Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be ‘first of many’  —  President Donald Trump warned Monday that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to come” …

Dow falls by almost 900 points in market rout after Trump says he won't rule out a recession  —  New York CNN —  US stocks plunged, bitcoin stumbled and Wall Street's fear gauge hit its highest level this year as concerns about President Donald Trump's economic policy led to a widespread market selloff on Monday.

Musk Melts Down as Tesla Stock Price Plunges  —  The electric vehicle company has become a toxic brand as its CEO wreaks havoc in Washington … But mixed in were a number of posts about Tesla, the electric vehicle manufacturer that still counts him as CEO despite his seemingly full …

Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson's Gun Rights  —  Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.

Health Update  —  With a heavy heart, I have to tell you that after a long battle with cancer my husband Kevin Drum passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025.  —  No public memorial services are planned.  —  In lieu of flowers, please donate to the charity or political cause of your choice.

Over texts and ‘eyeball to eyeball,’ Republicans succeed in persuading Musk.  But Democrats hit dead ends  —  When a multi-million federal grant program for dairy businesses was shut down earlier this month in line with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency push to downsize the government …

Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories  —  In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.  —  In a sweeping interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …

At SXSW, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber pokes fun at Mark Zuckerberg with Latin phrase T-shirt  —  When Bluesky CEO Jay Graber walked on stage at SXSW 2025 for her keynote discussion, she wore a large black T-shirt with her hair pulled back into a bun.  At first glance, it might appear …

Firm Targeted by Trump Over Clinton Campaign Work Hires Top Litigators  —  President Trump stripped Perkins Coie of access to federal buildings and personnel, citing its work for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign.  The firm hired Williams & Connolly, which is skilled in fighting the government, to represent it.

Top ‘Washington Post’ columnist resigns, accusing publisher of killing piece  —  A top political columnist for The Washington Post resigned today, accusing Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis of killing her column that criticized owner Jeff Bezos's drive to overhaul the opinion pages to focus on his libertarian priorities.

USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks  —  States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.  —  The Agriculture Department has axed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food …

GOP Doctors Caucus chair: Johnson, Scalise ‘agree’ to address doctor pay in party-line bill  —  Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise have pledged to address pay cuts for doctors treating Medicare patients in Republicans' party-line package to enact broad swaths …

Billionaires at Trump's Swearing-In Have Since Lost $210 Billion … As Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, he was flanked by some of the world's wealthiest people.  The billionaires present that day — including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg — had never been richer …

X down: Twitter not working amid major outage  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  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 …

Ukraine Must Cede Territory in Any Peace Deal, Rubio Says  —  The secretary of state, heading to talks with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia, said future talks with Moscow will be needed to determine what Russia is willing to give up to end the war.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio …

Judge orders urgent release of DOGE records, citing ‘unprecedented’ power and ‘unusual secrecy’  —  It's the first significant ruling in a growing legal push to pierce DOGE's secretive veil, a decision that undercuts Musk's repeated insistence about the operation's transparency.

Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a felony punishable by jail  —  The bill, while unlikely to pass, highlights the increasing extremism of legislation targeting trans people, especially in Texas, in recent years.  —  A Texas state bill could charge transgender people with …

Trump's next climate move: Show global warming benefits humanity … President Donald Trump has long rejected climate science.  —  Now, his administration is grappling with how to assemble a body of federal climate research to show a warming world is benefiting humanity.

Trump's Call to Scrap ‘Horrible’ Chip Program Spreads Panic  —  The president's attack on the key tenet of the Biden administration's industrial policy has set off concerns that he may claw back its funding.  —  As President Trump addressed Congress last week, he veered off script to attack …

Exclusive: Trump seeks minerals refining on Pentagon bases to boost US output, sources say  —  U.S. President Donald Trump aims to build metals refining facilities on Pentagon military bases as part of his plan to boost domestic production of critical minerals and offset China's control of the sector …

Elon Musk calls Sen. Mark Kelly a ‘traitor’ over his social media posts in support of Ukraine  —  Kelly, a former Navy combat pilot, responded to the tech billionaire's remark by saying “he's not a serious guy” and should “go back to building rockets.”  —  Elon Musk and Sen. Mark Kelly sparred …

At Harvard Talk, Former Israeli PM Joked He Would Give Exploding Pagers to Protesters  —  Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett joked to hundreds of people about sending explosive devices to dissenting event attendees at a talk at the Harvard Business School on Thursday, according to six people present at the discussion.

Comedian who mocked Puerto Rico at Trump rally gets Netflix deal  —  Tony Hinchcliffe's YouTube channel boasts over 2 million subscribers.  —  Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian whose -appearance at a New York rally for then-candidate Donald Trump drew bipartisan backlash after he made disparaging comments …

Mike Johnson's chief of staff slurred speech and had trouble standing during DUI arrest, police say  —  Hayden Haynes, chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, slurred his speech and was “staggering” when shortly before Capitol Police arrested him after Trump's speech at the Capitol last week …