The tanks are rolling into place, the pilots are practicing their coordinated fly-bys and the military bands are tuning up..........all for the July 4th bonanza on Washington D.C.'s National Mall, orchestrated by none other than President Trump himself in a revamped, militaristic celebration.

But not everyone is as excited as the President is for this beefed up July 4th, including a lot of former military leaders who don't like the idea of soldiers being caught up in a politicized event.

Wall Street heads into the July 4th holiday with a flourish, as the stock markets close today hitting all time highs.

As the U.S. Women's soccer team waits to see who they'll be playing in the World Cup finals on Sunday, they're taking it easy in Paris after a nail-biting win against England. Can the American women see this through to a World Cup championship?

The small town of Needles, California has embraced the idea of being a sanctuary city...........but they want to be a sanctuary city for gun owners, and they're challenging the state's strict gun control laws.

And will there, or won't there, be a citizenship question on the 2020 Census? Courts and lawyers seem to have one idea, President Trump has another.

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