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Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article One critic claimed that the legislation will negatively impact 'low-income voters, students, seniors, women, and Black and Brown Floridians' in Florida passed a bill on Thursday requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote, while also limiting forms of ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The judge wrote that the sole purpose of the probe 'is to harass Powell to pressure him to lower rates' A federal judge quashed the Department of Justice's attempt to subpoena Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell , saying the effort was part of the Trump administration's effort ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Bye-bye to build-to-rent housing. On Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Senate voted 89–10 to pass House Resolution 6644, otherwise known by its cumbersome title, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The bill is essentially an amalgam of two pieces of wonky housing legislation that the House and Senate have been working on for over a year now, and which make a bunch of modest changes to existing regulations ...
Source: reason.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
The Trump administration has expanded its trade investigations to 60 countries, including Canada, in an effort to shore up the president's tariff policies. Supreme Court struck down part of U.S. president's tariff regime last month Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to ...
Source: cbc.ca
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Trump and Hegseth Are Missing a Fundamental Thing About the War With Iran The U.S. and Iran are fighting different wars. to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It is commonly noted that the United States and Iran are fighting an " asymmetric war ," but it is less widely understood what this means. The phrase does not mean merely that the two sides are ...
Source: slate.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Two Democratic lawmakers are proposing tax overhauls that would eliminate federal income taxes for millions of Americans. The two bills — one backed by Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, and the other from Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland — are rolling out as Republicans tout the impact of the tax cuts enacted under the " big, beautiful bill." Those new tax breaks, which include a $6,000 deduction ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
US airport security officers missed their first full paycheck as a partial funding shutdown of the government approached the one-month mark. US airport security officers missed their first full paycheck Friday as a partial funding shutdown of the government approached the one-month mark, with no breakthrough in a congressional standoff that is beginning to disrupt travel across the country. The lapse in funding is ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Welcome to the wildest Academy Awards race in years. The 2026 Oscars are just days away, and a majority of the most hotly contested battles seem to be hanging on a knife's edge. Here's the Vogue verdict on who will win, who should win, and who should've been a contender in 13 key categories. Best picture Will win: Sinners Should win: Sinners Should've been a contender: The Voice of Hind Rajab I don't want to jinx ...
Source: vogue.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Matt Floca, the Kennedy Center's vice president of facilities operations, will take over as president President Richard Grenell will no longer head the prestigious arts center , according to President Donald Trump . Grenell, a close ally of Trump's, will be replaced by Matt Floca, ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's government held recent talks with the U.S., President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday, marking the first time that the Caribbean country confirmed such speculation. Díaz-Canel said in a speech that the talks "were aimed at finding solutions through dialogue to the bilateral differences between our two nations. International factors facilitated these exchanges." He did not ...
Source: military.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
Democrats in the US Senate have written to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers about the strike on a primary school in Iran that Iranian officials say killed 168 people, including about 110 children. US media have reported that US military investigators believe American forces were likely responsible for hitting the school unintentionally at the start of the joint US-Israeli operation - but that they ...
Source: bbc.com