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The Herald Scotland
15-06-2025
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
What time is Trump's DC military parade? See full June 14 schedule
The day kicks off at about 8:15 a.m. ET with a wreath-laying ceremony headed by Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth at Arlington National Cemetery. It will be livestreamed here, and followed by a succession of all-day events including an evening parade and wrapping up with a fireworks display. The parade, along with several other events and concerts, will also be livestreamed. The festivities are the "opening event" for the yearlong celebration of America's 250th birthday in 2026, organizers say. While planning for the 2026 bisesquicentennial started nearly nine years ago by an act of Congress, planning began for the June 14 parade a little over a month ago, according to USA TODAY reporting. The administration has repeatedly said that the Army's anniversary and Trump's birthday are coincidental, though it is unclear if the U.S. Navy and the Marine Corps will get their own celebrations during their 250th birthdays this fall. Here is the latest schedule of events, as of a June 11 information sheet published by the U.S. Army's Public Affairs team, along with how to watch. Keep track of Washington: Sign up for USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter. More parade news: Trump is fine with peaceful protests during military parade, White House says Parade protests: 'No Kings Day' protests planned for June 14 with aim to reclaim the American flag When and where is the June 14 DC military parade? The military parade is slated for Saturday, June 14, in the heart of Washington, D.C., spanning six blocks and bisecting the National Mall. Organizers say the procession begins at 6:30 p.m. ET. Festivities kick off earlier in the day, but shift from festival to parade at 6 p.m. ET, organizers say, with updated procession times listing a 6:30 p.m. ET start time on Constitution Avenue and lasting until approximately 7:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET. Afterwards there will be an enlistment ceremony, a concert on the Ellipse and fireworks. More information, including any possible changes or updates, are likely to be available on the Army's event website, Graphic of parade route: See where the procession will go through central DC Keep up with Washington: Sign up for USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter. List: DC military parade, festival schedule Here's a breakdown of other events throughout the day, according to the U.S. Army event page as of June 12: About 8:15 a.m. ET: Wreath-laying ceremony headed by Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth at Arlington National Cemetery Wreath-laying ceremony headed by Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth at Arlington National Cemetery 9:30 a.m. to noon: Fitness competition Fitness competition 11a.m.: Music performances by the U.S. Army band and U.S. Army Drill Team, among others; cooking demonstration by celebrity chef and U.S. Army veteran Andre Rush Music performances by the U.S. Army band and U.S. Army Drill Team, among others; cooking demonstration by celebrity chef and U.S. Army veteran Andre Rush 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Noah Hicks performance on main stage Noah Hicks performance on main stage 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.: NFL "Skills and Drills" event NFL "Skills and Drills" event 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.: Medal of Honor recipients recognition event Medal of Honor recipients recognition event 2 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.: Scotty Hasting performance on main stage Scotty Hasting performance on main stage 2:45 p.m. to 3 p.m.: "Army Astronaut Special Presentation" event "Army Astronaut Special Presentation" event 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.: 250th Army Birthday Festival official ceremony with cake cutting, livestreamed 250th Army Birthday Festival official ceremony with cake cutting, livestreamed 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. : Festivities transition to parade : Festivities transition to parade 6:30 p.m.: Parade begins Parade begins Approximately 7:45 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Festivities shift to an enlistment ceremony, concert at the Ellipse and fireworks When are Army Birthday Festival on Saturday? The free festival will be held on the National Mall from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, according to Army organizers. Attendees are advised to enter at 7th Street between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, between Madison Drive NW and Jefferson Drive SW. It is open to the public, and will feature opportunities to interact with soldiers, watch military demonstrations and displays, listen to live music. Organizers say the festival is family friendly, pointing to robotics displays, celebrity meet-and-greets, face painting, games and a rock wall available for kids. More: Army deletes video of DC parade tanks with 'Hang Fauci & Bill Gates' graffiti What are some of the events during the Army Birthday Festival? The U.S. Army will hold a fitness competition earlier in the day, from 9:30 a.m. ET to noon, organizers say, with events "highlighting the fitness of both individuals and squads" to "test how the teams work under stress and motivate ach other" to cross the finish line. Rather watch the fitness competition than participate? You can tune in to the livestream here, scheduled to begin at 9:10 a.m. ET. Competition awards will be given out at noon, which will also be livestreamed. At 11 a.m., upon the start of the festival, there will be a cooking demonstration by celebrity chef and U.S. Army veteran Andre Rush, who has worked as a chef in the White House during four prior administrations. Music performances also commence at 11 a.m., with performances by the U.S. Army band and U.S. Army Drill Team, among others, lasting until 1:30 p.m. How to watch the Army's 250th anniversary parade The parade will be livestreamed on all U.S. Army social media platforms, and on the U.S. Army's livestream page. Contributing: Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Tom Vanden Brook Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at kapalmer@ and on X @KathrynPlmr.
