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Katie Hawkinson

US News Reporter

Katie Hawkinson is a US news reporter for The Independent based in Washington, D.C., covering politics and crime. She has reported from the US Capitol and the Supreme Court, crafting live multimedia coverage of the State of the Union, the 2024 presidential election and other events of national interest. Before joining The Independent in November 2023, Katie reported for Business Insider and The Daily Beast.

<p>Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One on Sunday</p>
LiveUS politics

Trump hits back at No Kings with ‘I work my a** off’ comment: Live

<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and White House Communications Director Steven Cheung both responded 'Your mom' when a reporter asked them who suggested Budapest for President Donald Trump's upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin</p>
US politics

WH says ‘Your mom’ when asked who picked Hungary for Putin-Trump talks

<p>Trump boasted that he had ended “eight wars” and complained he did not win a Nobel Peace Prize for any of them.</p>
News

Trump claims he has ended ‘eight wars’

<p>President Donald Trump falsely claimed the U.S. has ‘never had a president that solved one war’</p>
US politics

Trump falsely claims no other US president has ever solved a war

<p>Rachel Blaylock was arrested on October 8 by the Baytown Police Department after an officer found her 11-year-old son living in squalor</p>
US Crime News

Cop nearly ‘threw up’ after finding Texas boy living in squalor

<p>Amy Morrell, a 53-year-old staff member at a residential therapeutic school, died on Thursday after she was kicked in the chest by a 14-year-old student </p>
US Crime News

School employee dies after being kicked in the chest by student

<p>Some 6,000 truck drivers have been pulled off the road for failing President Donald Trump's English-language proficiency demands</p>
US politics

6,000 truck drivers have been pulled off road over English proficiency

<p>Target is expanding its next-day delivery service to better compete with rivals, including Amazon and Walmart</p>
News

US households seeing monthly rising costs, study reveals

<p>Three-quarters of Americans say their regular monthly expenses have increased by at least $100 in the past year, according to a new survey</p>
US politics

Three-quarters of Americans say everyday prices are increasing: poll

<p>“Imagine how upset people on the left would be if something like that happened,” Trump added.</p>
News

Lara Trump pitches herself to perform during MAGA halftime show

<p>Tracy Barkhimer, 61, was arrested at the Boise Airport on Tuesday after allegedly causing a disturbance on a plane. </p>
US Crime News

Passenger arrested after police say she assaulted flight crew

<p>Lara Trump pitched herself to perform at the MAGA alternative to the Super Bowl half-time show</p>
US politics

Lara Trump offers to perform at right-wing alt Super Bowl halftime

<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson was shredded online after he said Republicans have ‘always stood with Capitol police’</p>
US politics

Johnson shredded for saying Republicans stand up for Capitol Police

US politics

Johnson shredded for saying Republicans stand up for Capitol Police

<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson was shredded online after he said Republicans have ‘always stood with Capitol police’</p>
<p>John Bolton (right) formerly served as President Donald Trump's national security adviser</p>
US politics

Grand jury meeting to decide on charges for John Bolton: report

<p>The beloved social media account ‘We Rate Dogs’ attacked immigration officials after a local news outlet reported that Customs and Border Patrol agents shot a family’s dog while searching their home</p>
US politics

WeRateDogs rips border agents after pet is shot dead at home

<p>MacKenzie Scott (right) with her then-husband, Jeff Bezos, in 2018. Scott's Amazon shares have dropped 42 percent in the last year, according to a new report</p>
Americas

Bezos’s ex-wife MacKenzie Scott cuts her Amazon stake by almost half

<p>Four people have died and 20 are injured after a shooting at a high school “alumni party” </p>
US politics

Four killed and 20 injured in shooting at South Carolina bar

<p>Four people have died and 20 are injured after a shooting at a high school “alumni party” </p>
US politics

Four killed and 20 injured in shooting at South Carolina bar

<p>Firefighters work to battle the flames from a plane crash near Hicks Airfield in Tarrant County, Texas</p>
Americas

Two dead after plane crashes outside of Fort Worth: reports

<p>Emmanuel Gonzalez Garcia, 15, was reported missing last Saturday</p>
Americas

15-year-old in federal immigration custody after going missing

<p>Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said there were 'no survivors' in the Tennessee plant explosion</p>
Americas

16 killed in blast that destroyed a Tennessee explosives plant

<p>The shooting unfolded around 1am on Sunday at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island </p>
News

Bar shooting leaves four dead and multiple people injured

<p>Smoke rises from the debris of a military explosives manufacturing plant in Tennessee. The plant exploded Friday morning</p>
News

No survivors following explosive factory blast, officials confirm

<p>Michael Smerconish said 'character is not explicitly stated' in Alfred Nobel's Will as he advocated for President Donald Trump to win next year's Nobel Peace Prize if peace lasts between Israel and Hamas</p>
US politics

