Week in Photos
Discover the latest on DOW’s missions, milestones and people through this curated collection of top photos.
Looking Back at the Military’s Role in America’s 150th Birthday Celebration
Since 1826, the nation has marked its 50-year milestones with semicentennial celebrations on Independence Day. The third such celebration took place July 4, 1926, in Philadelphia, and included a 300-acre military encampment, where visitors could see the latest weaponry.
Trump administration removes slavery exhibit, historical displays from parks, museums
Since President Donald Trump returned to office, his administration has been removing or altering displays at museums and parks across the country. The effort traces back to last year, when Trump signed an executive order aimed at “restoring truth and sanity to American history.” Since then, the president has ordered the National Portrait Gallery to […]
Alleged leak to Washington Post leads to indictment of federal contractor
A federal grand jury indicted a government contractor accused of leaking classified information to a Washington Post reporter. The case came under scrutiny after the FBI raided the reporter’s home and seized her phone and laptops, raising concerns about First Amendment violations. Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones, 61, of Laurel, Maryland, is charged with five counts of […]
TikTok’s US spinoff goes live under new American ownership
TikTok’s U.S. spinoff is now official, and the new joint venture has begun operations. Control of the app’s American business has transferred from ByteDance to a U.S.-led ownership group just ahead of a Trump administration deadline. The new entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, announced Thursday that it has been formally established. It also named […]
Jack Smith says he’d charge Trump again, expects prosecution
Jack Smith defended his Trump prosecutions before Congress on Thursday and rejected claims that his investigations were politically driven. The former special counsel used his first public testimony to restate his case that President Donald Trump broke the law and would have been convicted if not for Justice Department rules barring prosecution of a sitting […]
Minnesota ‘Day of Action’ planned; Major winter storm moves east
Minnesota activists are calling for a statewide “Day of Action” to shut down work, school and shopping as tensions escalate over ICE enforcement, with Vice President JD Vance heading into the flashpoint. Plus, a massive winter storm is slamming the U.S. with ice, snow and brutal cold — and in some places this morning, it […]
Carney pushes back against Trump, Trump revokes peace board invitation
President Donald Trump has rescinded his invitation for Canada to join his international Board of Peace. It comes after the country’s prime minister pushed back against comments Trump made during a speech at the World Economic Forum. He said, he said On Wednesday, Trump called Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney “ungrateful” for his response to […]
US-NATO relationship is in jeopardy. So is NATO’s future
After days of escalating tension and a flurry of one-on-one diplomacy with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President Donald Trump is backing away from threats of a global trade war and taking Greenland by force. But the episode raised questions about whether the U.S. has damaged its relationships with other NATO member nations, as well […]
