SMITHFIELD, Pennsylvania — Two days ago, Beth Ann Bossio woke up to the news that Pennsylvania would not have a booth at the Great American State Fair, the Fourth of July celebration underway on the National Mall in Washington. The decision was made by Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA), who told the New Republic he would […]
Andy Burnham, the United Kingdom's likely prime minister-in-waiting, turned down an invite from President Donald Trump for the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence, Politico reported on Monday.A spokesperson for Burnham told Politico that he won't attend the U.S. embassy's "Great American Jubilee" at U.S. Ambassador Warren Stephens’ official residence in Regent’s Park on Tuesday due to a "scheduling clash." The swanky celebration is expected to draw dignitaries, military brass and business leaders, and will feature a performance from country music superstar Tim McGraw."Invitations have been sent to every major party leader," according to Politico. "Previous attendees include former Prime Minister Liz Truss, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and outgoing U.K. PM Keir Starmer, who attended in 2023 before he entered office."Last week, Trump sneered at Burnham, calling him a former "mayor of a town" and "extremely liberal."Burnham was expected to be approved as the U.K.'s next prime minister on July 20, Politico reported.Burnham wasn't the only person to turn down Trump. Pop star Katy Perry declined to perform at America250 celebrations in Brussels over the weekend.
Congressional Republicans are redoubling their support for the SAVE America Act, a bill that has left Washington in gridlock for months, after the Supreme Court ruled states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The 5-4 decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee rejected a GOP-led push to end laws that permitted mailed […]
President Trump on Monday slammed the Supreme Court ruling allowing states to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, arguing it is now even more important for Congress to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots sent by Election Day to be…
President Donald Trump reacted to a major Supreme Court loss Monday by pressuring five Republican senators to flip their positions and vote to pass the SAVE America Act. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration and upheld a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted if they’re postmarked by Election Day […]
The America 250 events were supposed to bring the country together, and Republicans were counting on it being a layup ahead of the last push before the midterm elections. It isn't working out that way, however. NOTUS reported on Monday that President Donald Trump's takeover of the events has been a disaster as he turned them from non-partisan pro-America events into MAGA spectacles.After the majority of the performers for his concert pulled out, Trump hosted a small political rally with only a few people willing to perform. The "Good Liars" calculated that about 1,000 people showed up for the event. The so-called "state fair" in the District of Columbia has been about as sparsely attended, and another concert was canceled after Vanilla Ice claimed "inclement weather in the area" inspired him to pull out at the last minute.The fair has gotten rough reviews, with an overpriced food court offering $25 pretzels, melted ice cream and empty booths inside the pavilion. At one point, a MAGA influencer dressed as Uncle Sam was arrested for lewd behavior. “I think that’s sad,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told NOTUS when speaking about the 250 flop.“If the celebration of the miracle of democracy that comes from the founding of this nation becomes partisan, shame on us,” commented Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.).As one Democrat explained, the president simply can't have an event that isn't about him.“He can’t help himself — especially with things that don’t involve him, don’t praise him, don’t highlight him — President Trump couldn’t help but try making America’s 250th birthday all about himself,” Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Ca.) blasted during a Senate hearing last week. Padilla has also complained that taxpayer dollars are being wasted for another Trump vanity project. “Which donors have supported those efforts, let alone what requests might have been made alongside those contributions? How much of this has been pay-to-play or quid pro quo?” Padilla asked.For those alive during the 200th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. it was such a huge event that people still remember it. “I remember the 200th [anniversary] in 1976 and how the whole country celebrated together, and it’s unfortunate that it seems to be turning into a more partisan event,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) said when speaking to NOTUS reporters. “A campaign rally is not celebrating the 250th anniversary of the country,” she said. “I expect to attend something in New Hampshire for the 250th, and I think a lot of people will be attending events in their home states.”Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) lamented that she hopes the public celebrates what it means to be an American.“We’re already divided enough as a country, and I think this needs to be the one time where we all just say, isn’t it amazing that we’ve made it this far?” she said.Even Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) agreed it shouldn't be a partisan ordeal. Fitzpatrick wants to investigate where the money went. $150 million was allocated by Congress for the events.“There’s plenty of room for everybody and everything,” said West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. “I don’t think the nation’s birthday needs to be a partisan event. I think July 4 should be a unifying event.”
Let me say the quiet part out loud and put it on the record, knowing it costs something inside my own party. I want documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. So do most Americans. Gallup puts support for that idea at 83%. I don’t just believe election security matters. I believe that near-unanimity […]
Georgia Republican Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) is parroting President Donald Trump's 2020 election conspiracy theories, even though it's a "losing message," as one data analyst said. Trump's administration staged an FBI raid on the Fulton County elections offices, claiming that they needed all ballots cast to search for election fraud. Speaking to CNN on Monday, however, data analyst Harry Enten made it clear that if Collins wants to win, he should keep his mouth shut about 2020. He's in good company when it comes to the Republican Party, but the rest of America is calling it bunk. "I mean, they just believe this garbage," Enten said about the GOP. "Look at this: GOP that says that the 2020 election was stolen."In 2021, 60 percent of Republicans said that the 2020 election was stolen, and in 2026, that number has risen to 63 percent. Enten said that Collins is "starting to feel a whole lot like Herschel Walker 2.0." Walker lost his election in 2022. He explained that Collins' comments to CNN's Manu Raju make sense in the larger GOP narrative, but when it comes to reality, the rest of America isn't along for the ride. "Most Republicans, despite all of the evidence to the contrary, believe that the 2020 election was, in fact, stolen," said Enten. That's all well and good in a primary, but the general electorate doesn't embrace the sentiment. "The Republican Party [is] all the way over on the right, and the rest of the American public is in the same camp, and the actual — this is the real world we're dealing with here," an animated Enten said. In 2021, 59 percent of Americans didn't believe the election was stolen, and that number has jumped up to 64 percent who said that they don't think the election was stolen. "So what you see is the American people believe in the results, rightfully believe in the results of the 2020 election, and then you have Republicans all the way in another camp. It is a losing message!" he concluded. "That's why I say that Mike Collins is starting to sound like Herschel Walker 2.0," he concluded.