CNN host sees ‘character’ flaw as he argues for Trump to win Nobel

<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams hit out at a reporter Thursday over a story detailing a new book by a woman describing her secret romantic relationship with him</p>
US politics

‘You’re a dark sick person’: NYC Mayor Adams unleashes on reporter

<p>New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani says he ‘couldn’t believe’ a producer on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ suggested a thumbs-up thumbs-down game about Hamas and Palestine</p>
US politics

NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani reveals Colbert request that shocked him

<p>Michael Smerconish said 'character is not explicitly stated' in Alfred Nobel's Will as he advocated for President Donald Trump to win next year's Nobel Peace Prize if peace lasts between Israel and Hamas</p>
US politics

CNN host sees ‘character’ flaw as he argues for Trump to win Nobel

<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams hit out at a reporter Thursday over a story detailing a new book by a woman describing her secret romantic relationship with him</p>
US politics

‘You’re a dark sick person’: NYC Mayor Adams unleashes on reporter

<p>New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani says he ‘couldn’t believe’ a producer on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ suggested a thumbs-up thumbs-down game about Hamas and Palestine</p>
US politics

NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani reveals Colbert request that shocked him

<p>Anarchists and Antifa counter-protesters march near a white nationalist-led rally marking the one year anniversary of the 2017 Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ protests in Washington in 2018</p>
US politics

What is Antifa?

US politics

What is Antifa?

<p>Anarchists and Antifa counter-protesters march near a white nationalist-led rally marking the one year anniversary of the 2017 Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ protests in Washington in 2018</p>
<p>Representative Lauren Boebert's reelection campaign sent a fundraising email accusing the U.S. government of covering up UFO activity, a new report reveals</p>
US politics

Lauren Boebert sends fundraising email about UFOs and aliens

<p>Alex O'Keefe was handcuffed and removed from a Metro-North train following a seating dispute. A summons for disorderly conduct against him was dismissed by a judge this week</p>
Americas

Judge tosses summons for ‘The Bear’ writer who cops dragged off train

<p>President Donald Trump displays a map in the Oval Office that appears to show Hurricane Dorian’s path altered with a black Sharpie in 2019</p>
US politics

Meteorologist behind Trump’s ‘Sharpiegate’ is confirmed to lead NOAA

<p>Ariel Barner of Orlando, Florida, says her five-year-old son was targeted by her homeowners' association for swinging on the branches of a tree near a bus stop</p>
Americas

Mom says she was charged after HOA targeted her son for swinging

<p>Ariel Barner of Orlando, Florida, says her five-year-old son was targeted by her homeowners' association for swinging on the branches of a tree near a bus stop</p>
Americas

Mom says she was charged after HOA targeted her son for swinging

<p>Woolly hackberry aphids pictured on a leaf. These creatures aren't harmful to people or pets, but they can be a nuisance </p>
News

What are woolly aphids, and why are they swarming the Southeast?

<p>Woolly hackberry aphids pictured crawling on a branch. These pests are invasive creatures that leave behind a white, waxy substance </p>
Americas

Fuzzy white bugs are swarming in the Southeast and annoying residents

<p>Advocates hold a demonstration outside the Supreme Court in favor of student loan cancelation </p>
US politics

Trump weighs selling some student loan debt

US politics

Hegseth praised DEI and working with Democrats at Harvard, report says

<p>The Pride-themed<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pulse-crosswalk-orlando-trump-desantis-b2812072.html"> crosswalk,</a> which was placed in the heart of Miami Beach, was removed by a crew from the Florida Department of Transportation on Sunday evening. </p>
News

Rainbow crosswalk removal in Miami Beach sparks outrage

<p>A new analysis reveals that Spirit Airlines may be struggling to stay afloat because major airlines have co-opted its business strategies</p>
News & Advice

Spirit Airlines struggles after major airlines adopted its strategies

<p>Crews removed a rainbow crosswalk in Miami Beach, Florida, on Sunday</p>
US politics

LGBT community reeling after rainbow crosswalk removed in Miami Beach

<p>The beloved Mexican restaurant Chi-Chi's has reopened in Minnesota after closing its last location in 2004</p>
Lifestyle

Chi-Chi’s reopens its first restaurant since closing in 2004

<p>Delta Air Lines planes, seen at the Salt Lake City International Airport. A 31-year-old woman was removed from a Delta flight in Salt Lake City last week and arrested</p>
US Crime News

Drunk female passenger kicked off flight, arrested for sexual battery

<p>Emergency vehicles seen outside Los Angeles City Hall after it was evacuated on Friday afternoon</p>
US Crime News

