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U.S. Begins 250th Birthday Celebrations Amid Heat Alerts
The United States starts a weekend of events marking its 250th anniversary on July 3-5, 2026, with heat alerts in effect across much of the country. President Trump will headline an event at Mount Rushmore while New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a major address.
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The United States begins a weekend of 250th birthday celebrations on July 3-5, 2026, as heat alerts cover much of the country, NBC News reported. Multiple major metro areas, especially across the Northeast, face 100-degree forecasts during the holiday period.
President Donald Trump will headline an event at Mount Rushmore on July 4 to honor national progress, according to Freedom 250 chairman Keith Krach.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will deliver a major address reflecting on the city’s role in national history. The Times Square Ball will drop eight times on July 4 to mark midnight in every American time zone. A Capitol Fourth concert is scheduled at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump’s investment accounts made 327 previously undisclosed stock purchases on April 8, 2025, one day before he announced a pause on several Liberation Day tariffs, according to his annual financial disclosure. The purchases included shares in Brinker International, Axos, and Madison Square Garden Sports. The S&P 500 recorded its eighth-best day in history on April 9, 2025.
Trump reported making more than $1 billion in 2025 from cryptocurrencies tied to his family’s businesses. A federal appeals court ordered the Trump administration to rehire 19 intelligence officers previously assigned to diversity-promotion jobs. State and federal prosecutors in Alaska are investigating whether the campaign for U.S.
Senate candidate Dan Sullivan is part of a conspiracy to confuse voters. American striker Folarin Balogun received a red card in a World Cup match against Bosnia-Herzegovina on July 1, 2026, after a video assistant referee alerted head referee Raphael Claus to review the collision with Tarik Muharemović.
