Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
The president says the building is "dilapidated". But critics claim the closure is to deflect from cancellations that followed his decision to rename the memorial to JFK. Donald Trump has said the Kennedy Center will close for two years in plans that are fuelling the growing controversy over the Washington DC arts venue. The national cultural centre opened in 1971 and was named after President John F. Kennedy by ...
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Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The president lashed out at the six-time Grammys host as a "total loser" who "better get his facts straight, and get them straight fast" is threatening to sue comedian Trevor Noah over a "garbage" joke about " Epstein island " at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. In an overnight ...
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Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Punxsutawney Phil is said to be predicting six more weeks of wintry weather after he saw his shadow Monday. His annual prediction was translated by his handlers at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club says that when Phil is deemed to have not seen his shadow, that means there will be an early spring. When he does see it, it's six more weeks of winter. ...
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Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
President Trump has threatened to sue discredited author Michael Wolff, as well as the estate of Jeffrey Epstein — as he insists that the latest mass dump of files related to the pedophile financier absolves him. "I didn't see it myself but I was told by some very important people that not only does it absolve me, it's the opposite of what people were hoping, you know, the radical left," Trump told reporters ...
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Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson urged Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to resign and told their bosses to leave Portland in a scathing statement issued Saturday after federal agents launched tear gas at a large crowd near the Portland ICE facility. "To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave," Wilson wrote. "Through your use of violence and the trampling of the ...
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Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
voters, Miranda Niedermeier is not opposed to . She was heartened by initial moves from the Republican president in his second term that she saw as targeting immigrants who were in the United States illegally and had committed crimes. But Niedermeier, 35, has steadily become disillusioned with Trump. Never more so than in recent weeks, when federal immigration officers killed two U.S. citizens during "In the ...
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Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 -
When free expression is challenged, independent journalism matters more than ever. By supporting HuffPost, you stand behind accountability, truth, and a free press. Already a member? WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to "under no circumstances" get involved with protests in Democratic-led cities unless they ask for ...
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