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The White House marked the country's 250th birthday by releasing a 162-page report accusing the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History of "extreme political activism" and blaming its leaders for erasing the nation's heritage, The Washington Post reported Monday, calling it "yet another escalation."

The report, titled "Saving America's Story," was published July 4 by the White House's Domestic Policy Council, led by Vince Haley. It grew out of an executive order Trump signed in March 2025 demanding "improper ideology" be stripped from the Smithsonian's museums.

Whether in jest or in earnest, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) made the remarkable admission Monday that President Donald Trump was responsible for overturning a penalty at a recent FIFA World Cup game, and onlookers were left floored at the brazen admission.

“Has no one told these idiots that you don’t publicly gloat when your corruption succeeds?” asked Franklin Leonard, a California-based film producer, in a social media post on X to his more than 170,000 followers.

JD Vance's ascent as Trump's likely successor is poised to hit a serious snag: the vice president's close friendship with Tucker Carlson, who is now actively antagonizing the president.

Vance's recent media blitz and involvement in the Iran peace negotiations have dramatically improved his standing with Donald Trump, Axios is reporting, noting that the VP gave 33 interviews in June alone — from conservative podcasts to HBO's "Real Time" to ABC's "The View" — all of which have caught the president's eye.

Emergency managers in central Kansas say a tornado that tore through their communities on April 13 caught them off guard for one reason: the forecast said clear skies, and they blame staffing cuts under President Donald Trump for gutting the data behind it, according to Politico.

"The issue is the forecast," said Thomas Winter, emergency manager for Franklin County. "There was a zero percent chance of thunderstorms — and that forecast comes from the storm prediction center out of Oklahoma."

President Donald Trump posted an unblurred video of more than a dozen Muslim kindergartners to Truth Social, exposing the children's faces while targeting them for their religion.

The video showed students at Gateway Kindergarten in St. Paul, Minnesota, celebrating their graduation in caps, gowns, and hijabs. Trump posted it on Truth Social on Monday morning.

A chilling personal ritual of Jeffrey Epstein's has surfaced in the latest installment of Michael Wolff's ongoing diary series.

In a post published Monday on his HOWL Substack, Wolff centers the 16th chapter of The Epstein Diaries on a question the accused sex trafficker reportedly asked aloud with unsettling regularity: "Am I having fun?"

President Donald Trump took several questions from journalists Monday during an Oval Office press conference, but once the event ended, a hot mic caught him boasting about his handling of the media, as well as seeking validation for his performance.

“Every question’s a kill, you know that, right?” Trump could be heard saying as those in the room applauded at the conclusion of the press conference, which was held to celebrate the launch of “Trump Accounts,” the president’s investment program for children.

A Trump-endorsed congressional candidate in Arizona is collecting campaign cash from some of the biggest names in sports, according to a report by MeidasTouch's Scott MacFarlane.

The candidate is Jay Feely, the former Arizona Cardinals kicker who spent a decade as an NFL analyst for CBS Sports before launching his campaign. Feely, 50, is running in the Aug. 4 Republican primary for Arizona's 1st Congressional District, a swing seat that could help decide control of the House. He touts himself as a "staunch supporter of Trump and the America First Agenda" and has blasted birthright citizenship.

A federal judge dealt Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche a new blow Monday, rejecting his bid to close a lawsuit over the Epstein files.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan reviewed Blanche's response to an earlier court order and kept the case alive.

Senate Republican leaders have delivered grim new warnings to their colleagues: the midterms are shaping up to be a bloodbath beyond what had previously been predicted.

An anti-incumbent wave is sweeping the nation on its 250th anniversary, catching Republicans at their most vulnerable moment. Trump's approval ratings have cratered, and GOP leadership is now privately acknowledging just how dire the situation has become, The Hill is reporting.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) stunned the Oval Office Monday into a brief moment of silence after openly admitting to President Donald Trump’s meddling in a FIFA World Cup game – an acknowledgement that later elicited awkward laughter from those in the room.

Last week, Folarin Balogun, who plays for the U.S. national team, received a red card, a penalty that carries a one-game suspension. However, reporting from Politico revealed that Trump’s inner circle had mobilized within minutes to intervene and were ultimately successful in getting Balogun’s suspension overturned.

A Fox News reporter lashed out at the "complete and utter mess" unfolding at the World Cup after President Donald Trump intervened in a FIFA ruling.

Fox News correspondent Jonathan Hunt was reporting live from Lumen Field in Seattle, describing the dispute surrounding FIFA's decision to lift U.S. striker Folarin Balogun's one-game red-card suspension — a reversal that came after Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino directly. The match is on Monday.

President Donald Trump is headed to meet with NATO allies in Turkey this week to try to strategize an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine — but CNN data guru Harry Enten has some sobering numbers that should make Trump think twice about whether his presence will do much at all.

"How much sway does he have with the Ukrainian public?" anchor Sara Sidner asked him.