Much like Wile E. Coyote, Trump appears to believe that if the bombs are big enough, then they can't possibly fail to achieve their goal. But questions about the success of the mission to strike Iran's nuclear program persist, and Hegseth didn't answer them. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Is this Trump’s WMD moment? He rejected U.S. intel that found Iran was not close to building a bomb and was not seeking to build one. This is a man who rose to power railing against people who lied about WMDs, now he's accused of doing the same. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Trump channels a conspiracy theory-loving uncle with bizarre Oval Office ambush www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Trump's deportations are turning immigrant communities into ghost towns. We visited three neighbourhoods across the country and found people scared to leave their homes over fears of being detained and deported by ICE. Read the dispatches here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Donald Quixote and the stock market meltdown: Inside Trump’s failed tariff gamble www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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I spoke to several small business owners today who are already getting hammered by Trump’s tariffs. And the pause will do nothing to help them. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Ms Rachel on her support for Gaza’s children: “I couldn’t look away.” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Trump’s Yemen bombing campaign could cost $1bn by next week, with little to show for it beyond a higher civilian death toll. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Elon Musk pours money into key elections across the country as he rants about Soros’ influence www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

It is not unusual for Bernie and AOC to hold events together, but coming at a time of crisis for the Democrats, when its leadership is facing anger over its inability to oppose Trump, and amid calls for a new direction, their message feels pointed. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

It is perhaps the first time in modern history that a leader has threatened to annex a country for aesthetic reasons. “This would be the most incredible country visually,” Trump said of the new land he would create from the ashes. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

My recap: Trump's meltdown should remove any doubt that the US has switched sides in this war, and in the wider struggle between autocracy and democracy. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

My sketch of yesterday's Starmer-Trump meeting. Trump seemed very pleased to receive an invitation from the King of Canada, but both leaders dodged The Independent's questions about the president's plans to annex part of his kingdom. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

‘Deadbeat dad’: Elon Musk under fire for apparently ignoring pleas from Grimes to help his sick child, instead taking to the stage at CPAC to wave around a chainsaw. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Trump on Gaza: "It's a great location. I don't know why Israel ever gave that up ... it's one of the bad real estate deals."

Why The Independent will not be silent in the face of Trump’s assault on truth and democracy. Today's editorial calls out Trump's enablers in politics and the press for staying silent while "the petulant baby is in the White House" sides with tyranny. www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

After calling the commander of the International Space Station "fully r*tarded" for daring to challenge his false claim about the astronauts currently stuck on the ISS, Elon Musk immediately demands that the Space Station be defunded and decommissioned.

Elon Musk peddled some ridiculous BS (because he doesn't understand SSA's code) that 200-year-olds were getting benefits. Now Trump thinks if we "take all of those numbers off" that are "obviously fraudulent," then we're "all of a sudden have a very powerful Social Security." We're doomed.

Ex-federal workers say 'cold and cruel' firings upended their lives Fired workers worried about making rent and paying student loans. Many talked about going into government work because they value public service. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Is it time for America’s judges to go on strike? www.salon.com/2025/02/15/i...

Quebec Vasquez is a DACA dreamer who came to the US from Mexico when she was just 7 years old. She barely remembers anything about the country where she was born, but she's grown so fearful of Trump's crackdown that she has decided to 'self-deport.' www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

My top Super Bowl memory is when Musk tweeted “Go Eagles” in 2023 from the game and then deleted it after a similar tweet from Biden got more engagement. Then he flew to Twitter HQ and demanded his workers find out why his posts were doing poorly, starting a multi-day fact finding mission.

ICYMI: I spoke with scientists about glacial geoengineering and sea level rise as the Earth continues to warm @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

The White House is going to great lengths to publicize ICE arrests and deportation flights. But who exactly is being rounded up? I spoke to one family whose life has been turned upside down after a father of five was arrested on the way to work. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Something I wanted to highlight about the "USAID funds Politico" conspiracy theory that Trump is now boosting. It came to life due to Kyle Becker and Benny Johnson, who worked side-by-side at IJR and were suspended for publishing an Obama conspiracy story. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

A common refrain from the first Trump era was "take him seriously, not literally." Maybe, @richardhalljourno.bsky.social writes, we should do both when it comes to his ideas for American Imperialism. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Donald Trump has imperial ambitions. Why won't anyone take him seriously? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Me trying to help journalist colleagues who are covering a Trump admin for the first time.

He's make such a good Press Secretary.

DOOCY: Would Palestinians have the right to return to Gaza if they left during the rebuilding? TRUMP: It would be my hope that we could do something really nice, really good, where they wouldn't want to return (A reporter can be heard yelling, "It's their home, sir!")

On Tulsi Gabbard's long battle with intelligence. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

"USAID is a tool of soft diplomacy. The problem is that Trump and his ilk don't understand soft anything. He's a hard-power person." www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

New from me: I spent RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearing with some of his biggest fans and asked them what they thought about how views of vaccines and autism.... without telling them I'm #ActuallyAutistic www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Chaos has been a constant presence in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s life — his infamous late-night burial of a black bear in Central Park is a testament to that fact. The Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination as health secretary was no different. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Elizabeth Warren said that "people are asking whether they have to turn away children from daycare centers because they get some federal funding, or do our scientists who are doing research on better treatments for cancer have to quit their work" www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Thom Tillis told me he will vote for Gabbard if every Republican on the Intelligence Committee votes for her. That's a tall order considering Susan Collins has criticized her stance on 702 and others like Todd Young are military hawks. #NCPol #NCSen www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation hearing takes place this week. Our deep dive into her cozying up to dictators, her spreading of conspiracy theories, and her general inability to process fact from fiction, was one of my most-read stories last year. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

I spoke to Ms. Rachel, the kid's YouTube megastar, about her public advocacy for children in Gaza. “I couldn’t look away from the scale and gravity of suffering I was seeing every day,” she says. For @the-independent.com. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I spoke to Ms. Rachel, the kid's YouTube megastar, about her public advocacy for children in Gaza. “I couldn’t look away from the scale and gravity of suffering I was seeing every day,” she says. For @the-independent.com. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I'm 100% serious on this theory: Elon failed the famous vibe check at the door of a Berlin nightclub, next thing you know he's invading Poland

On Fox & Friends, Brian Kilmeade said he ran into Mark Zuckerberg last night. "He did tell me how insulting it was to be called an oligarch by President Biden," Kilmeade said. Zuckerberg is the world's third richest man, with a net worth of $211 billion. If that's not an oligarch...

Trump's pardons have reinvigorated a weakened far-Right militia movement and brought them into the mainstream, experts say. Militant groups are already lining up to do Trump's bidding in an unofficial capacity over the next four years. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

The last time this many red MAGA hats descended on Washington D.C., American democracy faced a mortal threat. Four years later, many believe the same may be true again. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Nearly 100% of my clients have brought this up in the last month.

This is an excellent article. I stopped watching Oklahoma local news immediately after the election. It does make an enormous difference taking the news in print reading what I want when I want rather than having the news shove their anxiety down my throat on their terms.

I spoke to some therapists about Trump’s return, and the impact it is having on their clients. He has a unique ability to invade the headspace of the country, and many people are struggling to come to terms with another four years of inescapable chaos. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

BREAKING: Supreme Court said they will uphold the TikTok ban but an interesting situation here because the Biden administration said it will not enforce it beginning on Sunday www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...