WASHINGTON — The House offered a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, passing a Democratic-led measure to end his war with Iran over objections from Republican leadership. Subscribe to ...

Our first president, George Washington, selected the site for the White House in 1791. The following year, the cornerstone was laid and a design submitted by Irish-born architect James Hoban was ...

We've all buried ourselves in the ground on our first Minecraft night. We may not want to admit it, but we've also all built a dirt house at one point or another, too. But there comes a time when you ...

10:30, Sat, Dec 6, 2025 Updated: 10:33, Sat, Dec 6, 2025 Waitrose has announced a new major change to its loyalty system, which will allow shoppers to save money. In time for what’s expected to be a ...

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 ...

Will the Republicans retain control of the Senate after Election Day in November? Or will Democrats wrestle it away from them and run both chambers on Capitol Hill? It’s way too early to say. Here’s ...

The House began voting July 2, 2025, on whether to open debate for a sprawling Trump-backed domestic spending bill, but some GOP holdouts could endanger its passage. With such close margins, a tie ...

This Christmas, you might find yourself elbow-deep in frosting and candy canes, trying to construct a gingerbread house that doesn’t collapse. But it turns out that creating a gingerbread house isn’t ...

Lebkuchen is often referred to in the English-speaking world as "German gingerbread." It's not. Ginger is usually the spice least called for in a Lebkuchengewürz (spice blend) and traditionally not at ...

Republicans have won a majority in the House, but some of those seats could become vacant as members join the Trump administration. Flips are not shown for states with new district boundaries. Flips ...