A group of dancers was rehearsing for Freedom 250’s July 4 celebration at the Great American State Fair on Thursday when an overhead stage piece fell, narrowly missing the performers. No one appeared to be injured, according to video footage of the near-death incident. The item made a loud thud when it hit the stage, […]

President Donald Trump defended his family during a Thursday interview with CNBC over criticisms that they have grown their wealth by billions of dollars since he reentered office last January. Earlier this week, Trump’s financial disclosure forms showed he earned more than $1 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency venture alone, on top of hundreds of […]

Members of Congress gathered Thursday at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The bipartisan group of lawmakers gathered at Independence Hall specifically on this day because it marked the anniversary of the Second Continental Congress’s vote in support of American independence in 1776 in […]

For America’s 250th birthday, the Washington Examiner is taking you to Virginia’s Historic Triangle, where the story of our nation began. From the Jamestown settlement, the first permanent English colony in America; to the Yorktown battlefield, where the fight for independence was won; to Williamsburg, where America’s founding principles were debated and shaped. Step back […]