USA Today
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Where to watch Trump's DC military parade: Livestream, TV channels, more
Where to watch Trump's DC military parade: Livestream, TV channels, more Show Caption Hide Caption Army Golden Knights parachute team practices for military parade The Army's Golden Knights parachute team has been preparing for months to perform at the 250th anniversary military parade. The stage is set for a grand parade to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, which falls on the same day as President Donald Trump's 79th birthday and Flag Day. The day-long festival will take place primarily at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 14, with music performances, fireworks and a pomp-filled procession through the streets. More than two dozen M1 Abrams tanks, scores of infantry vehicles and thousands of soldiers are expected to be involved in the event. Trump, himself, will be watching the parade from a reviewing stand just south of the White House that is now being constructed for the occasion. The parade is expected to cost around $40 million, USA TODAY previously reported, including the promise to help the D.C. government deal with the aftermath of driving tanks on D.C. roads, with the president referring to the number as "peanuts." The last major military parade was held in 1991 to celebrate the end of the first Gulf War, which makes the occasion a rare sight in Washington, D.C. The large military movement into the city comes only days after Trump sent 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles amid an immigration crackdown and protests. Here's how to watch the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade, including major TV networks' broadcast plans. Keep up with Washington: Sign up for USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter. Follow the parade route: See where the procession will go through central DC When is the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade? The military parade is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 14, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The procession is expected to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET and will last about an hour and a half, until approximately 7:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET, USA TODAY previously reported. Afterwards, there will be an enlistment ceremony, a concert on the Ellipse and fireworks. Events are set to occur all day prior to the parade, starting around 8:15 a.m. ET with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth heading a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. DC military parade: See full festival schedule USA TODAY USA TODAY is scheduled to livestream the event. Watch live at the embed below. U.S. Army The parade will be livestreamed on all U.S. Army social media platforms and the U.S. Army's livestream page. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. CNN CNN will cover the parade across all its platforms, with anchors Brianna Keilar and Boris Sanchez leading on-air coverage from Washington, D.C., the network said. CNN's coverage will be available on the CNN app, and will also stream live on Max for subscribers. Watch CNN's coverage of the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade with Sling + Max NBC and MSNBC NBC News will provide all-day coverage of the parade on its platforms with anchors Aaron Gilchrist and Kelly O'Donnell leading special coverage and various NBC News correspondents reporting from the ground along the parade route and from protests across the city. NBC can be accessed via multiple streaming platforms, including Peacock, YouTube, and the NBC News app. MSNBC hosts and reporters will cover the events of the parade live from Washington, D.C., MSNBC said coverage will begin at 7 a.m. ET with Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels and Elise Jordan co-hosting 'The Weekend." Further coverage will be available throughout the day, and Ayman Mohyeldin, Catherine Rampell and Antonia Hylton will co-host 'The Weekend: Primetime' from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET as the parade takes place. Additionally, Jen Psaki will host 'The Briefing with Jen Psaki' from 9 to 11 p.m. ET. ABC ABC News will cover the parade across programs and platforms starting 6:00 p.m. ET on June 14, the network said. Viewers will be able to watch it on ABC and its 24/7 streaming news channel, ABC News Live, as well as on Disney+ and Hulu. Hulu offers membership options ranging from $7.99 a month to $17.99 a month for normal streaming services, and $75.99 a month to $89.99 a month for plans with streaming and live TV. New users can also sign up for a free trial. Fox News Fox News will cover the military parade live from Washington, D.C., from 6 to 10 p.m. ET on June 14, with a special titled 'Army 250 Parade' hosted by "FOX & Friends" co-host Lawrence Jones and "Outnumbered" co-host Emily Compagno. Earlier in the day, "FOX & Friends Weekend" co-hosts Charlie Hurt, Rachel Campos-Duffy and Johnny Joey Jones will preview the military parade from Washington D.C.'s West Potomac Park, with special guests participating. The military parade will also stream live on FOX Nation starting at 6:30 p.m. ET. NewsNation NewsNation will present special live coverage for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and