Trump’s Takeover of 250th Birthday Celebrations Is Bumming Out Congress ^52.3%

NOTUS - By Igor Bobic, Oriana González - 6/29/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 15.5% - Unattributed Quote 15.3% - Optimism Bias 12.6%

Congress wanted the nation’s 250th birthday to unite America in celebrating its founding principles, common bonds and democratic institutions that have made the country so unique. It passed bipartisan legislation a decade ago creating a commission to support events in the capital and around the country to mark the occasion. Instead, the... more