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Saturday, Aug 2nd, 2025 - Protestors gathered in Tel Aviv's "Hostage Square" on Saturday to stage an emergency protest following the release of propaganda videos showing emaciated Israeli hostages still held in Gaza. Videos released by militant groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad this week showed Israeli hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski in a visibly fragile state. In one video posted, the undated footage of David is ...

Saturday, Aug 2nd, 2025 - The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will once again mention President Donald Trump in an exhibit on presidential impeachments after the removal of a placard noting his two Senate trials sparked concerns this week over the White House's influence on the institution. In a statement on Saturday, the Smithsonian detailed its decision to remove the Trump placard from the "Impeachment" section of an ...

Saturday, Aug 2nd, 2025 - Speed: 0.5x Speed: 1x Speed: 1.5x Speed: 2x 🎙️ Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. The Office of Special Counsel (OSC), an independent federal agency, confirmed Saturday that it has opened an investigation into Jack Smith , the former special counsel who prosecuted federal cases against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump . The New York Post first reported about the investigation. ...

Friday, Aug 1st, 2025 - Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds PBS, NPR and more than 1,500 local radio and TV stations The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it will wind down its operations after the Trump administration and Congress slashed its funding. The organization funds PBS and NPR , as well as more than ...

Friday, Aug 1st, 2025 - Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler is stepping down early from the central bank's powerful board of governors, creating an immediate vacancy that will give President Donald Trump an early opportunity to shape the Fed's leadership as he continues to push for lower interest rates. Kugler, a 55-year-old labor economist, was nominated by President Joe Biden, and her term was set to expire in January. Her ...

Friday, Aug 1st, 2025 - Former vice president Kamala Harris stopped by "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Thursday for her first major interview since losing the 2024 presidential election. Harris, who announced earlier this week that she will not enter the 2026 race for California governor, told Colbert that she wants to take a break from holding political office, saying that, for now, she doesn't "want to go back in the system." "I ...

Friday, Aug 1st, 2025 - A federal judge in California temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending the legal status and deportation protections for tens of thousands of immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua. While it could be suspended by a higher court, the ruling is a reprieve for more than 60,000 immigrants who had been previously allowed by the U.S. government to live and work in the country legally for years and ...