump is winning the Schumer Shutdown
Democrats have frequently been able to convince the public that shutdowns were Republicans' fault. Not this time around. Trump’s approval ratings have shown durability through this period.
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Grassley announces judges' use of AI leading to court order errors, implementing new policies
"Each federal judge, and the judiciary as an institution, has an obligation to ensure the use of generative AI does not violate litigants’ rights or prevent fair treatment under the law," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said
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Patel says over 30 defendants in federal gambling probe related to NBA games, rigged poker, mafia
Prosecutors confirmed Miami Heat player Terri Rozier and Portland Trailblazer coach Chauncey Billups were arrested earlier in the day in connection to the probe.
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Watch Live: FBI's Patel to announce illegal gambling probe allegedly involving NBA player and coach
Kash Patel holds briefing after arrests of NBA coach and player