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Trump's obscene cover-up blown apart by just one sentence
- Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Leslie Jordan's character on Will & Grace had a running joke, whenever he introduced his lover: "This is my business associate, Benji." No one was fooled. Everyone knew exactly what that phrase was doing: softening, sanitizing, shielding a truth obvious to anyone paying attention. Some two decades later, that same euphemism has become the go-to line for ...

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Jimmy Kimmel says he was blindsided by Trump jab after president's Grammy rant
- U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Jimmy Kimmel says he had not expected Donald Trump to take a swipe at him when responding to questions in the White House . The president had been fielding questions in the Oval Office and hit out at Grammy Awards show host Trevor Noah , but also included a jab ...

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Trump proposes nationalizing elections, overriding state powers
- Trump suggests GOP should nationalize elections, overriding states' power WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Monday that the GOP should nationalize elections, a suggestion that would mean overriding power that states are granted in the U.S. Constitution. Trump made the comments while appearing on a podcast with Dan Bongino, the former deputy director of the FBI, according to NBC News . The ...

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Charity founded by Sarah Ferguson shuts down after release of Epstein emails with former duchess
- – The charity founded by , is shutting down following the release of emails showing the depth of her friendship with the late sex offender Sarah's Trust, which focused on improving the lives of women and children, said it will close for the "foreseeable future,'' following the revelations in latest documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice. Ferguson is the ex-wife of the former Prince due to his ...

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Federal judge blocks Trump from ending temporary status for Haitians
- SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the U.S., dealing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda another legal, though perhaps temporary, setback. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington granted a request to pause the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians while a lawsuit challenging it ...

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Trump Will Close The Kennedy Center For 2 Years Following Wave Of Performers' Backlash
- We report without fear or favor because our work is sustained by members, not influence. Your support helps ensure the truth is told clearly, even when those in power push back. Join HuffPost today. Already a member? WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington's Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal ...

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Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather
- PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what's already been a long, cold season across large parts of the United States. His  annual prediction  and announcement that he had seen his shadow was translated by his top hat-wearing handlers in the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club at Gobbler's Knob in western ...

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Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says
- WASHINGTON — Every Homeland Security officer on the ground, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday. Noem made the announcement on X. She said the body-worn camera program is being expanded nationwide as funding becomes available. I just spoke with @RealTomHoman @ICEDirector @CBPCommissioner . Effective immediately ...

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Democratic victory in deep-red Texas district casts a pall over GOP plans to keep the House
- DALLAS — Democrat Taylor Rehmet may never get the chance to cast a vote from his new seat in the Texas state Senate. But merely affixing his name to a seat that hasn't had Democratic representation in decades set off alarms throughout Texas and U.S. politics. His victory in a deep-red Tarrant County-based legislative district is largely symbolic, with Rehmet winning when the Legislature is out of session. But ...

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Government says it's fixing redactions in Epstein-related files that may have had victim information
- NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it had withdrawn several thousand documents and "media" related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after lawyers told a New York judge that the lives of nearly 100 victims had been "turned upside down" by sloppy redactions in the government's latest release of records. The exposed materials include nude photos showing the faces of potential victims ...

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BLS jobs report delayed by government shutdown
- 696,222 1,700 Market yield on U.S. treasury securities at 10-year constant maturity. Updated daily. Welcome, + Article Summary The BLS January jobs report is delayed due to a partial government shutdown, with publication pending resumed funding. Additional labor data releases are also postponed, potentially affecting economic analysis and mortgage rates.   AI Summary The January jobs report published by the ...

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Judicial misconduct complaint filed by Justice Dept. against Judge James Boasberg is dismissed
- Washington — A federal appeals court judge dismissed a judicial misconduct complaint that the Justice Department filed against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, whom President Trump has denounced over his handling of a legal battle involving the Alien Enemies Act and the administration's swift removals of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. In a December decision , Judge Jeffrey Sutton, the chief judge of ...

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Two agents involved in Alex Pretti's shooting identified as CBP veterans: report
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez have been identified in a report as the immigration agents who fired on Alex Pretti Two federal immigration agents involved in the shooting of protester Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis street ...

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Yet another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, saying NY project can resume
- A federal judge on Monday ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction, the fifth such project put back on track after the Trump administration halted them in December. In clearing the way for Sunrise Wind to proceed, Judge Royce Lamberth found that the government had not shown that offshore wind is such an imminent national security risk that it must halt in ...

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Brendan Banfield convicted in double murder plot with au pair in Fairfax
- Former IRS agent Brendan Banfield was convicted by a Fairfax County jury Monday of killing his wife and another man in a scheme prosecutors say he orchestrated with the family's au pair.   Banfield, 40, was found guilty of aggravated murder and related charges in the deaths of his wife, 37-year-old Christine Banfield, and 39-year-old Joseph Ryan. The killings occurred in the morning of Feb. 24, 2023, in ...

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