America's 250th birthday is nothing like its bicentennial
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America's 250th birthday is nothing like its bicentennial
White House columnist
Published
July 3, 2026 9:10AM (EDT)
For some federal employees, America’s extravagant 250th birthday parties arrive amid anger, uncertainty and fatigue | CNN
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Happy birthday, America? At 250, nation may be too divided to celebrate as one
I’m in no mood to ‘celebrate’ America. Our country is broken and needs repair | Jamil Smith
What This Fourth of July Is Really About
Trump’s America is in a state of cold civil war. But on the nation’s 250th birthday, that’s entirely fitting
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Capitol Lens | Back and Fourth
Let us celebrate America’s birthday. And, despite it all, hope for another 250 years | Francine Pose
‘Awesome.’ ‘Sad.’ ‘Let’s keep democracy going.’ Americans weigh in on state of a 250-year-old nation
Barefoot on the wooded shore of Alabama’s Lake Martin, 9-year-old Edward tipped back his head, mouth agape with awe, as fireworks…
'It was patriotic, but not MAGA patriotic.'
This Fourth of July celebration is pointedly different from those marking previous milestones
One month from America’s 250th birthday, events and celebrations to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence…
Big companies are taking a restrained approach to the 250th.
A new book makes the case for engaging with the anniversary on your own terms and taking your own meaning from it.
