NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., warned Friday that the United States is engaged in a “battle” against Marxism, arguing the ideology is gaining traction as Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates notch a string of high-profile primary victories this midterm cycle. Speaking at the Alliance … Read more
Fraunces Tavern in New York City, founded before the Declaration of Independence, hosted patrons celebrating the Fourth of July and America 250. Source link
In celebration of America’s 250th birthday, CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett offers a small sampling of thoughts from 1776 about the Revolutionary War. Source link
If you want to party like a founding father, Fraunces Tavern in New York City promises that experience this July 4. The owner says the Sons of Liberty drank, argued and celebrated there. Tony Dokoupil has the story. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Barack Obama took aim at the Founding Fathers ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, saying they held a “deep flaw” for their ties to slavery despite being “geniuses.” “I think sometimes we get confused in thinking that these two stories are separate. They’re intertwined, right? Which … Read more
Yes, they were flawed; many of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence – indeed the man who wrote it – were themselves slaveholders. Yes, also: what they did in the summer of 1776 changed the world. “Lots of times people just want to say, ‘Nah, we’ll just write off the Declaration of Independence … Read more
As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, a new book is examining the foundation the Founding Fathers laid for generations to come. Tony Williams and David Bobb, authors of “Divided Over the Declaration,” join to discuss. Source link
Because of the triumph of originalism, the court’s docket increasingly features bizarre historical arguments. Source link
When the Second Continental Congress declared independence from the British crown on July 4, 1776, it would be another 15 years before the Founding Fathers adopted a constitution that enshrined the “free exercise” of religion. But the yearning for that ideal – and the American distaste for established churches – had much earlier roots. In … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Justice Neil Gorsuch spent a portion of the Supreme Court’s oral arguments this week exploring what a “habitual drunkard” is as part of a case centered on whether a drug user is allowed to own a gun. Gorsuch questioned a Department of Justice lawyer on how gun … Read more