A decidedly different Independence Day came after more than a month of demonstrations in the nation’s capital and in the middle of a pandemic.

The two-month-old Bald Eagle fledged yesterday afternoon.

Once they take off, live-streamers will get their last glimpses of the eagles in their current habitat over the course of a few days, or even a week.

On Monday President Obama will take the oath of office beneath “Freedom,” the statue that sits atop the U.S. Capitol’s dome. But much like the country that created it, “Freedom” is complicated.

The first time they tried to inaugurate the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, they got a hurricane. This time, it’s looking like a soggy week will give way to a sunny weekend.

Garrett Mock had his strongest start of the season last night and led the Nationalsto their seventh straight victory. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) Nationals 5, Diamondbacks 2: Garrett Mock (1-4), who spent two-plus years in the Arizona farm system before coming to the Nationals, earned his first win of the season against his old organization. Mock had easily his best outing of the season, striking out seven in six innings. The righty’s only real…

Brewers 7, Nationals 5: While the Nationals might not have much to play for standings-wise, at least there’s always the intriguing potential for any one game to come down to that most dramatic of individual showdowns.

Kastles Win WTT Championship: We’ll have photos and a report from last night’s title-clinching victory by the Washington Kastles over the Springfield Lasers tomorrow.

Former National Alfonso Soriano struck out in his first at bat, but he eventually gothis: a big three-run home run that put the Nats behind. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Cubs 6, Nationals 5: Well, the Nats scored four runs in the first two innings, smacking six hits off Cubs starter Randy Wells (5-4), whose ERA rose from 2.72 to 3.00 — so that was good. It’s just too bad ex-Nat Alfonso Soriano had to go…

To break out of their current slump, perhaps the Mystics should spend a bitmore quality time with their adorable mascot, Pax the Bear. (Photo byRoxandaBear.) Silver Stars 79, Mystics 78: Well, so much for that undefeated homestand. The Mystics lost another heartbreaker last night, even though they outscored the Stars in both the third and fourth quarters. The Mystics downfall? The dynamic duo of Becky Hammon and Sophia Young, who scored 41 of San…