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This July 4, President Trump is finally getting the grand military display he has reportedly wanted since attending France’s Bastille Day parade in 2017. The “Salute to America,” scheduled to be held on the National Mall on Thursday evening, promises to be a spectacle.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Ohio law banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, allowing clinics to continue to provide the procedure as a legal battle advances. Wednesday’s decision halts enforcement of the so-called heartbeat bill law that opponents argued would effectively ban the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before many women know they’re pregnant. Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the Ohio law in April, after predecessor Republican John Kasich twice vetoed it.

SAN ANTONIO — Julián Castro was back here in his hometown last weekend, inside an old uniform factory turned industrial office complex to triumphantly christen a new headquarters for what has suddenly become a revitalized Democratic presidential campaign. “The media often focused on a few candidates out of Washington, D.C., but we are here in Texas,” Castro, 44, shouted to cheers from a crowd filled with people decked out in glitter and rainbow-colored attire for the San Antonio Pride Parade.

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MORE plans to hold a campaign rally in North Carolina later this month as he seeks to buoy his reelection bid in a key battleground state. The president is set to headline a rally in Greenville, N.C., on July 17, his reelection campaign announced Tuesday night. Trump won the Tarheel State by about 3.5 points in the 2016 election and is seeking to shore up support in the area. The rally is scheduled for the same day as former special counsel testimony on Capitol Hill.

Democrats running for president handed Donald Trump a potent attack line last week when they promised that their government health insurance plans would cover undocumented immigrants. It merged two of MORE’s favorite campaign issues — health care and immigration — and could help him in battleground states where white, middle-class voters are worried about both. “It gives Donald Trump’s campaign a very simple message when it comes to health care: Your plans are getting worse, your premiums and deductibles have gone up, and these Democrats say they want to raise your ta

The Trump administration said Tuesday it was dropping a citizenship question from the 2020 census, days after the Supreme Court ruled against the question’s inclusion. MORE had initially said that he wanted to delay the decennial census as his administration continued to push for the question to be included in the 2020 survey. But that effort appears to be over, after a Justice Department lawyer said the decision was made to start printing census materials without the question included. "We can confirm that the decision has been made to print the 2020 Decennial Census

“Hey @Nike, let’s talk,” Grisham wrote on Twitter in response to Ducey’s announcement that he had directed the Arizona Commerce Authority to cancel all financial incentives for the plant. https://twitter.com/GovMLG/status/1146090103627845634 The move by Arizona’s Republican governor followed a Wall Street Journal report revealing former NFL anthem-protester and Nike pitchman Colin Kaepernick complained to Nike about its America-themed 4th of July sneakers featuring the “Betsy Ross” flag because he found it offensive. “Nike has chosen not to release the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fo

“Our massive fundraising success is a testament to the overwhelming support for President Trump,” Campaign manager Brad Parscale said. “No Democrat candidate can match this level of enthusiasm or President Trump’s outstanding record of results.” The campaign now has $100 million cash on hand. July marks the point when campaigns begin announcing their second-quarter fundraising numbers. Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Monday announced a second-quarter fundraising haul of $23 million.