Flag Day on June 14, beginning at 7 a.m. with the weekend edition of "Morning in America." The network said it will "provide live reporting from the various events in Washington, D.C., including the festival on the National Mall, performances by the Army drill team, and a first look at the military vehicles being flown in to honor the country's armed forces," according to a news release. It also plans to carry Trump's remarks regarding the U.S. Army's service and achievements over the last 250 years, as well as the 'No Kings' protests taking place across the country. Parade broadcast will begin at 6 p.m. with Leland Vittert and Anna Kooiman co-anchoring a live four-hour special titled 'Tribute to America.' While NewsNation Digital will cover the parade live, "The Hill" will offer digital coverage and analysis of the day's events leading up to the parade and Trump's address, NewsNation said. Contributing: Susan Page, Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Tom Vanden Brook, Kathryn Palmer / USA TODAY Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@ and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
USA Today
05-06-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Supreme Court rules Mexico can't sue US gunmakers over cartel violence
Supreme Court rules Mexico can't sue US gunmakers over cartel violence Show Caption Hide Caption Mexico takes on American gun companies at Supreme Court Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism as Mexico attempted to hold American gun companies responsible for drug cartel violence. WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on June 5 rejected Mexico's attempt to hold U.S. gunmakers liable for violence and atrocities Mexican drug cartels have inflicted using their weapons. The court unanimously ruled that firearms makers are protected by a federal law barring certain lawsuits against them. "An action cannot be brought against a manufacturer if, like Mexico's, it is founded on a third-party's criminal use of the company's product," Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court. The decision landed against a backdrop of strained diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico. President Donald Trump wants Mexico to do more to stop illegal drugs from flowing into the United States and Mexico wants to stop illegal arms from flowing south. Mexico has maintained tighter regulations on firearms than its neighbor to the north. The case was also the first time the Supreme Court ruled on a 2005 law that shields gunmakers from liability for crimes committed by third parties. An exception in the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act allows suits if a gunmaker is accused of knowingly violating a state or federal law. Attorneys representing Mexico argued that gun companies are 'aiding and abetting' the trafficking of hundreds of thousands of high-powered firearms into Mexico through deliberate design, marketing and distribution choices. That includes doing business with dealers who repeatedly sell large quantities of guns to cartel traffickers, Mexico's counsel alleged. Firearms makers, led by Smith & Wesson Brands, said the chain of events between the manufacture of a gun and the harm it causes after being sold, transported, and used to commit crime in Mexico involves too many steps to blame the industry. Guns made in the United States are sold to federally licensed distributors who sell them to federally licensed dealers – some of whom knowingly or negligently sell them to criminals who smuggle them into Mexico, where they end up in the hands of cartel members. What the Trump administration means for you: Sign up for USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter. Mexico's attorneys stressed that the suit was in its early stages and said Mexico should be allowed a chance to prove its allegations in court. A federal judge in Massachusetts dismissed the suit, ruling it was barred by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms. But the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the challenge met an exception in the law and could move forward. Mexico, it said, had adequately alleged the gunmakers 'aided and abetted the knowingly unlawful downstream trafficking of their guns into Mexico.' The Supreme Court disagreed, saying Mexico's lawsuit "closely resembles" the type of challenges Congress was trying to prevent. If Mexico's suit meets the exceptions in the law, that would "swallow most of the rule," Kagan wrote. Mexico was seeking an unspecified amount of monetary damages, estimated in the range of $10 billion, and a court order requiring gun companies to change their practices. Lawyers for gun rights groups told the Supreme Court that Mexico's suit is an attempt to bankrupt the American firearms industry and undermine the Second Amendment. Gun violence prevention groups worried the case could make it harder to bring domestic lawsuits against the gun industry. David Pucino, legal director at GIFFORDS Law Center, said after the decision that the Supreme Court may have ended Mexico's lawsuit but 'the justices did not give the gun industry the broad immunity it sought.' Pucino said the decision 'does not affect our ability an resolve to hold those who break the law accountable.' The case is Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos.
