The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Inspectors general of the US Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security are launching separate probes about the Trump administration’s deployment of federal law enforcement officers in …
Read More »Trump cancels Republican convention in Jacksonville over concerns about coronavirus, but pushes for schools to reopen
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Donald Trump has shut down the celebration of part of the 2020 Republican National Convention in Jacksonville, saying that an increase in coronavirus cases in Florida means that “the …
Read More »Trump cancels Republican National Convention events in Jacksonville, Florida | United States News
Donald Trump has canceled the portion of the Republican National Convention that was taking place in Jacksonville, Florida, his biggest public recall until the ferocity of the coronavirus pandemic. The insistence of the US president in a crowded crowd forced the Republican National Committee to announce in June that it …
Read More »Trump talks to Putin for the first time since Russian “reward” revelations, but apparently doesn’t mention him
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Donald Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for the first time since the publication of a New York Times story alleging that Russia paid rewards to …
Read More »Ocasio-Cortez delivers powerful speech after sexist comments from Republicans | United States News
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s outrage at the verbal assault of a Republican lawmaker escalated to an extraordinary moment on the floor of the House on Thursday when she and other Democrats attacked a sexist culture of “accepting violence and violent language against women “whose supporters include Donald Trump. A day after …
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