The administration says these actions are "driven by law and not by politics." The Justice Department's launching of a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is the latest ...

President Trump’s military campaign has killed more than 100 people in the waters off Central and South America. The strikes have been widely criticized as illegal. By Anushka Patil Since September, ...

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A federal judge on Friday barred federal agents in Minneapolis from arresting peaceful protesters, or using nonlethal munitions and crowd control tools against them. The 80-page ruling by U.S.

A day after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem quietly ordered new restrictions on congressional visits to immigration detention facilities.

From 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 ...