The nation's semiquincentennial is supposed to be a unifying celebration. Instead, competing organizers, money questions and public blowups are stealing the spotlight.
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Freedom 250 hats and other souvenirs were available for sale during a prayer event on the National Mall, during which more than 30 gallons of fuel spilled from generators. Photo: Graeme Sloan/Getty Images
It's America's 250th birthday — but in Washington, all eyes are on a growing rivalry between two similarly named groups competing to shape the celebration: America250 and Freedom 250.
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The celebrations to mark the US's 250th anniversary have been overshadowed by questions about Trump's influence.
The celebrations to mark the US's 250th anniversary have been overshadowed by questions about Trump's influence.
A new book makes the case for engaging with the anniversary on your own terms and taking your own meaning from it.
