The Spanish-American War was the first major international conflict for a reunited nation since the Civil War. It ended in a U.S. victory that established an American empire: Spain ceded Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and the U.S. purchased the Philippines for $20 million. Puerto Rico and Guam remain U.S. territories.

The federal government may spend as much as $45 million on the event, which falls on Trump's birthday but officially honors the U.S. Army's 250th birthday

A federal court hearing is scheduled on whether the Trump administration can use the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles.

Officials are digging in, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth saying the president’s order to deploy the National Guard in L.A. could be rolled out elsewhere.

Protests unfolding nationwide against President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda come as Immigration and Customs Enforcement races to meet White House arrest quotas.