President Donald Trump was expected to address the gathering, which got underway as a light rain fell, in a video message. Other top Republicans, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., were also on the schedule as part of the celebrations this year marking 250 years of U.S. independence.

Organizers expect thousands of people to attend Rededicate 250, which will include worship music, prayers and speeches from Cabinet heads and other Republican officials, along…

The “jubilee of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving" is expected to draw thousands of attendees for the “rededication of our country as One Nation Under God.”

White House mass prayer event seeks to reclaim US Christian roots