Happy 4th Great Falls. Here’s this week’s reading list.

NPR: George Washington reenactors are busy this year

The Washington Post: Each American flag starts with thread. Here’s how they’re made.

NPR: Food defined social hierarchy in 1776. Here’s what was on the table

The Economist: How 250 years of immigration shaped America

The Washington Post: D.C. judge temporarily loosens rule requiring escorts for Pentagon reporters

Reuters: U.S. nuclear power regulator proposes changing rule protecting people from radiation

The Economist: How much will a 4th of July cookout cost this year?

The New York Times: Immigrant arrests surge to 10,000 in 5 days as ICE clamps down

NPR: Supreme Court upholds grace periods for mail-in ballots

The New York Times: Justices reject Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship

Associated Press: Gov. Greg Abbott calls for ban on data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods

The Wall Street Journal: U.S. snaps hiring hot streak with only 57,000 jobs added in June

ProPublica: To protect its drinking water, this city has to appeal to the oil regulators that put it at risk

The Electric: The rise of vibe lawyering

Reuters: U.S. seen not extending USMCA, starting decade-long countdown to end trade pact

NPR: U.S. healthcare is struggling. A Supreme Court ruling could make things worse

Bloomberg: China and U.S. target tariff reductions on agricultural products

CyberScoop: Alleged longstanding member of Scattered Spider extradited to U.S.

StateScoop: State, local cyber grant funding can’t be used on ‘bundled’ services from membership groups, FEMA clarifies

National Geographic: The ancient Maya may have had sophisticated dentists

Civil Eats: Judge orders USDA to restore half of cancelled grants for young farmers

Politico Magazine: The quiet unraveling of America’s food-safety net

Taste Cooking: Reimagining the chicken nugget as a healthy, convenient snack