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New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump Threatens to Cut Elon Musk's Government Contracts as Feud Escalates  —  The open acrimony between the two men comes after the billionaire denounced President Trump's signature domestic policy bill as an “abomination.”  —  Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times  —  Here's the latest.
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Rolling Stone:
Trump and His Team Tease Vengeance Against Elon as Feud Goes Nuclear  —  The president is threatening to “terminate” Musk's federal contracts, while a senior appointee warns the administration could investigate his companies  —  President Donald Trump has threatened to “terminate” …
Wall Street Journal:
The Day That Trump and Musk Torched Their Partnership  —  An afternoon of escalating attacks left the men threatening to wield their power against each other  —  WASHINGTON—This is exactly what President Trump and his advisers were trying to avoid.  —  Just six days ago …
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump and Musk's relationship flames out just as intensely and publicly as it started  —  Donald Trump and Elon Musk's alliance took off like one of SpaceX's rockets.  It was supercharged and soared high.  And then it blew up.  —  The spectacular flameout Thursday peaked as Trump threatened …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Musk calls for Trump's impeachment  —  Elon Musk unleashed a fresh round of tweets Thursday evening, calling for President Trump to be impeached and declaring that SpaceX would begin decommissioning a spacecraft essential to NASA's operation.  —  Why it matters: Trump's threat to cancel billions …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats probe whether Trump is in the Epstein files  —  House Democrats are asking the Department of Justice and FBI whether it is true, as Elon Musk now claims, that President Trump is in the Epstein files, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: It's the starkest example to date …
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Mike Johnson scrambles to stop Elon Musk from torching the megabill  —  The speaker is mounting a multi-front rebuttal to the billionaire's criticism — and trying to keep the backlash contained.  —  Mike Johnson has spent his 19 months as speaker forging a close relationship with President Donald Trump …
Bloomberg:
Tesla Plunges After Conflict Erupts Between Musk and Trump … Trump on Thursday said he was “very disappointed” by the Tesla chief executive officer's criticism of the president's signature tax policy bill.  Musk fired back in several social media posts, saying in one that “without me, Trump would have lost the election.”
CNBC:
Tesla loses $152 billion in market cap after Musk-Trump spat, biggest hit ever … Shares of Tesla fell 14% on Thursday as President Donald Trump threatened to pull government contracts for CEO Elon Musk's companies, escalating a war of words over the spending bill.
Bloomberg:
Musk Says SpaceX to Decommission Dragon Spacecraft Immediately  —  Elon Musk said he was going to decommission SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft that ferries cargo and people to the International Space Station for the US, escalating a dayslong spat between the billionaire and President Donald Trump.
Dasha Burns / Politico:
Trump, White House aides signal a possible détente with Musk  —  The two men have been embroiled in a feud over legislation that encompasses the president's agenda.  —  Signs of a truce are emerging in the increasingly bitter clash between two of the world's most powerful men.
Discussion: Axios, Politico, RedState, The Hill and Bloomberg
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump-Musk Feud Explodes as Elon Alleges Trump Is in Epstein Files  —  Meanwhile, the president suggested the world's richest man may have come down with a nasty case of Trump Derangement Syndrome  —  Elon Musk has been waging a full-throated campaign against Donald Trump's “big, beautiful” …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Musk becomes GOP pariah after “ridiculous” Trump attacks
NBC News:   Nervous Republicans flee Trump-Elon Musk blast radius
Kenneal Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Calls to Deport Musk Amid Messy Trump Breakup
NBC News:
Trump says he is ‘very disappointed’ in Elon Musk's attacks on the GOP policy bill
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Fox News's Gutfeld tells Trump, Musk to ‘knock it off’
Ahmad Austin Jr / Mediaite:
House Democrat Accuses Pam Bondi of Hiding Epstein Files to Save Trump: ‘My Suspicion Has Been Confirmed’
Discussion: The Wrap
Adam Kinzinger:
Trump's Empire of Control Is Crumbling
Discussion: New Jersey Online, Raw Story and Axios
Jake Lahut / Wired:
The Elon Musk and Donald Trump Breakup Has Started
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Musk floats idea of third party amid feud with Trump
The Atlantic:
When Pete Hegseth's Pentagon Tenure Started Going Sideways
Discussion: Alternet.org
The Hill:
Elon Musk's stock plummets among Republicans
Discussion: Forbes and NewsMax.com
Branko Marcetic / Jacobin:
Ignore Elon Musk. Pay Attention to Russell Vought.
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Politico:
Medicare is a target as Senate GOP faces megabill math issues  —  Republicans have so far kept hands off the politically sensitive program.  But senators are now desperate to find additional spending cuts.  —  Senate Republicans are eyeing possible Medicare provisions to help offset the cost …
Discussion: Axios, Roll Call and The Hill
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NBC News:   Senate Republicans open the door to cutting Medicare ‘waste’ in Trump agenda bill
Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
Dr. Oz on Medicaid cuts: People should ‘prove that they matter’
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ losing momentum in Senate
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Independent
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
ICE officers stuck in Djibouti shipping container with deported migrants  —  Trump officials transferred the migrants to the East African nation in response to a judge's order.  They now face threats that include rocket attacks from Yemen.  —  Nearly a dozen immigration officers …
Bloomberg:
Harvard Sues Over Trump Barring Foreign Students' US Entry  —  Harvard University sued to stop the Trump administration from barring its international students' entrance to the US, adding to a high-stakes legal battle between the government and the school.  —  Harvard asked a judge on Thursday …
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Washington Post:
D.C.'s Reagan National Airport will close during Army's birthday bash  —  Military flyovers and fireworks on June 14, which coincides with Trump's birthday, are expected to disrupt commercial passenger flights.  —  Reagan National Airport is expected to halt takeoffs and landings …
Discussion: WTOP News, NewsMax.com and The Hill
Emily Bregel / Arizona Daily Star:
Immigration agents mistakenly detain deputy U.S. marshal in Tucson, feds confirm  —  A deputy U.S. marshal was mistakenly detained by immigration agents inside the federal building that houses Tucson's immigration court, U.S. Marshals Service officials confirmed on Thursday.
Discussion: Arizona Capitol Times
Steve Inskeep / Differ We Must:
Trump threatens Musk the same way he did Harvard  —  He threatened to use federal contracts to gain retribution.  —  A federal contract is for services rendered in the public interest as specified in the contract.  It is not payment for political loyalty to a temporary occupant of the White House.
 
 
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