AP News Summary at 2:52 a.m. EDT

Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America's 'joyous' 250th anniversary WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.” Trump spoke late Saturday in Washington after storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall. Severe weather prompted the can