New York Times
09-04-2025
- Business
- New York Times
A Friendship Divided by Musk
I'm doing something a little different with the newsletter today: delving into some reporting left over in my notebook that shows how Elon Musk — and the strong feelings that working for him can engender — can come between even the closest of friends. Last month, my colleagues and I published a story about Steve Davis, a longtime Musk lieutenant who has worked for the billionaire for more than two decades, at three different companies, and is now one of the most powerful people leading his cost-cutting effort in Washington. When Davis moved to Washington as a SpaceX employee more than 15 years ago, he developed a busy extracurricular life, running a popular frozen yogurt shop and bar; organizing kickball and competitive karaoke teams; and hosting game nights and Shabbat dinners. Much of that he did side by side with a close friend and roommate named Stephen Richer. (Here they are performing together in a flash mob for Davis's Mr. Yogato yogurt shop. Richer is the tall redhead.) Friends called the two inseparable. Richer sang the praises of SpaceX and the Boring Company, the Musk-founded tunneling startup that Davis would go on to lead. And a few years later, after Richer had gone back to law school in Chicago and then moved to Arizona, Davis backed his buddy when, of all things, Richer — a Republican — ran for and won the 2020 election for Maricopa County recorder, which oversees voting in the state's largest county. If you've been reading the On Politics newsletter for awhile, you may already guess where this is going. In his new role, Richer battled against allegations of voter fraud, as conspiracy theorists on X pushed misleading information about undocumented immigrants registering to vote. Among the biggest spreaders of that misinformation was none other than Musk. Perusing Richer's posts on X over time shows a man struggling to maintain — and demonstrate — his admiration for the billionaire. 'So proud of all my @SpaceX friends,' Richer tweeted in 2021, with a photo of himself at a SpaceX facility. The next year, he credited Musk with having revolutionized digital finance, the space industry, electric vehicles and battery technology. Then, last April, Musk promoted the idea that hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants had registered to vote in Arizona. And in September, Musk accused Arizona of 'refusing to remove illegals from voter rolls,' in a post that has been viewed 38 million times. At first, Richer tried to strike a conciliatory tone, even as he said there was '0 validity' to the idea that so many undocumented people had registered to vote. 'We loved the recent rocket launch that we could see in the Arizona sky,' he wrote as part of an eight-point post last April rebutting Musk's misinformation. He added that he was the 'owner of many, many Musk-related products.' Yet, as Musk has leaned into conspiracy and posted more about supposed voter fraud in Arizona, Richer has become less fawning and firmer in his pushback. He lost a Republican primary in his bid to retain his seat last August, after he denied that the 2020 election had been stolen from Donald Trump. In September, Richer posted that Musk had been wrong in every one of his posts about Arizona elections, but 'never corrected any of them.' And in an interview on MSNBC a few days later, Richer spoke more sharply. 'When people like Musk post on Twitter or speak to news outlets, and it's just filled with innuendo, or filled with lies, or filled with inaccurate information, then it's offices like mine and the 150 full-time employees that are in my office who see the downstream effects of that,' he said. Richer, who did not comment for this piece and is now a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, has now become a regular critic of the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency, the agency that his old roommate helps lead. On X, Richer has expressed concerns that Trump's actions have undercut the power of the legislative branch, and cracked jokes about DOGE's elimination of unnecessary positions when its co-head, Vivek Ramaswamy, left to run for governor of Ohio. Davis also did not respond to a request for comment. But he has asserted himself in his DOGE role, which at first was kept under wraps, and sat for his first public interview a week after we published our story. On Fox News, with more than a dozen other people who are taking part in the cost-cutting effort, Davis defended the team's slashing overhaul of the federal government. He sat directly next to Musk. A continued fixation on Social Security Musk is using his X account as a megaphone. My colleague Kate Conger looks at how he is fixating on Social Security recently. Elon Musk has repeatedly claimed of late that Social Security has been a target of enormous fraud, without providing much evidence. At the same time, he has pushed the unfounded theory that Democrats have allowed immigrants into the United States as part of a scheme to shift voter demographics, echoing a white-nationalist conspiracy theory known as the Great Replacement. On Wednesday, Musk seemed to try to combine these two threads, taking to X to revive his concerns about Social Security and sharing data from his Department of Government Efficiency team that he said showed immigrants had increasingly been issued Social Security numbers while they waited for their asylum cases to be heard. 'Insane,' Musk wrote, sharing a Fox News clip that discussed the findings. He also shared several posts from other X users who amplified the same Fox News video. After one user suggested that members of the Biden administration should be arrested, Musk replied, 'Absolutely.' Immigrants who are authorized to work in the United States are given Social Security numbers because they need to pay taxes, though they are not automatically eligible to receive benefits. Proposals to cut Social Security have been some of the most contentious ideas from Musk's team. The program is widely popular, and many Republicans fear that Musk-backed cuts could upset their constituents. But Musk has continued to focus on Social Security, sending one of his oldest and most trusted investors, Antonio Gracias, to the agency to oversee DOGE's work there. Other notable posts: 314 That's how many separate fields of data about people living in the United States are contained in information systems to which Musk's associates at the Department of Government Efficiency are seeking access, according to a New York Times analysis. That data could include a citizen's mother's maiden name, bank account number or amount of student debt — and a whole lot more. The categories of information in the analysis come from 23 data systems holding personal information about the public across eight agencies. See the eye-opening list of data categories and The Times's full story here. A pilot sues an X influencer for defamation Jo Ellis, a 35-year-old transgender pilot in the Virginia Army National Guard, became the center of a conspiracy theory after popular accounts on X spread the false rumor that she had been at the helm of a helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington in January. To the online mob, her suspected involvement in the incident was evidence that diversity initiatives in the federal government had played a role in the crash. None of it was true. On Wednesday, she filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against Matt Wallace, an influencer on X with more than two million followers who helped spread the falsehood. 'My life was turned upside-down at that point,' Ms. Ellis said in an interview with my colleague Stuart A. Thompson. 'Forever on, I'm known as 'that trans terrorist.'' Read more here.
