
Americans divided over what US stands for on this July Fourth
CNN
Rarely have Americans been so divided on what their country stands for as on the 246th anniversary of independence.
As red, white and blue fireworks burst in air on Monday night, politics may not be at the forefront of most people's minds.
Yet a fractious partisan age is undeniably penetrating everyone's lives.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used his executive powers to revoke a handful of orders put into place by his predecessor after the former mayor was federally indicted, including a directive that expanded the definition of antisemitism and another that barred city employees and agencies from boycotting or divesting from Israel.

Key figures in the long-running controversy over alleged fraudulent safety net programs in Minnesota
The Trump administration, for the second time in recent weeks, is using allegations of fraud to justify increased federal law enforcement actions in Minnesota, the state with the country’s largest Somali population.











