President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday.

Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.

The Trump administration has announced plans to revoke or shrink certain national monuments as part of an anti-DEI movement.

President Trump appeared to mark Juneteenth — a day he has commemorated in the past — by arguing businesses are closed for "too many non-working holidays." ...

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the US president believes there is a "substantial chance of negotiations" with Iran "in ...