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Who Is Scott Wiener? The California Senator Whose Committee Blocked a Bill Barring Registered Sex Offenders From Public Office

Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, faces criticism after blocking a bill to prevent registered sex offenders from running for office.

International Business Times UK

Tom Kean got months of paid sick leave – after voting against it for others

The congressman spent four months mysteriously away from work, but he doesn’t seem to think his constituents should get mandated sick days

The Guardian - US

Pope in pointed letter to America after snubbing Donald Trump's July 4 invite

The Pope has written to Americans urging them to remember their country was founded by immigrants, after snubbing Donald Trump's invitation to…

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Born on the Fourth of July: mixed feelings for people who share a birthday with the US’s 250th anniversary

Guardian readers on celebrating on Independence Day every year – and especially this year

The Guardian - US

‘Trump accounts’: Wall Street-backed investment funds for children to go live

Savings plans for children born between January 2025 and December 2028 launched as president seeks electoral boost

The Guardian - US

Trump Has 'Promised' to Remove Colombian President Petro From US Sanctions List After Apparently Not Knowing He Was On it

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Friday that President Donald Trump promised to act on removing Petro and his family from the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions list, commonly known as the Clinton List.

Benzinga

US turns 250 as Trump warns of 'attack' on American identity

America turns 250 on Saturday – a landmark birthday that coincides with a time of deep national division and a president determined to seize the festive centre stage.

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Trump hails American exceptionalism, evokes 'communist menace' at 250th celebration

US President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of US independence on Friday with rhetoric about American exceptionalism before calling on the country to fight what he called the sinister threat of communism. The speech evoked the Red Scare of the 1950s, one of the country’s ugliest chapters, when…

France 24

Trump launches America’s 250th birthday celebrations with partisan attack

In a speech at Mount Rushmore, the US president claimed a resurgent ‘communist menace’ posed a severe threat to the country

The Guardian - US

Trump Faces New Questions As Report Says Boeing, Lockheed, Palantir and Other Federal Contractors Supported Both America250 and His Freedom 250 Initiative

Major companies with significant federal interests reportedly funded both the official U.S. semiquincentennial effort and President Donald Trump’s parallel Freedom 250 initiative.

Benzinga

‘A total disappointment’: revelers face unbearable heat at Great American State Fair

Attendance had been thin to Trump’s ‘unbelievable’ event before an increase on Friday – and then the high temperatures swept in

The Guardian - US

New York Republican Demands Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Foot NYPD Bill for Their MSG Wedding

A New York congresswoman demands Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce reimburse the NYPD for security costs at their Madison Square Garden wedding, amid questions about who will pay the bill.

International Business Times UK

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Takes Aim at Elon Musk in Speech Marking America's 250th Birthday

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticised wealth inequality in a speech, referencing Elon Musk's brief trillionaire status amid a tech stock downturn.

International Business Times UK

Court says the US can install historical panels at the site of Washington's Philadelphia home

A federal court has given President Donald Trump's administration permission to reinstall its interpretive panels at the site of President George Washington's home in Philadelphia

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Ballotpedia

Weekly Brew: July 3, 2026

On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Watson v. Republican National Committee that federal law does not preempt a Mississippi law allowing absentee ballots to be received up to five days after the election.

Latin Times

Jack Smith Breaks His Silence, Warns of Unprecedented Attacks on Rule of Law by Trump Administration

Former special counsel Jack Smith warns of an institutional crisis and political purges at the DOJ during his first major television interview.

Bangkok Post

Trump heads for Mount Rushmore as US turns 250

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump kicks off America's 250th birthday weekend on Friday with a trip to a landmark upon which many suspect he would like to see his own face carved in rock -- Mount Rushmore.

International Business Times UK

Trump Accused of Turning America's 250th Birthday Into a Fundraising Machine to Reward Political Allies

House Democrats accuse Donald Trump of using America's 250th birthday to advance his political interests through Freedom 250, allegations the organisation strongly denies.

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The Guardian - UK

Pope praises US history of welcoming migrants in implicit rebuke to Trump

Pope Leo urges Americans to live up to ideals of Declaration of Independence in first key address to US

The Independent UK

Flo Rida endorses Democrat for Congress after being slammed for performing at Trump’s state fair

Rapper shared an endorsement for Democrat Bernard Taylor, who is running for election to the US House to represent Florida’s 21st Congressional District

The Guardian - US

Louisiana court halts criminal indictment against state attorney general

Republican Liz Murrill was indicted for the alleged intimidation of New Orleans elected officials

Reason

Some Thoughts on the Court's Opinion(s) in the Birthright Citizenship Case

Did any of the other Justices happen to notice Justice Kavanaugh's argument that the entire matter could have been disposed of on statutory grounds?

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk Appears To Shield POTUS As X Suddenly Bans Popular Account Tracking Trump's Highly Lucrative Stock Trades

An X account tracking Donald Trump's billion-dollar trades was suspended after one day, sparking questions about Elon Musk's influence and potential shielding of the president.

The Guardian - US

Democrats will have ‘field day’ with Trump inquiries if they win House, legal experts say

Investigations into president and corruption charges will get heavy scrutiny if Democrats win majority in midterms

The Guardian - US

It’s America’s 250th birthday. And Black Americans are sitting out the celebrations

The 250th anniversary is arriving among Black communities as a whisper instead of a roar

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