The Thinking Conservative

If I could travel back in time to 1776, I’d definitely choose to be there when the Declaration of Independence was signed and announced as official to the people. If it’s true that the Liberty Bell was rung to announce the colonies were free, then this is was I’d be thinking and feeling that day. Please can’t you say And why won’t you tell Ring, we beg you, ring it Let us hear its firm peal If our people are one If we are now fighting So we can all hear Is our own without fear.

AMERICA’s more than just a name, the letters stand for something true. Here’s the things they mean to me, the Red, White and the Blue. A stands for allegiance, to the ideals of this land. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, by every woman and each man. M is for our military, those who fight and die for you. The blood of their sacrifice, is the Red and the Red, White and Blue. E is for the eagle, flying majestically up high. The symbol of freedom and of strength, soaring through the sky.

Before you, American reader, is the honor, blessing, and privilege of celebrating the 250th anniversary of our nation. A nation toward which God has been merciful, shining His great grace. Being a Christian, the thing that most stands out to me about this anniversary is the part which the Christian faith played in the building of the nation. How God so kindly blessed our nation and caused it to be “awakened” in the Great Awakening prior to the War for Independence.

In 1976, America threw itself a birthday party unlike anything before or since. The Bicentennial was not just a commemoration of 200 years of independence – it was a coast‑to‑coast block party of red, white and blue. School children memorized the Declaration of Independence where Thomas Jefferson blamed King George III because Trump was still over two centuries later.

The Trump administration said the rule would improve ballot tracking and verification, but the court found it conflicted with a USPS election-mail settlement. A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing a Trump administration proposal to boost election integrity by enhancing ballot tracking and verification, finding it conflicted with a 2021 settlement requiring the agency to prioritize the timely delivery of election mail.

Median monthly housing payments registered their first annual increase since last October, hitting $2,633. The median sales price of homes in the United States hit a record high of $408,838 for the four weeks ending June 28, real estate brokerage Redfin said in a July 2 statement. The sales price was up 2.5 percent from a year ago, the company said. Among the 50 most populous metros, San Francisco, California, registered the largest annual uptick in sales prices at 10.8 percent.

Historians hail the significance of the finding, announced just before the 250-year anniversary of American independence from British rule. A “vanishingly rare” copy of the American Declaration of Independence discovered by a volunteer at the UK’s National Archives will go on display to mark the 250th anniversary of its signing. It is the only known example of its kind outside of the United States.

The rule would decrease costs for drugs and imaging at hospitals. Trump administration officials are proposing a rule that would reduce Medicare spending on hospital services and drugs. The savings from the changes, if the rule is finalized, would amount to $5.7 billion in 2027 alone, including $1.1 billion for people with Medicare Part B coverage, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

The 47th president and a fifth-generation company are marking the nation’s 250th birthday with a history-making program at the iconic South Dakota sculptures. KEYSTONE, S.D.—A day before America’s 250th Independence Day, Mount Rushmore will serve as the majestic backdrop for a speech from President Donald Trump—capped by a show-stopping $700,000 fireworks display.

Drawing on his decades in construction, the president is leading numerous projects to beautify the nation’s capital for America’s 250th birthday. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is using his experience as a builder to lead numerous projects to improve and beautify the nation’s capital. As the America 250 celebrations approach, these new initiatives across Washington are moving forward quickly and grabbing headlines.