Some States Opt Out of Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’ NYT - Top Stories By: Eileen Sullivan 12 June 2026 at 01:45 At least five have declined to participate, the latest sign that the national 250th birthday celebration has become a fragmented and partisan affair as the president seeks his imprint. © Al Drago for The New York TimesConstruction on the National Mall in preparation for the Great American State Fair.
For America’s 250th, Let’s Get Something Clear About Our National Identity NYT - Top Stories By: Ross Douthat 10 June 2026 at 00:06 It depends on both ideas and cultural inheritance. © Illustration by The New York Times; source images by CSA Images, and fotograzia, via Getty Images