Ghislaine Maxwell plans to take the Fifth on all questions related to President Trump's association with Jeffrey Epstein during her high-stakes deposition Monday in front of Congress. read more
Feb 6, 2026 Interview
The Kyiv Independent's Jared Goyette speaks with a Canadian volunteer, Brittney Shki-Giizis, who left the Canadian military to fight in Ukraine.
A former tank instructor, she explains why she chose to come to the front, how she learned Ukrainian to serve in a Ukrainian unit, and how the war's shift toward drones led her to become an FPV (first-person view) drone pilot. read more
Senate Republicans are concerned that public backlash to President Trump's handling of the economy and his aggressive deportation policies could give rise to a Democratic wave that not only sweeps away the House Republican majority, but also threatens their own three-seat majority in the upper chamber. read more
Senators in both parties now expect funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to lapse at the end of next week, as negotiations over Democratic demands for restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CPB) fizzle with the GOP. read more
U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico is buying expensive television real estate to get his message out to voters a week ahead of early voting. read more
So.... what does it say about the Pres if a witness avoids incriminating themselves by taking the 5th when asked if she ever witnessed crimes by DJT?