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Understanding DHS’s and ICE’s New Powers in Comparative Perspective
With a rapidly and vastly expanded budget, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are set to assume a far greater presence in American life. This is a rapid influx of resources and power for a...

Why eating eggs once a week could be the key to preventing Alzheimer’s later in life
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Trump Drops Video Suggesting Obama Should Be Jailed – Here’s Why It Matters
President Trump released a video online showing prominent Democrats claiming “No one is above the law”—just before a fictional scene of former President Obama being arrested. The post came after explosive allegations from former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard...

Obama-appointed Florida judge to preside over Trump’s $10B suit against Murdoch and WSJ
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Here’s how to fix Ohio’s single-subject rule and halt secret lawmaking: Today in Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio - What if Ohio’s budget was just that -- a spending plan -- rather than a massive vehicle for legislators to stuff with law changes? We’re talking about the history of how the budget expanded to include a whole lot more than a...

As Trump's raids ramp up, a Texas region's residents stay inside — even when they need...
As she was about to leave for the pharmacy late last month, her husband called with a frantic warning: Immigration enforcement officers were swarming the store's parking lot. Juanita, who is prediabetic, skipped filling medications that treat her...

Trump’s trillion dollar NATO gambit
By Edward HUNT Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Donald Trump is embracing new military goals for NATO that may lead to an additional trillion dollars in military spending and the greater militarization of...

Chinese immersion program draws students from across US to Monmouth U
The NSA did not state why the program was ending. It follows moves by the feds that establish English as the official national language and slash programs focused on international communities. STARTALK is a language and culture immersion program...

An assault on the rule of law
To the editor: The foundation of western law began in England in 1215 with the Manga Carta. This introduced the concept that kings or governments can’t simply arrest people and throw them in jail without a fair trial by their peers. The western...

TTM Acquires Wisconsin Facility, Malaysian Land Rights
Printed circuit board maker TTM Technologies Inc. has acquired a 750,000-square-foot facility in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as well as land rights for an additional future manufacturing site in Penang, Malaysia. Financial details were not released by...

What’s Next Now That the CECOT Detainees Were Freed?
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. Three Cases to Watch Friday’s repatriation of the Venezuelan nationals that the Trump administration had consigned to the hellishness...

How Florida’s Plan for Immigration Judges at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ May Violate Constitutional Rights
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. Seeking to expand Florida’s role in federal immigration enforcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in May 2025 submitted the...

Immigrant rights group Órale is a crucial lifeline for Long Beach’s immigrant community
In Long Beach, if someone from the immigrant community needs a crucial lifeline, one group has been unreplaceable: Órale. And amid the recent immigration raids happening across Southern California, the immigrant justice organization’s work has...

Children’s National Hospital caves under Trump’s pressure & ends gender-affirming care for trans patients
Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., will stop prescribing and monitoring gender-affirming medications for transgender youth by August 30, citing “escalating legal and regulatory risks” as the Trump administration targets providers of...
Trump Media’s Bitcoin Holdings Grow to $2B as President Trump Advances Crypto Agenda
Anadolu / Getty Images Trump Media said it plans to keep buying bitcoin Trump Media & Technology Group's Bitcoin and related holdings have grown to about $2 billion. The company, founded by President Donald Trump, said it plans to keep buying...

KRAMBU Plans World’s Most Sustainable AI Factory in Montana
KRAMBU Unveils Plans for World’s Most Sustainable AI Factory in Montana KRAMBU Incorporated has unveiled plans for the world’s most sustainable Artificial Intelligence factory in Montana. Its 100-megawatt facility will support the growing global...

Colorado's rural hospitals teeter on the edge of financial collapse, but serve patients and local economies
Colorado’s rural hospitals are teetering on the edge of financial collapse, burdened by rising costs, shrinking reimbursements and a growing list of state and federal regulations, according to the Colorado Hospital Association. In Colorado, half...

Levi’s Goes Back To Its Roots To Try To Stay Current
Levi Strauss is the leading jeans brand in the world, but has had a troubled recent past. (Photo by ... More Sean Gallup/Getty Images)Getty Images Much has been written about the challenges facing legacy brands in today’s hyper-competitive...

Newsom Personally Secured Nonprofit Cash For Anti-Law Enforcement Activists
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom asked nonprofits to donate at least $610,000 to groups that call for defunding or abolishing law enforcement since 2023 before distancing himself from such stances. Immigrant Defenders Law Center (IDLC) and...

Top News of the Day: Former Kerala CM V.S. Achuthanandan passes away at 101; Parliament Monsoon Session witnesses disruptions over Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor, and more
V.S. Achuthanandan, former Kerala CM and icon of communist movement, passes away Former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan passed away at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. He was 101. Mr. Achuthanandan had withdrawn from public life...