Longtime Pentagon reporter and analyst Barbara Starr observed that the guests to President Donald Trump's Fourth of July party could pose a serious problem for those invited. The White House Senate Democrats are requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) open an investigation into the costs of President Trump’s July 4th celebration, including if it complied with legal restrictions on political activity. US, dependent on China for fireworks, could witness price hikes and supply shortages this Fourth of July due to Trump's tariffs. — Today, Democracy Forward and the National Parks Conservation Association urged that the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior open an immediate investigation into Secretary David Bernhardt’s potentially unlawful decision to divert $2.5 million of national park funds for President Trump’s ticketed July Fourth Here's a look at how special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents has progressed. Senate Democrats are requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) open an investigation into the costs of President Trump’s July Fourth celebration, including if it complied with legal The July Fourth fireworks show hosted last summer in Washington, D.C. by the Republican National Committee caused $42,150 worth of damage. Good morning and welcome to this Thursday, July 3rd edition of NBCten Coffee Break as we head into a holiday weekend. I'm Brian Crandall. Jason Doris is going to have the holiday weekend weather in just a second. Gene Valicenti is here as well and Jean, lot of eyes as we head into the holiday weekend on Capitol Hill. Yup. Uh as Republicans try to push through President Trump's so-called big On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States and presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election, survived an assassination attempt while speaking at an open-air campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. [5][6] Trump was shot and wounded in his upper right ear [7][8][9] by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, [2][10] who fired eight The super-lawyer who kept Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump out of legal jeopardy during Robert Mueller’s Russian investigation now fears Donald Trump will demolish the very institutions that protected them. “I have never been as concerned as to whether our system can withstand the pressure it is being put to,” Abbe Lowell told the Financial Times, warning that the White House is “pushing Senate Democrats are requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) open an investigation into the costs of President Trump's July 4th celebration, including if it complied with legal restrictions on political activity. U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) along with Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) requested a Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation into the costs and impacts associated with President Trump’s expanded Fourth of July events and into whether the expenses complied with longstanding appropriations law and other statutory restrictions on political activity. Members of Secret Service assist former President Donald Trump into a vehicle during a campaign rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania following an assassination attempt. The eight-page document is part of an ongoing effort by Trump and close allies who now lead key government agencies to revisit the history of a long-concluded Russia investigation, which resulted in criminal indictments and shadowed most of his first term but also produced unresolved grievances and contributed to the Republican president's deep-rooted suspicions of the intelligence community. Following the president’s Fourth of July speech, the official White House Twitter account published a highly-produced video of the event, which included footage of the military resources and personnel that the Trump administration utilized for the event. Democrats are demanding an investigation into whether Trump allies profited from advance knowledge of a 90-day tariff pause, citing a well-timed Truth Social post from the president and a staffer As Americans gear up for Fourth of July 2025 festivities, some are already looking to 2026, the celebration of the country's 250th birthday. President Donald Trump has said Americans can expect Trump rally shooting live updates: FBI still investigating shooter's motives as authorities warn of 'retaliatory' attacks Alleged shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, is dead; Trump arrives President Trump has admonished Republicans, who hold majority power in the House and Senate, to skip their holiday vacations and deliver the bill by the Fourth of July. Trump has been lambasting Powell for refusing to lower interest rates. U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte called for a congressional investigation into Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, and for his removal from the position.
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