The White House will host its first UFC event Sunday, with Ilia Topuria facing Justin Gaethje on the South Lawn as storms threaten the evening schedule. A judge rejected a last-minute lawsuit seeking to block the fight, which coincides with Trump’s 80th birthday and America’s 250th anniversary celebrations.
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The Trump administration filed an appeal after a federal judge ordered President Trump’s name removed from the Kennedy Center. The board also voted to seek a stay of the ruling, which said only Congress can change the venue’s name.
U.S. Park Police are investigating large “8647” markings found in the grass on the National Mall near the Washington Monument. Officials said grass samples were collected and the cause of the discoloration has not been determined.
President Donald Trump said he will attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on July 24 after the April event was canceled following an armed security breach. Association president Weijia Jiang said the rescheduled gathering will show that violence will not silence a free press.
The White House was briefly locked down Saturday evening after 20 to 30 gunshots were heard nearby. The Secret Service and FBI responded, and the lockdown was lifted within an hour.
Rio de Janeiro — Brazil is in shock after hundreds of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the nation’s highest seats of power in…