A few weeks into Donald Trump’s second term, a MAGA-supporting acquaintance asked me why the left seemed “so unbelievably demoralized.” He was not (merely) gloating; he was curious.

In recent months, Emmanuel Macron insisted on the need to slash public debt, yet now he calls for huge military spending. The call to remilitarize has become the center of the French president’s ...

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 ...

Scientists, graduate students and community members participate in the Stand Up for Science rally at the Wilshire Federal Building across from UCLA on March 7, 2025. The Trump administration’s ...

One week away from the official start to the new league year, the NFL offseason is already buzzing. In the days following the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, many teams were active making ...

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The nonprofit Maine Trust for Local News, which owns 22 daily and weekly newspapers including the Portland Press Herald, is laying off 49 employees and dramatically reducing its print editions in ...