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What to know about Independence Day celebrations at Mount Rushmore, in Washington, DC

By Morgan Phillips | Fox News President Trump will head to South Dakota Friday for an Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore. President Trump will head to South Dakota Friday for an Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore, the first president to do so since George H.W. Bush in 1991. Then on Saturday, he’ll head back to Washington, […]

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Trump fields audience questions on mail-in voting, riots, says Democrats ‘destroying our country’

By Brie Stimson | Fox News President Trump’s Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity on Thursday night presented a rare opportunity for the nation’s commander-in-chief to answer questions coming directly from everyday Americans. Town hall audience members in Green Bay, Wis., didn’t hold back, asking the president about numerous topics, including mail-in voting, the recent rioting in America’s cities — […]

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Biden campaign adviser weighs in on why former VP hasn’t held news conference in nearly three months

By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News Former Vice President Joe Biden’s senior campaign adviser Symone Sanders dodged a question of why the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has not held a news conference in 80 days. Biden has maintained a relatively low profile on the campaign trail during the coronavirus pandemic, holding occasional virtual events, but has not addressed questions […]

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NASA delays launch of next Mars rover

By Chris Ciaccia | Fox News NASA announced that it will delay the launch of its next Mars rover a few days, citing repair issues. The Perseverance rover, which will look to see if there are any signs that life may have existed on the Red Planet, will now launch on July 20 instead of July 17. “NASA and ULA […]

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SpaceX expands network with launch of 58 satellites, completes second of four launches

By Peter Aitken | Fox News SpaceX has completed the second of a planned record four launches, sending another batch of Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit. While it is the ninth launch of Starlink satellites, it is the first to include satellites from multiple companies – the first-ever Rideshare launch, part of a series that will help bring […]

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Rep. Steve Scalise questions Dem governors on decision to send coronavirus patients to nursing homes

By Tyler Olson | Fox News Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., on Thursday said that he is sending oversight letters to a number of Democratic governors who sent coronavirus patients into nursing homes and asked Democrats to join him in getting to the bottom of the issue. “The decision of several governors to essentially mandate COVID positive patients go back to their nursing homes ended […]

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Dow tanks 1,861 points as stocks post worst session since March

By Jonathan Garber FOXBusiness 45 Million Americans have lost their jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. equity markets plunged Thursday with the selloff accelerating in the final hour of trading as investors reacted to a resurgence in COVID-19 infections as more states reopened and also after the Federal Reserve warned of a slower economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1,861 points or […]

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Jacksonville seen as ‘strong contender’ in RNC search for new convention site

By John Roberts, Paul Steinhauser | Fox News Republican Party officials are looking closely at Jacksonville, Fla., as they scramble to find a new location to host portions of this summer’s Republican National Convention, though there’s no final decision yet. Multiple GOP officials confirmed to Fox News that the northern Florida city is considered “a strong contender.” RNC BROADENS SEARCH FOR CITY […]

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Messy Georgia primary raises alarms for November, as Ossoff edges closer to clinching Senate nomination

By Gregg Re | Fox News The Democratic Senate primary in Georgia was too early to call Wednesday, as Jon Ossoff held onto approximately 49 percent of the vote with more ballots coming in — amid widespread reports of hourslong lines, voting machine malfunctions, provisional ballot shortages and absentee ballots failing to arrive in time. Ossoff, whose defeat in a 2017 special […]

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George W. Bush’s office calls claim he won’t back Trump ‘completely made up’

By Morgan Phillips | Fox News Former President George W. Bush’s office has pushed back on a widely circulated New York Times report saying Bush won’t vote for President Trump in 2020, calling it “completely made up.” “This is completely made up,” Bush spokesman Freddy Ford said in an email to the Texas Tribune. “He is retired from presidential politics and […]

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Cristobal strengthens to Tropical Storm, should make landfall Sunday

By Rick Reichmuth | Fox News Cristobal strengthened to a 50mph tropical storm Saturday morning and is moving faster than anticipated at 12mph, with expected landfall Sunday afternoon in Louisiana. Several environmental factors, including dry air and shear, will keep Cristobal from strengthening too much and the NHC still brings Cristobal to a moderate 60mph tropical storm at landfall. Although […]