The town is moving ahead with plans to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary next year, despite cuts at both the state and local level curtailing funds set aside for the semiquincentennial and ...

President Donald Trump was on stage at the Iowa State Fairgrounds earlier, kicking off the country’s 250th anniversary celebration, when he heard what sounded like fireworks in the distance.

Now begins the run-up to an important marker in our national life, one that will spark contemplation and controversy. The 250th anniversary of American independence — a year from this month ...