I’ve been involved in a few electoral waves in my day, but whoa. Not sure I have ever seen such a clear statement from voters. Such a clear repudiation of the party in power. Last Tuesday night, Democrats took all the swing districts AND we snagged deep red seats in Kansas, Texas, South Carolina, Alaska,…
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Political observers and scholars in Europe have shared their views on Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building and its implications for China’s governance and long-term development following the fifth plenary…
By: Andrew Potter In late September, Prime Minister Mark Carney told the New York Times that, with the immigration system back under control, the question was when to “resume some controlled increase in the population.” In light of last week’s federal budget it would appear that the answer he landed on was, “immediately,” though how…
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in A number of comedians and former friends of David Walliams have spoken out about the comedian amid the recent allegations of sexual misconduct made against him. The Little Britain star…
Beyoncé could walk onto a stage and convince you she’s seven feet tall. In reality, she’s nowhere close, which is a pretty good reminder that fame can mess with our sense of scale. We mostly see celebrities in carefully framed music videos, movies, and red-carpet photos, often wearing shoes that add a few inches. Then…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech In one synthetic image published to X-formerly-Twitter, the singer Billie Eilish looks terrifyingly thin. In another, the model and reality TV star Kendall Jenner is pictured heavily pregnant as she carries a bottle of liquor. In yet another,…
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Florida Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez has invited trillionaire Elon Musk to relocate his Tesla headquarters from Texas to the Sunshine State amid anticipated clashes with the former’s incoming Democratic governor…
US President Donald Trump threatened to double tariffs on Mexico if it doesn’t stop a migrant caravan heading for the border, ratcheting up tensions with the US’ biggest trading partner. Illegal crossings of the US-Mexico border have plummeted during Trump’s second term partly because Mexico, which sends the vast majority of its exports to its…
Source: Getty When we talk about the red carpet moments we love, we’re also indirectly highlighting what (or who) it took to make them possible in the first place. The cameras catch the end result: head-turning fashion, unexpected combinations, archival pieces that look brand new, and viral avant-garde creations. But the truth is, so much…
ITV has just announced the star-studded cast for the upcoming series of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here, and with it, several changes to the famous format. One of the big surprises this year is that the stern-faced shopkeeper known as Kiosk Kev – who either supplies or withholds treats for the campmates in…