Trump to visit Mount Rushmore to mark US 250th celebrations
The event features fireworks, military bands and a keynote address as Trump uses the milestone to rally support and defend his political brand.
- A Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel temporarily halted a lower court order on Thursday requiring the National Park Service to reinstall exhibits covering slavery and climate change.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum oversaw removal of at least 51 exhibits across 37 sites to comply with President Donald Trump's March 2025 executive order targeting displays deemed to "inappropriately disparage Americans past or living."
- U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley last month concluded the removals were an unlawful effort to "rewrite the nation's history," yet the appeals panel ruled plaintiffs failed to demonstrate "irreparable harm" regarding specific summer travel plans.
- Brooke Menschel, a lawyer for the advocacy group Democracy Forward, called the ruling a "temporary procedural setback," stating the decision allows the administration to continue altering materials "critical for millions of visitors to understand our nation's history."
- Legal challenges persist as groups including the National Parks Conservation Association and the American Association for State and Local History contest the administration's actions affecting sites nationwide, including Philadelphia's President's House.
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