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On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1402, Nanjing surrenders to Zhu Di without a fight, ending the Jingnan campaign. The Jianwen Emperor disappears and his family is incarcerated. In 1863, American Civil War: The New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting which will later be regarded as the worst in United States history. In 1973, Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. In 1977, New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. In 2008, Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001. In 2011, Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130. In 2013, Leonard Garment, American lawyer and public servant, 14th White House Counsel (born 1924) passed away. In 2020, After a five-day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera is recovered from Lake Piru, where she drowned in California. In 2024, President of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. In 2024, Thomas Matthew Crooks, American student, known for attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump (born 2003) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Trump Allies Behind Empty State Fair Rocked by Bombshell Allegations

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July 2, 2026

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Trump Allies Behind Empty State Fair Rocked by Bombshell Allegations

Evan Vucci/ReutersThe group behind Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair flop has been accused of defrauding donors who wanted to give money to a rival organization.A report from Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee outlines a series of allegations against the Trump-backed Freedom 250, which has been behind several other tacky, MAGA-esque events marking America’s 250th birthday.Among the most serious claims is that donors who wanted to give money to America250—a bipartisan group created by Congress to organize and promote events celebrating the nation’s landmark birthday—were purposely misled and given wire instructions containing Freedom 250’s banking information so their funds would instead be redirected to the group backed by the president.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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Politizoom

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· Jul 4, 2026

It’s Too Darn Hot

Ha. Here is something Trump did not plan for and cannot change. Mother Nature is telling Trump something he doesn’t want to hear. The Not Great American State Fair was the Completely Empty American State Fair for a while because it’s too DAMN hot! My regards to Raw Story: The Great American State Fair on

The Daily Beast

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· Jun 29, 2026

Fuming Trump, 80, Unravels Over His Empty Fair in Early Morning Meltdown

Evelyn Hockstein/ReutersPresident Donald Trump woke in a fury on Monday morning and immediately launched into an angry rant about his state fair flop. The Great American State Fair, delivered by Freedom 250, Trump’s event organization, kicked off last week and was bogged down by issues from the outset. Trump, it appears, noticed the resulting criticism. “Do you think people appreciate what a fantastic job we did in building and operating the Great American State Fair at the National Mall, packed with happy people, and everybody loving it?” he opened his 6:30 a.m. Truth Social post. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Twitchy

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· Jun 30, 2026

FUME: Dem Rep. Melanie Stansbury Claiming the Great American State Fair's Empty? Backfired. BIGLY (Pic)

FUME: Dem Rep. Melanie Stansbury Claiming the Great American State Fair's Empty? Backfired. BIGLY (Pic)

PoliticusUSA

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· Jul 2, 2026

Fox News Is Unintentionally Highlighting Trump's Failed Great American State Fair

Fox News has been trying to push Trump's Great American State Fair propaganda. Instead, the network has documented his failure.

Washington Examiner

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· Jun 29, 2026

Walz swipes at Freedom 250 by calling Minnesota event ‘America’s real state fair’

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) took aim Monday at President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 Great American State Fair, calling it a shadow of Minnesota’s. “America’s real state fair starts August 27,” Walz said in an X post. “Plan accordingly and thank you for your attention to this matter.” Trump’s 16-day Great American State Fair celebrates the []

Metro

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· Jun 28, 2026

Trump says great state fair ‘packed to the brim’ despite almost no one showing up

Trump says great state fair ‘packed to the brim’ despite almost no one showing up

Townhall

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· Jun 29, 2026

NBC News Was Forced to Admit This Detail About Trump's The Great American State Fair

NBC News Was Forced to Admit This Detail About Trump's The Great American State Fair

The Daily Signal

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· Jul 9, 2026

What the Media Missed About the Great American State Fair

Media outlets such as The Guardian and Forbes described the Great American State Fair as a disappointment because of extreme heat, weather delays, and lower-than-expected crowds. But as a volunteer during the event’s opening days, I saw firsthand that the event was much more than the negative headlines suggested. Presented by Freedom 250, the free...

BoingBoing

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· Jun 29, 2026

Trump's Great American State Fair is "kind of rubbish"

Donald Trump's Great American State Fair, that 16-day celebration of all things America currently underway at the National Mall, kicked off this weekend not with a bang, but with something more akin to a whimper. The fair, which Jason Weisberger here at Boing Boing likened to a Spirit Halloween installed inside a failing megachurch, is currently limping along, according to many of the hilarious eyewitness accounts from folks who have suffered through a visit so that we don't have to. — Read the rest The post Trump's Great American State Fair is kind of rubbish appeared first on Boing Boing.

DNyuz

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· Jun 22, 2026

Trump’s reflecting pool mess is just the latest self-made crisis he is blaming on others

Referring to the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, Minnesota governor Tim Walz commented on X: “Found an imaginary problem, said only they could fix it, didn’t listen to experts, hired buddies who grifted millions, failed miserably, bragged how great it went. The entire Trump presidency in a nutshell.” (Walz could have added: “blamed others []

Irish Star

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· Jul 8, 2026

Trump humiliation continues as state fair airs live stream to literally no one

The Great American State Fair was hit with another humiliation after a photo was posted by Meghan McCain showing empty fields

Jezebel

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· Jul 5, 2026

Comment Of The Week: 'If It's Anything Like 'America's State Fair...'

