Flood waters leave debris, including vehicles and equipment, scattered in Louise Hays Park in Kerrville, Texas, on July 5, 2025. Torrential rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas on July 4, resulting in dozens dead and missing. Eric Vryn/Getty Images
President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, signs the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2025. Eric Lee/Getty Images
Siblings Aria Equils (L), age 6, Evie Equils (C), age 11, and Brody Equils (R), age 6, play with sparklers in Temecula, Calif., on July 4, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Smoke and flames rise from a fireworks warehouse explosion in Esparto, Calif., on July 1, 2025. Hudson Sheats via AP
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House on June 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Aerial view of Boulder Basin, the northwestern arm of Lake Mead, shows the bathtub ring, indicator of long-term water loss, between Boulder City, Nev., and the Las Vegas metropolitan area on July 3, 2025. Some 90 percent of southern Nevada's water comes from Lake Mead. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images
Specators in hotdog hats line up to watch Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York City on July 4, 2025. Champion eater Joey Chestnut made his return to the contest to compete for a 17th win after missing the 2024 event due to a sponsorship dispute with Major League Eating. Adam Gray/Getty Images
An aerial view of properties—now cleared of debris—that burned in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., on July 3, 2025. The Army Corps of Engineers has cleared more than 5,000 damaged properties as the six-month anniversary of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires approaches. Mario Tama/Getty Images
A demonstrator faces off with Marines and National Guards protecting the entrance to the Metropolitan Detention Center as demonstrators gather in front of it following federal immigration operations, in Los Angeles on July 4, 2025. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Argentina's Defense Minister Luis Petri hold a signed agreement for the sale of M1126 Stryker vehicles to Argentina at the Pentagon in Washington on July 2, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
A firefighter sprays water as the Juniper Fire burns near Perris, Calif., on June 30, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images
People listen to President Donald Trump’s speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, during the kick-off of a yearlong buildup to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
In an aerial view from a helicopter, detainees are seen at Krome Detention Center run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miami on July 4, 2025. President Donald Trump was present at the opening of nearby “Alligator Alcatraz,” a 5,000-bed facility located at an abandoned airfield in the Everglades wetlands, part of his expansion of illegal immigrant deportations. Alon Skuy/Getty Images
B-2 Spirit Bombers fly over the White House during the National Anthem, as part of an Independence Day picnic for military families on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2025. Eric Lee/Getty Images
People watch as fireworks light up the Manhattan skyline at the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks celebration, on the East River at Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York, on July 4, 2025. Angelina Katsanis/AFP via Getty Images
In an aerial view, traffic is seen on Interstate 35 in Austin, Texas, on July 3, 2025. AAA Travel forecast a record high of approximately 72.2 million people traveling at least 50 miles from home over the July 4 weekend. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Buc-ee's co-founder and CEO Arch “Beaver” Aplin III speaks during the grand opening ceremony of the first Buc-ee's location on the East Coast with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, and other local and state leaders in Mount Crawford, Va., on June 30, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 BRANDT Chevrolet, drives during a qualifying session for the NASCAR Xfinity Series The Loop 110, at Chicago Street Course in Chicago on July 5, 2025. Logan Riely/Getty Images
Construction workers build a home at a new housing development in Hercules, Calif., on July 1, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain an illegal immigrant after a court hearing at Connecticut Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., on July 3, 2025. ERO stands for Enforcement and Removal Operations, a division of ICE. John Moore/Getty Images
First Lady Melania Trump takes part in an activity during a visit to Children's National Hospital in Washington on July 3, 2025. Jemal Countess/AFP via Getty Images
Sierra Madre Fire Chief Brent Bartlett greets youngsters during the town's Independence Day Parade, not far from the Eaton Fire burn zone, in Sierra Madre, Calif., on July 4, 2025. The parade featured firefighters, police officers, and other first responders who battled and responded to the Eaton and Palisades fires, with July 7 marking the six-month anniversary of the devastating fires. Mario Tama/Getty Images
