America250

(Newser) - US embassies are turning their usual Fourth of July receptions into something closer to a global fundraising drive for a blockbuster 250th birthday party—and some diplomats are leaning hard on corporate guests to pay for it. In recent months, American missions in places like Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore...

(Newser) - President Trump wants roaring engines added to the nation's birthday party. In a move timed to the republic's 250th anniversary this year, Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to stage an IndyCar street race near the National Mall in August, to be branded the...

(Newser) - President Trump on Thursday unveiled the "Patriot Games," a four-day athletic competition for top high school athletes from every US state and territory, to be hosted by the White House next fall as part of the nation's 250th birthday celebrations. In a video released by Freedom 250,...

(Newser) - At an America250 kickoff event in Iowa Thursday night, President Trump declared that "the Golden Age of America is upon us"—and that "this incredible national resurgence is happening just in time for one of the biggest events in the history of our country. Exactly one year...