Taxpayer-funded group to celebrate America’s birthday features lobbyist for China’s TikTok
A U.S. government-backed group organized to lead celebrations in 2026 to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence counts a registered TikTok lobbyist as one of its leaders, records show. Formed in 2016, the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission receives millions of dollars through congressional appropriations and is tasked with coordinating programming, […]
Sen. Mike Lee says taxpayer-funded project is pushing ‘radical ideologies that undermine’ country’s founding principles
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) recently sent a letter to the commissioners of the taxpayer-funded America 250 project, requesting information about the project’s alleged efforts to “undermine” the nation’s founding principles. America250, a “bipartisan effort,” is tasked with planning the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July […]