
Opinion: Why I'm not giving up on the embattled dream of America
CNN
This year's July 4 celebrations come at a time of escalating political division in the US, writes Peniel E. Joseph. But with the nation's 250th birthday only four years away, he has hope that Americans can confront difficult questions and embrace the power to be found in interconnected freedom struggles.

A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing most of his executive order on elections against the vote-by-mail states Washington and Oregon, in the latest blow to Trump’s efforts to require documentary proof of citizenship to vote and to require that all ballots be received by Election Day.

A Border Patrol agent shot two people in Portland, Oregon, during a traffic stop after authorities said they were associated with a Venezuelan gang, another incident in a string of confrontations with federal authorities that have left Americans frustrated with immigration enforcement during the Trump administration.











