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 ...

Some conservatives at the AmericaFest conference expressed disappointment with how President Donald Trump has handled the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The president initially opposed the ...

This undated redacted photo released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, shows Jeffrey Epstein. (House Oversight Committee via AP) WASHINGTON (CN) — Congressional ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump's understated but influential chief of staff, criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and offered an ...

WASHINGTON – Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee asked the Justice Department’s inspector general to review whether any records from the investigation of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein ...

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes and a group of Democratic members of Congress are asking for an independent review of the Epstein case files to determine whether any of the records have been ...

WASHINGTON — During an emotional news conference held hours before the House was set to vote on releasing all of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said President Donald ...

President Trump is being held captive to a news cycle he can’t avoid or defeat when it comes to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. News Analysis President Trump is being held captive to a ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...

The Internal Revenue Service has shut down its Direct File free tax-filing program, sending an email to the 25 states that offered it this year. The email was sent to the state departments of revenue ...

Taxpayers in 25 states will need to find a new way to file their taxes in 2026 as the IRS has shut down the free Direct File option. Details are limited, but the IRS has confirmed the program launched ...

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