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7:20 AM ET, June 6, 2025

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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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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.
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 …
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 …
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” …
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 …
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump and Musk's Relationship Melts Down in Spectacular Fashion  —  The speed of the fallout was breathtaking, with President Trump celebrating Elon Musk during an Oval Office farewell just last Friday.  —  The moment had finally come, and it was every bit as lowdown, vindictive, personal …
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 …
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Fox News's Gutfeld tells Trump, Musk to ‘knock it off’  —  Fox News host Greg Gutfeld asked President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk to end their escalating feud that broke out in public on Thursday, saying it is detrimental to the United States and could provide an opening that Democrats can capitalize on.
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 …
Discussion: Semafor and News/Talk 94.9 WSJM
Wired:
Elon Musk's Feud With President Trump Wipes $152 Billion Off Tesla's Market Cap  —  As Elon Musk and Donald Trump take jabs at each other online, their respective businesses are plummeting in value.  —  It only took a few hours to wipe $152 billion of value from Tesla's market cap and more than $100 million in value from TrumpCoin.
Discussion: UPI and The Root
Politico:
‘Massive crack in the MAGA coalition’: The Trump-Musk feud threatens the GOP's future
Discussion: NBC News and Los Angeles Times
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Musk becomes GOP pariah after “ridiculous” Trump attacks
NBC News:
Nervous Republicans flee Trump-Elon Musk blast radius
Discussion: USA Today
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump-Musk Feud Explodes as Elon Alleges Trump Is in Epstein Files
CNBC:
Tesla loses $152 billion in market cap after Musk-Trump spat, biggest hit ever
Punchbowl News:
6/6/25 ☀️ AM: … Because of his celebrity, larger-than-life persona …
Discussion: NBC News
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 5, 2025  —  Today the U.S. political world was consumed today by a public fight between …
Discussion: The Independent
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Taking the Trump-Musk War Seriously
Kenneal Patterson / The Daily Beast:   Steve Bannon Calls to Deport Musk Amid Messy Trump Breakup
Associated Press:
Musk's threat to withdraw Dragon capsule would leave NASA with 1 option: Russia
NBC News:
Trump says he is ‘very disappointed’ in Elon Musk's attacks on the GOP policy bill
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Steve Bannon on Elon Musk's Big Breakup: ‘Told You’
Washington Post:
Republicans worry Medicaid cuts would hurt their communities, poll finds  —  While Democrats and independents are far more likely to have concerns, the Republican concerns illustrate the perils as the Senate weighs Medicaid cuts.  —  More than 4 in 10 Republicans worried significant cuts …
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NBC News:   Senate Republicans open the door to cutting Medicare ‘waste’ in Trump agenda bill
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: Slate and Arizona Capitol Times
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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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.
ProPublica:
DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts  —  We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill.  “AI is absolutely the wrong tool for this,” one expert said.
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 …
 
 
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