Follow live as America’s 250th anniversary events unfold on the July Fourth federal holiday, including fireworks and a Trump speech at Mt. Rushmore.

Donald Trump returns to Mount Rushmore for Fourth of July fireworks before heading to the Salute to America event on the National Mall Saturday.

President Donald Trump travels to the granite mountain in South Dakota where the heads of four American presidents ​are carved.

Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence ramped up across the United States on Friday as demonstrations of national pride.

Police in Michigan said there was a shooting at a shopping mall in the city of Dearborn on Friday. The shooting happened at Fairlane Town Center, according to the Dearborn Police Department Cpl. Dan Bartok.

Two people are in custody after a shooting left two dead and another person injured at the Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, Michigan, Friday afternoon, police said.

Dearborn Police say two men were killed and a third wounded in a shootout at Fairlane Town Center on Friday afternoon, July 3. Dearborn Police Chief Chief Issa Shahin said at a news conference that three people were shot inside the mall and two of the men were dead.

At least two people were killed in a shooting at a mall in Dearborn, Michigan. Authorities say the shooting happened after a fight broke out at the Fairlane Town Center, with three people shot during the altercation.

A dangerous heat wave upended Fourth of July celebrations across swaths of the ‌central and eastern U.S. on Friday, forcing officials in the nation's capital and elsewhere to cancel or postpone dozens of parades,

The heat dome arrives just before the Fourth of July weekend, when AAA predicted 72.2 million Americans would travel.

A dangerous heat wave has upended Fourth of July celebrations across swathes of the central and eastern US, forcing officials to cancel or postpone dozens of parades, concerts and fireworks displays.

Americans across the country are battling record heat as temperatures soar ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend.

Democrats emphasized continued budget support for programs that help Michigan families. Republicans stressed fiscal responsibility measures.

Michigan lawmakers worked overnight to pass a $75 billion bipartisan state budget for the 2027 fiscal year after missing their July 1 deadline for a second straight year.

The Michigan Legislature has passed a state budget after the leaders in both chambers reached a deal on the spending plan a few days late.

The 2027 budget includes no new statewide taxes or fees and preserves the state's rainy-day fund, according to lawmakers.

The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday halted the criminal case against state Attorney General Liz Murrill a day after she was indicted on accusations that she threatened the jobs of officials in New Orleans.

A New Orleans grand jury indicted Liz Murrill on 16 counts including intimidation, while Gov. Jeff Landry vowed to pardon her "as fast as the law allows."

Louisiana’s attorney general has been indicted over accusations she threatened the jobs of New Orleans leaders who fought a Republican-led overhaul of local courts in the heavily Democratic city

Liz Murrill, a Republican, was indicted on charges of malfeasance and intimidation after sending warning letters to the city’s Democratic leaders over actions they took.

The conservative commentator isn’t the only former MAGA figure to push for a challenge of America’s two-party system.

Tucker Carlson says he plans to help launch a third party after breaking with President Donald Trump and other Republicans over the U.S. war in Iran.

The influential conservative commentator’s relationship with the president and the G.O.P. fractured over the war with Iran. Now, he says he is charting a new course.

The former Fox News host told the interviewer that he did not plan to run as a candidate for the new party, sarcastically saying that he would only run "on the pro-patriarchy ticket."