LA City Hall evacuated after driver crashes into steps

<p>The person who attempted to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison</p>
US politics

Attempted assassin of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh sentenced

US politics

Attempted assassin of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh sentenced

<p>The person who attempted to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison</p>
<p>The U.S. Treasury is considering minting a coin that bears President Donald Trump's image to celebrate America's 250th anniversary</p>
US politics

Treasury considers $1 coin with Trump’s image

<p>A bronze statue of President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein reappeared on the National Mall on Thursday</p>
US politics

Statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands reappears on National Mall

<p>Laura Loomer</p>
News

Trump ally hits out at Starmer about Manchester synagogue attack

<p>Right-wing influencer and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer appeared to politicize the terror attack on a Manchester synagogue in a post on X </p>
US politics

Laura Loomer wastes no time politicizing antisemitic murders in UK

<p>Right-wing influencer and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer appeared to politicize the terror attack on a Manchester synagogue in a post on X </p>
US politics

Laura Loomer wastes no time politicizing antisemitic murders in UK

<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to introduce mandatory NDAs and random polygraph tests for thousands of service members and civilian staff, a new report reveals</p>
US politics

Hesgseth set to introduce polygraphs and NDAs to Pentagon: report

<p>The Interior Department is testing new AI-powered lawnmowers as mass layoffs loom amid the government shutdown</p>
US politics

Interior Department launches AI lawnmower pilot program

<p>The Trump administration has blamed the government shutdown on Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer (left) and Hakeem Jeffries (right)</p>
US politics

Trump blocks $18B in NYC funding after blaming Schumer for shutdown

<p>President Donald Trump shakes hands with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. Pfizer will now sell drugs to Medicaid at most-favored-nation prices, according to a new agreement with the White House</p>
US politics

How TrumpRx will work — and why insured Americans may not save money

<p>APTOPIX Church Shooting-Michigan</p>
US Crime News

Michigan church shooting suspect went on anti-LDS rant: report

News

More details emerge about suspect in Michigan church shooting

<p>Karoline Leavitt said the suspected shooter appears to have ‘hated people of the Mormon faith’</p>
US politics

Leavitt says Michigan church shooter ‘hated people of Mormon faith’

<p>Lisa Catalano has rented billboards in the Bay Area to advertise her new website encouraging eligible bachelors to apply to date her</p>
Lifestyle

Bay Area woman takes search for love to next level with billboards

<p>“It’s meant to be a show of force of what the new military now looks like under the president,” a White House official told CNN.</p>
News

Hegseth to discuss ‘warrior ethos’ with military officials

<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's upcoming meeting with hundreds of U.S. admirals and generals is expected to resemble a 'pep rally,' a new report reveals</p>
US politics

Hegseth’s meeting with military officials expected to be a ‘pep rally’

<p>One in five Americans say they regularly get their news from TikTok, a new survey reveals</p>
US politics

One in five Americans now get their news from TikTok

US politics

One in five Americans now get their news from TikTok

<p>One in five Americans say they regularly get their news from TikTok, a new survey reveals</p>
<p>Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says he's wearing a 'Hitler mustache' as a 'social experiment'</p>
US politics

Alex Jones raises eyebrows by growing ‘Hitler mustache’

<p>Hegseth has ordered the group to meet at a Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, Tuesday, <em>The Washington Post</em> reported.</p>
News

Hegseth’s unprecedented meeting in Virginia raises concerns

<p>The Ketchikan Superior Court in Ketchikan, Alaska. Blaise Dilts was sentenced by Ketchikan Superior Court Judge Daniel Doty for his role in killing 80-year-old Leonard Peratrovich</p>
US Crime News

Alaska man sentenced for role in beating 80-year-old to death

<p>Lizbeth Medina, 16, was found dead in her home nearly two years ago. Now, her family is furious that her suspected killer is expected to take a plea deal on Thursday</p>
US Crime News

Family of teen furious as her suspected killer is offered a plea deal

<p>Lizbeth Medina, 16, was found dead in her home nearly two years ago. Now, her family is furious that her suspected killer is expected to take a plea deal on Thursday</p>
US Crime News

Family of teen furious as her suspected killer is offered a plea deal

<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of generals and admirals to attend a meeting in Virginia next week, but nobody knows why, a new report reveals.</p>
US politics

Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals to a meeting. Nobody knows why

<p>Influencers and activists show off their binders titled ‘The Epstein Files: Phase 1’ outside the White House in February. Attorney General Pam Bondi only gave White House aides a few minutes’ notice before handing out the documents, a new report reveals.</p>
US politics

Bondi gave WH aides minutes’ notice before handing out Epstein binders

<p>Katie Miller (pictured) called her husband, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, a 'sexual matador' on Fox News</p>
US politics