independence

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Many CBS News journalists quit following Weiss's appointment, alleging curbs on their editorial independence.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The independence of the Federal Reserve is “critical to good economic performance,” said Janet Yellen, former Fed chair and former Treasury secretary, and protecting it requires “ongoing effort” from people inside and outside the institution.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Mexico's mining sector, which had been the bedrock of the country's economic success, was in ruins after a decade-long war that resulted in independence from Spain.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The NRA Foundation, the organization’s charitable arm, is declaring independence from the more famous political wing and rebranding itself as the 1791 Foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

During the war for settler independence from Britain, the Ulster Scots were in the forefront of the struggle and formed the backbone of George Washington’s fighting forces.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz