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2026-09-09 · The Independent

Veterans ramp up their fight on Trump’s ‘appalling’ triumphal arch next to Arlington National Cemetery

🔮 Democratic-aligned groups VoteVets and Home of the Brave joined forces this week to rally against Trump’s plans to install the enormous arch, which will sit at Memorial Circle, a traffic roundabout between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Cemetery. assertive

2026-09-21 · The Independent

Natalie Harp ‘showed Trump unflattering news videos of himself.’ Hours later he banned CNN and MSNOW

🔮 He previously warned that other outlets would follow, including The New York Times and The Washington Post. mixed

2026-09-21 · The Independent

Former Fox News producer who sued anchor over alleged assault is found dead

🔮 “My mission has always been to turn pain into purpose — through my platform, I will continue standing alongside survivors of assault, abuse, and domestic violence, reminding them they are not alone and that strength and healing are possible,” Eckhart said at the time. assertive

2026-09-22 · The Independent

Trump takes a shot at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for being at the UN for his speech: ‘You shouldn’t be here’

🔮 When will it end?” assertive

2026-09-25 · The Independent

CBS continues hard right push and airs newest ‘campaign’ ad touting Trump

🔮 “A similar ad will air on this network tonight.” assertive

2026-09-25 · The Independent

Lauren Boebert granted restraining order against person who filed ethics complaint alleging sex with staffers

🔮 “Both sources are ready and willing to testify under oath and provide receipts without subpoena. assertive

2026-09-28 · The Independent

Kennedy Center’s leader stopped a plan to fix the faulty ceiling before it came crashing down, whistleblowers claim

🔮 The center’s board voted to close the venue indefinitely after the incident, which President Donald Trump said could have claimed “innocent lives” had it been open at the time. mixed

2026-09-30 · The Independent

Some high school students stop applying to Cornell as frat rape-case scandal grows

🔮 “The parents will not permit them to go after what happened,” Uhry said of the seven prospective college students she is advising. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Independent

I’m an American and was pulled over by ICE. Now I don’t go out without my birth certificate

🔮 And so, in that moment, you can see literally in the video where I'm like, 'Oh, this is ICE.’” Although the incident only lasted two minutes, with officers waving them on their way when they realized the family was American, Ramirez said it will stay with her for the rest of her life. “It's changed everything,” she told The Independent. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Independent

Trump insists he has the ‘highest of IQs’ and it’s something he got from his uncle who taught at MIT

🔮 “Trump doesn’t understand how genetics work,” one person responded on X. “Unless his Uncle is actually his Father, than [sic] any intelligence would come from Trump's Parents/Grandparents, not his Uncle.” assertive

2026-10-05 · The Independent

Trump-mocked Texas Senate hopeful bites the hand that feeds him in leaked clip

🔮 Trump endorsed Paxton during his acrimonious primary battle against incumbent GOP Sen. John Cornyn in May. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Independent

Trump foe threatens to reveal president’s phone number if doxxed

🔮 “You claim to have written him denying his account and saying, ‘I would have immediately told you to go blank yourself’ and ‘I don’t take this BS from anyone, including you, Mr. President.’ assertive

2026-10-06 · The Independent

Jane Doe to accused Cornell gang rapist: ‘I remember looking up and being like that is too many people’

🔮 Doe bluntly told Ingalls: “What y'all did would be classified as gang rape.” mixed

2026-10-06 · The Independent

Trump uses anti-trans slur to attack woman running against Darline Graham in South Carolina

🔮 “Darline is a High Quality person, maybe the Highest, and Annie Trannie is not, in particular, as it pertains to representing the Values of the Great People of South Carolina.” assertive

2026-10-07 · The Independent

Nevada woman sent to prison and labeled ‘baby killer’ after a miscarriage wins $1.6M award

🔮 Police searched Rousseau’s home on May 26 after being tipped off by a neighbor. mixed

2026-10-08 · The Independent

Trump says he ‘could have done very bad things’ to Hillary, Obama and Biden

🔮 President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Wednesday when he told reporters he “could’ve done very bad things” to Hillary Clinton and former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama. mixed

2026-10-09 · The Independent

NYC mayor Mamdani calls ICE ‘rotten to its core’ after agents shoot at car with 5-year-old inside

🔮 Log in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is “rotten to its core” and called for its abolition after federal agents shot seven rounds at a car with a 5-year-old inside. assertive

2026-10-09 · The Independent

MAGA turns on Trump: A fourth of his voters say Republicans should break from the president

🔮 The war in Iran, high gas prices, and stubborn inflation have likely contributed to the 26 percent of 2024 Trump voters who believe GOP candidates in their district would have a better shot in the midterms if they break with the president, Politico reports. assertive

2026-10-13 · The Independent

Internet can’t stop laughing at White House press secretary’s short and awkward briefing: ‘Is this a hostage video’

🔮 She was unable to answer a question about whether the U.S. has halted sharing intelligence with Ukraine, telling Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy that she would “get back to [him] on that.” assertive

2026-10-13 · The Independent

Melania Trump’s big student AI competition gets a new name so the president doesn’t get mad

🔮 Trump last week vowed that anyone who referred to the technology, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claud, as “Artificial Intelligence” over his “new and more accurate term, ‘Super Intelligence,’” would find themselves on his enemies list. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Independent

Katie Zacharia seems to throw Trump under the bus for not passing the bar: ‘Those questions weren’t asked’

🔮 “Do you wish you would have disclosed to the president about the bar and not passing the bar?” he asked Zacharia. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Independent

Kimberly Guilfoyle shared NSFW pics with Fox News colleagues and couldn’t stop talking about sex: host

🔮 “You could just send it here. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Independent

Katie Zacharia mocked for only lasting a week with Trump: ‘At least she has her career as a lawyer to fall back on’

🔮 Jack Posobiec, the right-wing activist who hosted Zacharia on his show Thursday, where she admitted she never passed the bar, said she “will have a bright future.” “Katie Zacharia is an America First patriot, a mother of four, and a loyal MAGA supporter who said yes when asked to serve her nation by President Trump,” he said. assertive

2026-10-18 · The Independent

Could school start times change if America moves to permanent Daylight Saving Time?

🔮 “As we saw in 1974, kids would either walk to school in the pitch black or schools would have to push back start times,” Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton, a staunch opponent of permanent daylight saving time, said last year. assertive

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