- For some federal employees, America’s extravagant 250th birthday parties arrive amid anger, uncertainty and fatigue CNN
- Donors were misled by Trump-backed Freedom 250, House Democrats allege The Washington Post
- The federal government has made America 250 a spectacle. These states want it to be a moment for reflection. Mother Jones
- Trump-backed organizer of America’s 250th birthday events may have duped donors, report from House Democrats alleges CNN
- Trump hijacked US’s 250 anniversary to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’, congressional report says The Guardian
