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Duckworth says Trump’s Mt. Rushmore speech showed ‘his priorities are all wrong’ (The Hill)

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said Sunday that President Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore’s Fourth of July celebration demonstrated that “his priorities are all wrong.”

The Illinois Democrat told CNN’s “State of the Union” that the president’s Friday speech in South Dakota “spent more time worried about honoring dead Confederates” than discussing the number of Americans who died from COVID-19. [Read More]

The 21 Biggest Lies about Donald Trump (and you!) (Amazon)

Has any president been more unjustly vilified than Donald Trump?

Yes, he’s brash.

Yes, he has an ego.

Yes, his ad-libbing sometimes gets him into trouble.

But the fact is Donald Trump is the most effective conservative president in decades.

That’s why the media hate him.

That’s why they lie about him. [Read More]

To Restore America’s Legacy, We Need To Learn More History, Not Less (The Federalist)

When we celebrate the Fourth, we’re not only observing our nation’s birthday. We’re also celebrating the things that came into the world along with it.

When we obsess over our faults, we lose perspective and forget that aspect of our past. Never before had a country been built upon the idea that it was not the rule of kings but the dignity of each person that formed the basis of political and social order. We did that. [Read More]

2 undocumented immigrants accused of raping girls; ICE says Montgomery County let one go (WJLA)

The U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it is, once again, frustrated with Montgomery County leaders after corrections officers released an undocumented immigrant accused of raping a child. [Read More]

14th Street Bridge clear after protesters block traffic in D.C. (The Washington Post)

UPDATE, 5:30 P.M.:

The protest has left the area and the 14th Street Bridge is reopened.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Outbound traffic on the 14th Street Bridge in the District was blocked by protesters Monday afternoon, police said.

At about 4 p.m., D.C. police said the bridge was blocked while protesters held a sit-in on the outbound lanes of the bridge in the direction of Arlington. [Read More]