An armed man arrested at the U.S. Capitol said he planned to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and burn down The ...

Donald Trump has attempted to negotiate a potential TikTok sale on live television, in what was supposed to be an announcement about investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The ...

Ahead of the hearing, protesters at the State Capitol shared their disapproval over House Republicans deciding to move forward in the legislative session with a one-seat majority despite one ...

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 ...

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said Tuesday she would offer guided tours of the Capitol to the Jan. 6 rioters who just received a sweeping pardon from President Trump. “I’ll be the first member ...

A former Trump supporter jailed over the US Capitol riots has said she's rejected the president's pardon after seeing through the "MAGA cult". Pamela Hemphill told Sky's The News Hour with Mark ...

Police officers and active-duty military members were among those convicted of crimes for Jan. 6. Now that they’ve been pardoned, they could end up back in service. By Ja'han Jones When Donald ...

The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), which supported President Donald Trump's election in 2016, 2020, and 2024, yesterday criticized his blanket pardon for people charged in connection with the ...

STUDIO WITH HER STORY. IN 2023, A JURY CONVICTED KIRSTEN NIEMELA ON FOUR NONVIOLENT MISDEMEANORS RELATED TO JANUARY 6TH. PROSECUTORS SAID SHE IS THE WOMAN WEARING SUNGLASSES IN IMAGES FROM THAT ...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday kickstarted his second term with tech initiatives including key AI investments while targeting immigration, environmental regulations and gender identity.

The newly sworn-in US President Donald Trump defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol. Trump suggested there ...

Michael Fanone, one of the officers who was beaten while defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, said on Tuesday that Donald Trump’s pardons for the rioters, including those who attacked the ...