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Andy Burnham, the United Kingdom's likely next prime minister, declined an invitation to the U.S. embassy's "Great American Jubilee," held at Ambassador Warren Stephens' official residence in Regent's Park on Tuesday, citing a scheduling conflict.

The event celebrates America's 250th anniversary and will feature performances from country music star Tim McGraw, attracting dignitaries, military officials and business leaders, according to Politico.

Trump's Great American State Fair, commemorating America's 250th anniversary, drew sparse crowds and generated online ridicule over multiple problems.

The event, hosted on the National Mall, was plagued by bad weather that canceled rapper Vanilla Ice's performance, power outages that damaged ice cream, and a Confederate flag display that sparked controversy.

Katy Perry declined an invitation to perform at President Donald Trump's America250 celebrations at Cinquantenaire Park in Belgium, prompting a public rebuke from Ambassador Bill White.

According to reporting by the Daily Beast, the invite-only event featured performances by Zac Brown Band and Alexis Wilkins, FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend and a country music artist.

The Supreme Court's conservative majority voted 6-3 Monday to overturn a landmark 1935 ruling that limited presidential authority over independent agencies.

The decision overturned Humphrey's Executor, a precedent protecting Federal Trade Commission members from arbitrary removal.

Political commentators criticized President Donald Trump Sunday after CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins posted a photo showing the Kennedy Center's signage still obscured by scaffolding and tarps.

In May, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to remove Trump's name from the Kennedy Center facade after it was installed without proper approval as part of an effort to rebrand the venue as the Trump Kennedy Center.

Political analyst Jon Lovett, co-host of "Pod Save America" and former President Barack Obama's speechwriter, criticized President Donald Trump's Great American State Fair.

On "The Daily Beast Podcast" on Sunday with host Joanna Coles, Lovett called it a "dark moment" that overshadows the nation's 250th birthday celebration.

Elon Musk challenged critics on X this Sunday.

“They cannot cite a single name of someone who died out of the ‘millions’ they falsely claim have died,” Musk wrote on X.

MS NOW host Stephanie Ruhle and Bloomberg Opinion columnist Tim O'Brien criticized Michael Boulos, married to President Donald Trump's daughter Tiffany, for being included in Secretary of State Marco Rubio's Middle East meetings.

"Are you kidding me!?” Ruhle said.

At-Large D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson shared an Instagram video Friday touring the Great American State Fair on the National Mall.

On Instagram, Henderson revealed mostly empty fairgrounds, joking, she was checking out the fair "so you don't have to." The Councilmember commented on the sparse state booths and limited attractions.

CBS News head Bari Weiss has been reportedly seeking a sympathetic interview to rehabilitate her public image.

Weiss has been in talks with New York Times podcast host Michael Barbaro about appearing on "The Daily," leveraging their relationship for what amounts to a high-stakes PR intervention, according to media watchdog Status.

President Donald Trump's Great American State Fair got off to a troubled start Thursday on the National Mall.

According to reports by The Washington Post, organizers struggled to open gates on time while workers hid construction debris.

A Utah judge ruled Friday that Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard violated a pretrial publicity order by giving media interviews to TMZ, USA Today, PolitiFact, and Fox News in the murder case against Tyler Robinson, accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Judge Tony Graf, who oversaw the case, concluded Ballard didn't act out of "malicious desire" to defy the court or taint the jury pool, according to MS NOW.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) challenged President Donald Trump's rationale for demanding Congress pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE America Act, calling the president's election fraud claims absurd.

Trump continues insisting that fraud cost him the 2020 presidency and made passage of the voter ID legislation a prerequisite for signing other bills.