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Polling on Elon Musk glaring red light for Republicans

Coco Gauff responds to Aryna Sabalenka over ‘not fair’ French Open final claim

ANALYSIS | Musk may indeed have won Trump the election. But his Wisconsin cheesehead humiliation proved he’d lost the juice

BREAKING | Jared Leto denies sexual misconduct after facing accusations from multiple women

The Independent’s Pride List is back again, celebrating the LGBT+ community’s biggest pioneers over the past 12 months. LGBT+ rights have been at the forefront of the political agenda over the past year, but rarely for positive reasons. Below are just some of the inspiring changemakers featured.

PRIDE 2025 | The Independent Pride List 2025: the LGBT+ people making change happen

How brilliant Coco Gauff tormented Aryna Sabalenka to win a ‘terrible’ French Open final

Bill Maher compares Musk-Trump feud to Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal drama

Katie Miller, Stephen Miller’s wife, in a ‘tricky situation’ after Musk and Trump’s falling out

More alleged child porn victims of former New Pornographers drummer come forward, authorities say

House DOGE caucus leader says ‘everybody knew’ Elon Musk was exaggerating DOGE’s achievements

JD Vance breaks his silence on Trump and Musk feud after seeing Elon’s Epstein tweet during Theo Von interview

‘He had everyone fooled:’ How a 24-year-old Venezuelan man lived a lie as a high school student for over a year

LATEST | Musk deletes tweet claiming Trump is in the Epstein files amid public break-up

🔎 IN FOCUS | The search engine giant was once dynamic and nimble, running rings around competitors. But AI is changing all of that, technology expert Chris Stokel-Walker says as he looks at how this once innovative tech beast could be usurped by a new way of thinking – and searching...

Stephen King puts the Trump and Musk feud into perspective with one scathing question

🔎 IN FOCUS | ‘High tax could mean higher rates of happiness, which is why I’m happy to pay more’

Trump promises ‘thundering tanks and breathtaking flyovers’ at military parade on Flag Day: ‘Like nothing you’ve ever seen’

💬 Q&A | Our chief political commentator answers your questions as Nigel Farage’s Reform surges in the polls, capitalising on widespread voter disillusionment and posing a serious challenge to the political establishment

ANALYSIS | Elon Musk’s crash-out killed conservatives’ momentum — and likely guaranteed passage of Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’

Kash Patel has live ‘WTF’ moment on Joe Rogan as he learns of Trump vs. Musk mid-interview

DOGE will be allowed to access Social Security data for now, Supreme Court rules

ANALYSIS | JD Vance silence on Musk may be the most Game of Thrones tactic ever — and Trump might not even notice

🔎 IN FOCUS | The bromance between President Donald Trump and first buddy Elon Musk, once forged in a shared pursuit of power and influence, appears to be well and truly over

DOGE used flawed AI tool to ‘munch’ Veteran Affairs contracts, report claims

BEAKING | Kilmar Abrego Garcia is returning to the US to face criminal charges, report says

‘Big Balls’ and other Musk DOGE proteges could see payback from Trump-Elon feud after mass firings

Trump sends Bessent and Lutnick to haggle with Chinese on tariff war after Xi chat

Michael Mosley’s family say ‘it’s hard to believe that a year has passed’ since his death

AOC takes victory lap as Trump-Elon nuclear breakup confirms everything she and Bernie Sanders warned

LATEST | Trump calls Elon ‘man who lost his mind’ amid bitter public feud; White House confirms plans to sell Tesla

WACTH | A banana a day to keep the tariffs away? Howard Lutnick mocked during congressional hearing over plan to make more products in America Read here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Don't miss The Salt Path author Raynor Winn in conversation with Matt Everitt live on the Independent's Instagram page at 6pm BST on Monday! In association with @latitudefestival.bsky.social

The US president’s crackdown on 19 countries with ‘hostile attitudes’ is nothing more than an exercise in extremist views, writes Sean O’Grady – and it won’t achieve a thing

BREAKING | Ange Postecoglou sacked by Tottenham

Trump looks to close 105-year-old department that supports women workers despite insinuating it would stay

How AI could help stop the next pandemic before it starts

EXCLUSIVE | Ex-Fox News star Ed Henry hit with restraining order by Jennifer Eckhart ahead of high-profile sexual assault trial

ANALYSIS | Elon Musk’s business empire was built on government help. How badly could Donald Trump hurt him?

Steve Bannon calls for Trump to seize SpaceX now and deport Musk as feud spirals

Trump tells Putin: ‘It might be better to let Russia and Ukraine fight for a while’

Trump-Musks spectacular split minute-by-minute: How the president and the First Buddy’s friendship unraveled online

‘NHS says I’m too big for surgery — now I’m spending my pension on weight-loss jabs’

Inside the 24 hours in which Reform imploded

Billy Joel shares first message with fans since brain disorder diagnosis