Vance defends arrest of Mahmoud Khalil
“A green card holder, even if I might like that green card holder doesn’t have an indefinite right to be in the United States of America,” Vance said. “American citizens have different rights from people who have green cards, from people who have student visas. And so my attitude on this is this not fundamentally about free speech.”
“And to me, yes it’s about national security, but it’s also more importantly about who do we, as an American public, decide gets to join our national community,” Vance continued. “And if the Secretary of State and the President decide this person shouldn’t be in America, they have no legal right to stay here.”
Katie Hawkinson13 March 2025 23:39
Vice President JD Vance said there’s no truth to reports that there’s tension between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and DOGE leader Elon Musk after the two reportedly had a heated argument during a cabinet meeting last week.
“I don’t think there’s tension,” Vance said. “There’s certainly disagreement. From time to time, we’re not going to agree on everything.”
“Elon is doing a great job…Marco [Rubio], I think, is doing an incredible job as Secretary of State…So the fact that you disagree at a meeting, that does not mean that you have misalignment,” he added.
Read the full report on the argument between Musk and Rubio:
Katie Hawkinson13 March 2025 23:35
Senate Democrats prepare to defy Chuck Schumer and brace for a shutdown
Senate Democrats seemed to prepare themselves for the possibility of letting the government shut down as more of them came out against a continuing resolution on Thursday.
This comes even though their leader, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, signaled that he was willing to provide the votes to avert a shutdown, a sign that enough Democrats could join Republicans to vote for the stopgap spending bill.
Eric Garcia13 March 2025 23:20
Pete Hegseth moving to relax rules of engagement as part of military lawyer overhaul, says report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly planning an overhaul for the military’s lawyers to relax the rules of combat engagement and change how charges are brought against service members.
Hegseth wants sweeping changes among the judge advocate general’s corps, pushing for more aggressive battlefield actions and more leniency against soldiers accused of offenses, which could include war crimes, sources told The Guardian.
Josh Marcus13 March 2025 23:00
JD Vance’s interview with Fox News to air tonight
Vice President JD Vance sat down for an interview with Fox News’s Laura Ingraham, which will air tonight at 7 p.m. ET.
Follow along for live updates from The Independent.
Katie Hawkinson13 March 2025 22:41
DOGE obscures details of savings after posting error-filled data on its website
Katie Hawkinson13 March 2025 22:40
Canadian entrepreneur detained by ICE and put in chains, family says
A Canadian entrepreneur who was arrested in the United States by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents over an incomplete visa is being held in “inhumane” conditions in an Arizona detention center, according to her family, who have now gone public in an attempt to secure her release.
Joe Sommerlad has the details.
Oliver O’Connell13 March 2025 22:30
Dr. Oz ‘significantly underpaid’ his taxes, Democrats say as they prepare to grill him in confirmation hearing
Rhian Lubin13 March 2025 22:20
Explained: What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798? The wartime law that Trump wants to invoke to speed up deportations
Oliver O’Connell13 March 2025 22:00
Nearly 100 pro-Palestine protesters arrested after storming NYC’s Trump Tower
The New York Police Department has made multiple arrests after dozens of activists swarmed Trump Tower to protest the immigration detention of a Columbia University activist.
Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen and who hasn’t been charged with breaking any laws, was arrested outside his New York City apartment on Saturday and faces deportation.
Mike Bedigan has the story.
Oliver O’Connell13 March 2025 21:40
