Ahead of its 250th birthday, an empirical look shows the world’s leading country no longer stands so far apart ...

Unable to agree on how to interpret the American story, the country’s schools, universities, and political institutions have stopped trying to tell it at all.

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Amid inclement weather and periodic lightning, organizers of the July Fourth celebration in Washington, DC put on a 40-minute firework show – notably much larger than past Independence Day displays.

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As America celebrates its 248th birthday, planning is already underway for the celebration of its 250th. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rosie Rios, of the planning commission, America250. The United ...

On his first day back in office, President Trump issued an executive order to change the name of the body of water that had been known since the mid-sixteenth century as the Gulf of Mexico to the ...

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Few sights have better captured America’s world-beating ingenuity. On October 13th a giant booster rocket built by SpaceX hurtled to the edge of the atmosphere before plunging back to Earth and being ...

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Within weeks of their publication in July 1776, those words spread around the world. In August, a London newspaper reprinted ...

Workers install a U.S. flag above the pitch inside SoFi Stadium in preparation for the USA's opening match against Paraguay in the 2026 World Cup Patrick T. Fallon / Getty Images The boy honed his ...

Section 1. Principles and Objectives. America’s investment policy is critical to our national and economic security. Welcoming foreign investment and strengthening the United States’ world-leading ...