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Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump said 'of course' he condemns the racist parts of the video, but would not apologize for sharing it President Donald Trump has refused to apologize for a video shared on his Truth Social account— which was later deleted — that included a racist image depicting ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
The White House's TrumpRx website went live Thursday with a promise to instantly deliver prescription drugs at "the lowest price anywhere in the world." "This launch represents the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history by many, many times, and it's not even close," President Trump said at a news conference announcing the launch of the platform. Drug policy experts say the jury is still out on ...
Source: latimes.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump said Friday that the high-stakes talks between Iran and the United States in Oman had gone well and that the two sides would meet again next week , though he did not provide any details about the meeting "They had a very good meeting with a very high representative Iran, of Iran, and we'll see how it all turns out," Trump said in a gathering of reporters aboard Air Force One, noting that the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Democracy experts say there is little doubt about president's desire to interfere in elections this November Donald Trump set off alarm bells earlier this week with comments that his administration should "take over the voting" in some states in the run-up to the 2026 midterms, which followed an unprecedented FBI raid on an election office in Georgia. Although election experts say it's clear the president doesn't ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
On March 9, 2026, it becomes official: the civil service protections guaranteed to federal employees by the Civil Service Reform Act ("CSRA") are no longer available to a large swath of federal employees. The protections guaranteed to the approximately 50,000 federal workers by chapters 23, 43, and 75 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code will no longer apply to them, as they have been reclassified as or appointed as ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. military has conducted another strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two people. The U.S. Southern Command announced the strike on X Thursday night . "On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
A federal judge on Friday blocked President Trump from freezing $16 billion in funds for the massive Gateway tunnel project in New York and New Jersey. Judge Jeannette Vargas of the Southern District of New York ordered the Trump administration to release funds earmarked for the Hudson River rail tunnel – which would connect New York and New Jersey – on the same day construction on the project ...
Source: nypost.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione spoke out in court Friday against the prospect of back-to-back trials over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling a judge: "It's the same trial twice. One plus one is two. Double jeopardy by any commonsense definition." Mangione, 27, made the remarks as court officers escorted him out of the courtroom after a judge scheduled his state murder trial to begin ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Supporters of 2026 California Billionaire Tax call it an emergency fix to prevent a healthcare 'collapse' A proposed tax targeting California's wealthiest residents is drawing strong support from likely voters, but critics warn it would discourage investment and trigger an exodus of high-income earners and businesses from the state. I think it's a really economically disastrous idea," Adam Michel, director of tax ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
NUUK, Greenland — Canada and France planned to open diplomatic consulates Friday in the capital of Greenland, showing support for NATO ally Denmark and the Arctic island in the wake of U.S. efforts to secure control of the semiautonomous Danish territory. Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand was traveling to Nuuk to inaugurate the consulate that officials say also could help boost cooperation on issues like ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — An alleged participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, has been taken into custody to face prosecution for the rampage that killed four Americans and emerged as a divisive political issue, the Justice Department said Friday. Zubayar Al-Bakoush, identified by officials as a member of an extremist militia in Libya, had been wanted by the United States for ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Can ICE keep locking up immigrants without a hearing? A critical constitutional question is piling up in hundreds of cases, Alex Woodward reports P resident Donald Trump's administration is working fast to arrest and deport as many people as it can, from street-level surges of ...
Source: independent.co.uk