Donald Trump went on a late-night rant demanding that Congress push through a third mammoth reconciliation bill alongside his stalled SAVE America Act. In a Truth Social post just before 1 a.m. ET, the 80-year-old president pushed for a so-called “Reconciliation 3.

For Trump, America is “a nation of winners.” For his predecessors, a “work in progress” requiring Americans’ efforts to succeed.

In a speech delayed by a two-hour evacuation of the National Mall due to severe weather, President Trump mixed politics with history.

President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism that evoked one of the country’s ugliest chapters.

Gavin Newsom and Wes Moore, potential 2028 contenders, cast President Trump’s record as a betrayal of American ideals, while the president disparaged their party as extreme.

After people were temporarily evacuated for storms, the president gave remarks recalling America’s history and opining on contemporary politics.

Visitors react to the heat while attending the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) Drones put on a show in the sky near independence hall in Philadelphia on Thursday,