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Valve announces Team Fortress 2 is getting 'a much-needed update' focused on Mann vs. Machine: 'A chilling cautionary tale where an artificial consciousness tried to take all our jobs'

The king of ancient Greece also turns up at one point.

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Trump just became first US president to drop the F-bomb on live TV. But he’s not the first to be caught cursing

Donald Trump may have crossed a new line but he isn’t the only potty-mouthed president, a tradition that dates all the way back to Abraham Lincoln

The Independent UK

‘What’s so controversial about kids learning?’: students compete over history in the face of Trump cuts

Witch trials, Radio Free Europe and social security were all fair game for middle- and high-schoolers who did deep, hands-dirtying research for National History Day

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Parades Are Great, but We Shouldn't Venerate the Military

America’s founders were deeply suspicious of a standing army.

Reason

6 Fun History Facts for Young Learners

History doesn’t have to be all dates, dusty books, and long speeches—especially for kids! In fact, there are tons of fun history facts that can make the past feel just as exciting as their favorite cartoons. When children hear weird, funny, or surprising stories from history, they’re more likely to…

Kids Ain't Cheap

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag

The Independent UK

From Washington’s burned letters to Trump’s missing transcripts, partial presidential records limit people’s full understanding of history

President Donald Trump’s second term as president will surely go down in history, though of course, just six months into his four-year term, much of this story has yet to be written.

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Trump's military parade is a US outlier in peacetime but parades and reviews have a long history

The military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday will be a new spectacle for many Americans

The Independent UK

Lafayette helped Americans turn the tide in their fight for independence – and 50 years later, he helped forge the growing nation’s sense of identity

America is nearing the 250th anniversary of its revolutionary birth, the Declaration of Independence. July 4, 2026, will mark a milestone – and a time for reflection.

The Conversation

Trump’s tariffs have become his Vietnam – and the right is breaking ranks

A trade court ruling is exposing the civil war on the right, as key legal establishment figures oppose the president

The Guardian - US

Veterans’ protests planned for D-Day latest in nearly 250 years of fighting for their benefits

Veterans across the United States will gather on June 6, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the slashing of staff and programs throughout the government. Veteran-led protests will be held at the National Mall, 16 state capitol buildings and over…

The Conversation

Happy birthday to me! Trump's mega-MAGA birthday military parade raises eyebrows

Plans to combine celebrations for the US Army's 250th anniversary with the US president's birthday with a military parade through the centre of Washington DC are raising eyebrows and the hackles of local politicians, who fear for the price tag and damage involved.

Euronews

31 Examples Of CIA Spy Technology That Prove Human Ingenuity Knows No Boundaries

Some of the gadgets used by the CIA have been declassified. Here they are.

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‘Very disturbing’: Trump receipt of overseas gifts unprecedented, experts warn

White House remakes foreign policy under pay-for-access code that critics say could violate US constitution

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Lions, horses and things of value: Other gifts given to US presidents as Trump faces heat over $400m jet

Poised to accept a $400 million Qatari jet, Donald Trump isn’t the only U.S. president who has been sent gifts from foreign leaders, writes James Liddell

Reason

How Britain's Protectionist Trade Policies Created Valley Forge

The site of George Washington's famed winter encampment might not have existed without colonial-era iron regulations.

The Independent UK

A landscape transformed: As it responds to cuts in federal programs, the arts community reels

Behind so many award-winning careers, high-profile productions, beloved institutions and in-depth research projects there is often a quieter story of early support from the government

Reason

The Foreign Emoluments Clause, A Qatari Jet, and Honorary Irish Citizenship

More than 100 days into the new administration, the Foreign Emoluments Clause returns to the fore.

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'Hamilton' author Ron Chernow's new book takes on an icon of American letters, Mark Twain

Historian Ron Chernow’s latest work may surprise readers who know him best for the book which inspired the musical “Hamilton” and for his biographies of George Washington and Ulysses Grant

The Conversation

Trump speaking poorly of other presidents is uncommon, but not unheard of, in American presidential history

Former presidents don’t criticize their successors in public.

Roll Call

Photos of the week | April 25-May 1, 2025 - Roll Call

Photos of the week: Congress returned to Washington on Monday from a two-week recess as the Trump presidency marked its 100th day.

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20 ‘Facts’ People Learned In School That Have Been Disproven In Their Lifetime

People go to school to learn things, so it’s not that crazy to expect them to be correct, right? Well, unfortunately, sometimes they might not be.

Roll Call

For Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez, politics is about meeting voters where they are - Roll Call

Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez is in her second term representing a district that backed Donald Trump last year.

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Presidential pooches: Famous US presidents’ dogs

From George Washington to Joe Biden, discover the most famous US presidents' dogs throughout history

Reason

Reagan Is Back in Style but Not in Spirit

President Donald Trump once again rolled out the egg-colored Reagan rug for his second term, but the Trump-Reagan similarities are running thin.

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