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Traditions That Unite Us

As communities across America prepare to celebrate our nation's 250th birthday, it's a fitting time to reflect on what has always made this country special. Certainly, it's our history, our freedoms, and the people who have served to protect them. But it's also something a little closer to ...

The temporary immigration program that’s been forever

The last two decades have been a continuous adventure in redefining the phrase “white supremacy” to include less and less pertinent things. The latest is that the Supreme Court has allegedly joined forces with Trump to “advance an authoritarian, white-supremacist agenda” — in the ...

Ex-CIA director wants court order to preserve investigation records

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration Wednesday, demanding a court order that would require officials to preserve records from investigations that he says are targeting him for “what amounts to phantom criminal conduct.” The lawsuit says the ...

Almanac for July 2, 2026

Today is Thursday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2026. There are 182 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress prohibiting discrimination and segregation based on race, color, sex, ...

Democrats then and now

After last week’s primary elections in which the rise of Democrat-Socialist candidates alarmed many longtime Democrats, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., read a list of things he said those far-left candidates stand for. To conservatives, and Independents, the list sounded like a grand jury ...

High court ends limits on party spending for federal elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old. Prodded by a Republican-led lawsuit that includes Vice ...