Author: Robert Jones

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In June 2023, Donald J. Trump’s lawyers arrived at Justice Department headquarters, grimly scooped up visitors badges and were ushered upstairs to ask prosecutors for details about Mr. Trump’s imminent indictment over the hoarding of documents at Mar-a-Lago.Mr. Trump never faced a trial and is now the president. Two members of his defense team have permanent department badges, because they run the agency’s day-to-day operations.And Mr. Trump, once a target of prosecution by the Justice Department, is scheduled on Friday to deliver a major law-and-order speech in the agency’s great hall — at least as much an expression of conquest…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday its intent to undo more than two dozen major environmental regulations dealing with greenhouse gas emissions, toxic air pollution and waste from fossil fuel extraction in the biggest deregulation action in the agency’s nearly 55-year history.”All told, it adds up to a complete unraveling of any serious climate policy,” Harvard Law School professor and Environmental and Energy Law Program Director Jody Freeman told Newsweek.Freeman said the onslaught of rollbacks means the Trump administration is “swinging for the fences” with its deregulatory agenda. But she added that announcements are not the same as final…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations for resettling Palestinians uprooted from the Gaza Strip under President Donald Trump’s proposed postwar plan, American and Israeli officials say.The contacts with Sudan, Somalia and the breakaway region of Somalia known as Somaliland reflect the determination by the U.S. and Israel to press ahead with a plan that has been widely condemned and raised serious legal and moral issues. Because all three places are poor, and in some cases wracked by violence, the proposal also…

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…

President Donald Trump has proposed a plan to abolish federal income taxes for Americans earning less than $150,000 per year, sparking curiosity on what people might take home should the plan be enacted.Newsweek reached out to the White House by email for comment.Why It MattersTrump has proposed numerous tax plans, such as no taxes on tips or overtime, no taxes on Social Security payments and no federal income tax. The federal income tax proposal would remove taxes for people earning less than $150,000 per year and would impact the vast majority of Americans.In 2022, around 93 percent of Americans aged…

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in Europe and Asia advanced Friday, shrugging off another decline on Wall Street, with markets in China gaining after state-run banks and other financial institutions were ordered to do more to help spur more consumer spending. Germany’s DAX rose 0.4% to 22,667.45, while the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 0.7% to 7,996.78. Britain’s FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,577.97.U.S. stocks looked primed for gains, with the future for the S&P 500 up 0.7% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.5% higher. In Asian trading, Hong Kong’s benchmark jumped 2.1% to 23,959.98, while…

CNN  —  Americans are skeptical that President Donald Trump’s approach to the war between Russia and Ukraine will bring peace to the region, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Most Americans view Trump’s handling of the conflict negatively, and 50% say his approach to the war is bad for the United States. US diplomats are currently working to persuade Russia to agree to a temporary ceasefire in the war that has dragged on for more than three years since Russia’s invasion. While the Biden administration strongly backed Ukraine and unambiguously blamed Russia for the conflict, Trump has…

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…

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer signaled Thursday that he is ready to move forward with a Republican-led government funding bill, despite deep divisions within his party over whether to impose limits on the Trump administration just hours before a possible government shutdown.On the Senate floor, Schumer said he would vote to advance the continuing resolution (CR) bill when it comes up for a vote on Friday, just hours before the midnight deadline. The Republican-backed government funding bill, recently passed by the House, proposes to fund federal operations through September 2025, thereby averting an immediate government shutdown.”I believe it is my…