We hold these truths to be self-evident: no amount of fireworks can salvage the shitshow that was Trump’s Great American State Fair.

Legal Insurrection

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· Jun 29, 2026

Despite Political Snubs, America’s 250th Fair Finds Unity on the Ground

As a roster of blue states fail to send delegations decrying politization, actual attendees noted the Great American State Fair is politics free and lots of fun. The post Despite Political Snubs, America’s 250th Fair Finds Unity on the Ground first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Talking Points Memo

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· Jul 4, 2026

‘I’m Mad at Trump’: Even Trumpers Can’t Stand How Shoddy the Great American State Fair Is

‘I’m Mad at Trump’: Even Trumpers Can’t Stand How Shoddy the Great American State Fair Is

MeidasTouch

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· Jun 30, 2026

“His Party Sucks”: Congressman Doesn’t Hold Back on Trump Fair

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Public Notice

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· Jul 8, 2026

Trump's 'great' fair limps to its conclusion

But the grift goes on.

Slate Magazine

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· Jul 1, 2026

Trump’s State Fair Commits a Cardinal Sin

I have been to a great state fair. I have now also been to Trump's state fair.

Fox News

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· Jun 22, 2026

Tim Walz’s jab at Trump over Reflecting Pool draws fraud scandal backlash: 'Sit this one out'

Gov. Tim Walz's viral jab at Trump over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool cleanup drew conservative blowback pointing to Minnesota's fraud scandal.

Tampa Free Press

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· Jun 22, 2026

Judge Blocks Trump Subpoenas Of Minnesota Leaders: ‘Harass And Retaliate’

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to subpoena Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and several state and local officials, calling the move an effort to “harass and retaliate against them.” In an unsealed ruling, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schlitz found that the “dominant purpose” of the January subpoenas was to force Minnesota leaders [] Judge Blocks Trump Subpoenas Of Minnesota Leaders: ‘Harass And Retaliate’

Drudge Report

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· Jun 30, 2026

PAPER: Great American State Fair is sad state of affairs...

PAPER: Great American State Fair is sad state of affairs... (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:VIDEO: Few gather for concert... Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron

BBC News

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· Jul 7, 2026

Harry loses High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisher

Judge Mr Justice Nicklin says the claimants had failed to prove the allegations.

The Young Turks

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· Jul 2, 2026

Ana + Tim Dillon ROAST Bari Weiss-CRAZY Details + Beef! #breakingnews #tyt #anakasparian #timdillon

Bari Weiss is apparently on lockdown in a military bunker type scenario after alienating journalists as she cuts off all her remaining even moderately sane former allies. Ana Kasparian and Tim Dillon roast Bari Weiss and reveal the fallout between her and the comedian. It’s all because Bari was installed as head of CBS by David and/or Larry Ellison who just made moves to buy most of the media including CNN, all so they could serve as a mouthpiece for Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump and Israel-first interests, trying to wage war in Iran and southern Lebanon and destroying Gaza and the West Bank… Basically a buffet of everything wrong with Trump’s interventionist non-America-first foreign policy doctrine. Watch the full video in the link or check out our show every weekday from 3 Pacific, 8 Eastern right here on this YouTube channel.

Just the news

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· Jun 22, 2026

Judge blocks DOJ subpoenas for Tim Walz

Walz was a leading opponent of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surge in Minneapolis, Minn., earlier this year and has been at the epicenter of a public welfare fraud scandal.

NDTV

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· Jun 29, 2026

Trump's Push To Overturn $5 Million Sexual Abuse Case Verdict Rejected

Trump's lawyers had argued that allegations leading to the 5 million verdict were propped up by highly inflammatory evidentiary rulings,

USA TODAY

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· Jun 25, 2026

Live: Trump delivers speech at Great American State Fair 2026 opening ceremony in Washington, DC

President Donald Trump kicks off the Great American State Fair with an evening speech on Wednesday, June 24. Everything to know about the fair: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2026/06/18/great-american-state-fair-2026-dates-schedule-location/90602472007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

NBC News

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· Jun 26, 2026

Mistrial declared in trial over deadly Palisades Fire

After two days of deliberations, a federal judge declared a mistrial in the case concerning the origin of the devastating January 2025 fires in Los Angeles. NBC News' Misty Marris explains how the judge reached the mistrial verdict.

Hindustan Times

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· Jun 26, 2026

Fact check: Did Austin Metcalf die from overdose? Truth behind viral ‘autopsy leak’ claims

False claims that Austin Metcalf's leaked autopsy showed a drug overdose are spreading online. No autopsy has been leaked, and the claim is untrue.

Issues & Insights

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· Jul 10, 2026

What We’re Reading: Britain’s Net Zero Trap, U.S. Oil Dominance, Pity Poor Platner … And More

Some headlines that caught our eye. California’s top politicians’ secret Yelp reviews revealed — and Katie Porter’s are as unhinged as ever — New York Post Iran’s hardliners are about to expose the cost of Europe’s failure to back Trump — London Telegraph Conservatives are blowing the easiest political win in America — Blaze Media []

Crooked Media

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· Jun 30, 2026

Trump Held a Fair And (Almost) No One Came

The post Trump Held a Fair And (Almost) No One Came appeared first on Crooked Media.

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