Updated with additional photos: As Tulsa prepares to celebrate the Route 66 Centennial and its designation as the Capital of Route 66, City leaders, community partners, and residents gathered this week at the Route 66 Historical Village for the official lighting ceremony of the first new “Welcome to Tulsa” signage designed by the City Planning Office.
A seismic shift from years past towards the trades is a clear sign that President Trump’s relentless push to restore the dignity of American labor is taking hold.
Meanwhile, 94% of U.S. contractors report labor shortages, driving wages higher.
Analysis: For years, Americans watched Washington operate like a machine designed to protect itself instead of the people it serves. Career politicians promised reform, then governed exactly the same way as their predecessors. Endless bureaucracy, weak leadership abroad, economic uncertainty, and cultural chaos became the accepted status quo.
The American people finally said enough.
That is why Donald J. Trump was elected again.
Freedom 250 announced in a release Wednesday the first wave of participants, performers, speakers, and featured activations for the Great American State Fair, the 16-day national exposition taking place June 25 through July 10, 2026, on the National Mall.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) opened the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, a state-of-the-art laboratory facility Wednesday May 27, that will provide the U.S. cattle industry with innovative tools and advanced technologies to manage and eliminate the invasive fly and tick pests that threaten the U.S. cattle industry.
