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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.
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Jonathan Karl / Associated Press:
Trump tells ABC Musk ‘lost his mind’; ‘not particularly’ interested in talking to him  —  He spoke with ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl.  —  President Donald Trump attends a meeting with the Fraternal Order of Police in the State Dinning Room of the White House, June 5, 2025, in Washington.
Politico:
Elon Musk goes on a warpath against Trump and the GOP  —  The fallout from the very public breakup could engulf Republican hopes of holding onto the House.  —  Elon Musk just launched a war against the GOP.  Now the party's hopes of holding onto power are at stake.
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 …
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Trump-Musk feud live updates as president says he's not focused on rift  —  What to know about the Trump-Musk feud  — President Trump told CBS News' Robert Costa he's focused on domestic and foreign policy — and not on his feud with Elon Musk.  — The relationship between Mr. Trump …
Axios:
The White House adviser who helped fuel Trump-Musk feud  —  Shortly after President Trump unexpectedly withdrew Elon Musk's pick to lead NASA last weekend, one name quickly surfaced as a major force behind the surprise decision: top White House aide Sergio Gor.
Washington Post:
The epic breakup of Trump and Musk's White House bromance  —  Trump's criticism illuminated the dramatic erosion in his alliance with the world's richest man  —  The alliance between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk spectacularly imploded Thursday as the world's most prominent bromance collapsed into mutual public trolling.
New York Times:
Trump and Musk Trade Threats, From Broaching Impeachment to Cutting Contracts
New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump Threatens to Cut Elon Musk's Government Contracts as Feud Escalates
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Musk calls for Trump's impeachment
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
8 Ways Musk and Trump Could Inflict Pain on Each Other
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.
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ProPublica:
Inside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to “Munch” Contracts Related to Veterans' Health
Discussion: Ars Technica and Raw Story
Tom Perkins / The Guardian:
University of Michigan using undercover investigators to surveil student Gaza protesters  —  Revealed: security trailing students on and off campus as video shows investigator faking disability when confronted  —  The University of Michigan is using private, undercover investigators …
Washington Post:
Trump administration races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people  —  Across the government, officials are rehiring federal workers who were forced out or encouraged to resign.  —  Early this spring, the Food and Drug Administration fired nearly 50 workers in the Office of Regulatory Policy …
Rolling Stone:
Inside the Billion-Dollar Effort to Make Trump Feel Good About Himself  —  Trump's administration is marshaling vast public resources and more than $1 billion worth of taxpayer money to flatter the president … Vice President J.D. Vance was seated directly across from the president …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump's fight with Musk reveals MAGA's biggest delusion
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
U.S. payrolls increased 139,000 in May, more than expected; unemployment at 4.2% … WATCH NOW  —  Hiring decreased just slightly in May even as consumers and companies braced against tariffs and a potentially slowing economy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
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Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
Live Updates: In Chaotic Economy, Hiring Remained Steady in May
CNN:
Trump preparing large-scale cancellation of federal funding for California, sources say  —  The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding for California, an effort which could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources.
Sophia Cai / Politico:
A DOGE architect leaves the movement after Musk feuds with Trump  —  “What's not okay is his baseless personal attacks against President Trump,” James Fishback told POLITICO.  —  James Fishback, the chief architect behind the proposal to send “DOGE checks,” told POLITICO Friday he's stepping away …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Advocate
Washington Post:
Chinese propaganda surges as the U.S. defunds Radio Free Asia  —  Beijing expanded its state propaganda, including to the persecuted Tibetan and Uyghur minorities, as RFA pulled back.  —  Two months after the Trump administration all but shut down its foreign news services in Asia …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
From 1,300 to 81 workers: Trump official plans to cut Voice of America to the bone  —  At times, President Trump's senior adviser Kari Lake has said she wants to shut down Voice of America, arguing it is rife with ideological bias and waste.  Now, Lake says she'll keep the federally funded …
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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
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 …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The Trump admin's quiet (but deadly) attack on repro rights  —  A note from Aaron: Want to hear my takes on yesterday's rapid unscheduled disassembly of the Donald Trump-Elon Musk partnership?  Then tune at 2pm eastern today for Nir & Rupar.  We'll discuss the Trump-Musk fallout …
Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Orders Material From China for Hundreds of Ballistic Missiles  —  Tehran wants to bolster military capacity amid contentious nuclear talks with U.S.  —  Iran has ordered thousands of tons of ballistic-missile ingredients from China, people familiar with the transaction said …
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Last chance to weigh in on Trump's plan to politicize the civil service  —  If you are a frequent reader, you have heard this from me before. … Share  —  Why should you do this?  — The proposed rule seeks to reinstate Schedule F (now called Schedule Polic/Career) …
Tara Copp / Associated Press:
Pentagon watchdog investigates if staffers were asked to delete Hegseth's Signal messages  —  The Pentagon's watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's aides were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter …
Joanna Weiss / Politico:
The Plastic Surgery Procedure Booming Among Washington Men  —  Chiseled jawlines are in everywhere, but in Washington, D.C., people have even more reasons to go under the knife (or at least the needle).  —  One of Washington observers' favorite online games, in the MAGA-2 era …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Republican said Sikh should not be allowed to deliver House prayer  —  Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) posted — then quickly deleted — that a Sikh should have “never been allowed” to lead the House of Representatives' daily prayer on Friday after initially incorrectly calling the man a Muslim.
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
He Was a DREAMer.  They Married.  Trump Tore Their Life Apart.  —  “A Lot of Conversations, Research, and Crying”  —  IT'S EASY TO FORGET THAT back in 2012, Mitt Romney was an advocate for self-deportation.  The Republican challenger ran on a platform that explicitly called for the lives …
Wall Street Journal:
White House Quietly Pressures Senate to Water Down Russia Sanctions  —  Trump administration officials urge Sen. Lindsey Graham to weaken legislation  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is trying to get Sen. Lindsey Graham (R, S.C.) to significantly weaken his Russia-sanctions bill …
Discussion: The Japan Times
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
Stephen Miller Slapped With Community Note After Defending Trump's Bill  —  Trump official fact-checked amid Musk-Trump feud  —  Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy in Trump's White House, was fact-checked on Twitter Thursday night after defending the administration's controversial …
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mass layoffs at Education Department  —  Washington — President Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for it to continue with its efforts to dismantle the Department of Education and lay off more than 1,000 employees …
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.
Discussion: Paul Krugman
Steven Rattner / New York Times:
Manufacturing Jobs Are Never Coming Back  —  For more than 60 years, my family owned a small paint factory in Long Island City, Queens, in the shadow of the neon Pepsi-Cola sign just across the East River from Manhattan.  That factory and the Pepsi-Cola bottling plant are long gone …
Discussion: Alternet.org
 
 
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Alternet.org
Olivia George / Washington Post:
They served the nation. Now, these veterans say they're protesting to save it.
Discussion: MSNBC, The War Horse and Task & Purpose
New York Times:
How to Stack the Federal Work Force With ‘Patriotic Americans’ Who Agree With Trump
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
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Washington Post:
Republicans worry Medicaid cuts would hurt their communities, poll finds
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Peter Walker / The Guardian:
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