Attendees gathered at the National Mall to mark America's 250th birthday were ordered to seek shelter due to the "severe storms" rolling into the area, just hours before the fireworks show was scheduled to take place.

Hundreds of protesters marched down the streets of D.C. on Independence Day, in protest of the Trump administration

Extreme heatwave across US east coast already had upended some of the weekend’s long-planned celebrations

Follow live as America’s 250th anniversary events unfold on the July Fourth federal holiday, including fireworks and a Trump speech at Mt. Rushmore.

SKYE PERRYMAN, CEO of Democracy Forward, a nonprofit legal group founded to challenge the Trump administration’s policies, argued that the disputes are less about architecture than the use of executive power — especially when the government intentionally tries to move faster than the courts can react.

National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning as high temperatures have paralyzed the east coast

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