Author: Robert Jones
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has nominated the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia — a “Stop the Steal” organizer who advocated for Jan. 6 defendants — to be the district’s top prosecutor on a permanent basis.Trump made the announcement less than three days after the nominee, Ed Martin, posted that he would be investigating Jack Smith and a law firm that gave the former special counsel pro bono legal services.Referring to Martin as “highly respected,” Trump wrote on X that Martin “has been doing a great job as Interim U.S. Attorney, fighting tirelessly to restore Law and…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…
Kylie Kelce was at the top of the charts. The former field hockey coach and NFL royalty had dethroned Joe Rogan in his own domain — and his fans could not believe it.It happened late last year: Kelce — whose marriage to former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce had pulled her into the limelight — had launched a podcast called Not Gonna Lie With Kylie Kelce, promoting it as a medium for her opinions on motherhood, sports, and, occasionally, politics.Podcasting is a male-saturated world. While Alex Cooper’s uber-successful Call Her Daddy podcast is among the few exceptions, men tend to…
President Donald Trump’s post on Truth Social on Saturday afternoon led some critics to compare his words to authoritarian French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte and label him a “dictator.”Newsweek has reached out to the White House for comment via email on Saturday.Why It MattersSince taking office on January 20, Trump has enacted a slew of broad reforms through executive actions. Some Democrats and Trump critics have warned of a looming “constitutional crisis,” accusing Trump of overstepping presidential authority and disregarding legal constraints.Recent commentary from the White House, Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk on the judiciary and the rule of…
MUNICH (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe,” because the U.S. may no longer be counted on to support the continent.Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hit back at Americans for meddling in his country’s election after U.S. Vice President JD Vance scolded European leaders over their approach to democracy and met with the leader of a German far-right party.Forceful speeches from Zelenskyy and Scholz on Day 2 of the Munich Security Conference underlined the impact of a blizzard of decisions by U.S. President Donald Trump…
Personnel from DOGE are set to visit FAA headquarters on Monday as union says workforce is ‘already stretched thin’.The administration of United States President Donald Trump has begun a mass firing campaign targeting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including workers focused on radar, landing and navigational maintenance. Personnel from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an advisory panel led by billionaire Elon Musk, is visiting FAA headquarters on Monday, as the group continues a controversial effort to access government data and slash the federal workforce. Hundreds of probationary employees were among those fired at the FAA, despite efforts to boost…
Washington CNN — Joe Biden left the White House nearly a month ago, but he’s never far from Donald Trump’s mind. The former president has been a recurring punchline – and punching bag – in nearly every appearance Trump has made since returning to power. With Republicans in full control of Washington, Trump is forever in search of a foil and Biden tops the list. “Much of this stuff is because of Biden,” Trump said last week in the Oval Office, referring to federal employees being allowed to telework. “It’s his fault.” For Trump, the buck stops with Biden –…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…
If there is ever going to be a Resistance movement 2.0, it might have gotten a much-needed jolt of energy this week.Gathered on the eastern steps of the US Treasury Department’s DC headquarters Tuesday evening, some two dozen Democratic members of Congress rallied a few hundred protesters against Elon Musk. Specifically, they were protesting his disassembly of the federal workforce and rapid takeover of access to the government’s payment systems, at President Donald Trump’s behest. “Nobody elected Elon!” the posters they brought read. “The crisis is here,” declared US Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas. “I know some of y’all have…
Vivek Ramaswamy has filed his paperwork and set the date to start his bid for governor of Ohio, replacing current Republican Governor Mike DeWine, who cannot run again due to term limits.Why It MattersRamaswamy indicated that he would run for governor shortly into his partnership with Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). He ended up departing DOGE, which is an unofficial task force created by executive order, just one day after President Donald Trump took office.His departure from DOGE sparked rumors that he would seek the governor’s office in Ohio, to which he said at the time…