USA Today
08-04-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Air Force backtracks Hegseth pronoun ban after realizing it violates Biden law
Air Force backtracks Hegseth pronoun ban after realizing it violates Biden law Show Caption Hide Caption US Defense Secretary, Japanese Prime Minister visit Iwo Jima memorial In his first trip to Japan, U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth visited Iwo Jima and attended a memorial with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The Air Force walked back a Trump administration ban on pronouns in its official communications after realizing it ran afoul of a Biden-era defense policy bill that bars the Pentagon from establishing any pronoun policies. In a memo dated last Wednesday, Gwendolyn DeFilippi, the Air Force's acting assistant secretary for manpower and reserve affairs, said the ban on preferred pronouns was "rescinded." The ban, announced in an early February memo from DeFilippi, ordered the Air Force to "immediately" stop using "preferred pronouns" in any official communications, including "email signature blocks, memoranda, letters, papers, social media, official websites" and other official correspondence. The Air Force said this week that it changed course after realizing the pronoun ban was in violation of the 2024 annual defense policy bill, which bans the Defense Department from making any pronoun policy – whether for or against their official use. "The Department of the Air Force updated the guidance to comply with federal law after it was brought to our attention the policy was not in line with the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act," a spokesperson for the Air Force said. The bill, which sets down the official policy outlining how each year's military budget will be put to use, prohibits the military from either requiring or barring the "identification of gender or personal pronouns in official correspondence." What the Trump administration means for you: Sign up for USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter. More: 'Appalled': Pentagon restores web pages on Navajo code talkers, Jackie Robinson In late January, federal employees from multiple departments received emails from the Trump administration ordering them to scrub pronouns from their email signatures. Hegseth wages anti-DEI campaign The ban on pronouns came amid Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's sweeping push to expunge all diversity, equity and inclusion policies from the military. Hegseth also canceled identity months, like Black History Month, from Pentagon policy and ordered hundreds of books pulled from the shelves of libraries at military schools and the Naval Academy Library. In a move widely condemned by Democratic lawmakers and LGBTQ advocates, the Trump administration also banned transgender people from enlisting in the military. The Department was also forced to backtrack after an order from Hegseth to delete all DEI-related content from official websites provoked outrage. The directive saw pages covering topics from Jackie Robinson to the Navajo Code Talkers to the Tuskegee Airmen taken down, with "dei" appearing in their URLs. After the backlash, some were reinstated, but many remain down. 'They don't seem to care if it's legal' Alex Wagner, a former assistant secretary of the Air Force, said the backtrack meant the military under Hegseth, "finally let the lawyers into some of their decision making." In late 2021, the Air Force updated its official style guide – called the Tongue and Quill – to allow its members to "include pronouns in their signature block," according to an archived screenshot of the announcement. The original link has now been taken down. Wagner said pronoun policy was barely an "afterthought" during his time in Air Force leadership. Most of the concern about it came, not from the force, but from Republican lawmakers who "assumed this was an all-consuming exercise that took our focus off of warfighting, which it absolutely did not." "This was a minor amendment to a writing style guide,' he said. "It never came up, except in preparation to testify before Congress." Amid the department-wide push to wipe out DEI, the Pentagon under Hegseth was glossing over the legality of its actions, he said. "They don't seem to care if it's legal or not and aren't really stopping to ask."
