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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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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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Hill, New York Post and NewsMax.com
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 …
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.
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” …
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 …
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:
Trump races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people  —  Across the government, the administration is 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 …
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump and Musk's relationship flames out just as intensely and publicly as it started
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Elon Musk joins an important club: former Trump officials who've turned on him
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:   Capitol agenda: GOP leaders rush into Elon Musk damage control
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Mike Johnson scrambles to stop Elon Musk from torching the megabill
Discussion: Semafor
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
8 Ways Musk and Trump Could Inflict Pain on Each Other
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Musk becomes GOP pariah after “ridiculous” Trump attacks
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Steve Bannon Says He Told Trump to Investigate Musk as an ‘Illegal Alien’
NBC News:
Nervous Republicans flee Trump-Elon Musk blast radius
Discussion: USA Today
CNBC:
Tesla loses $152 billion in market cap after Musk-Trump spat, biggest hit ever
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Taking the Trump-Musk War Seriously
Associated Press:
Musk's threat to withdraw Dragon capsule would leave NASA with 1 option: Russia
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 …
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.
Discussion: emptywheel
E. Matteo Diaz / The Harvard Crimson:
Judge Blocks Trump Proclamation Banning International Students From Entering U.S. on Harvard Visas  —  A federal judge granted Harvard's request for a temporary restraining order hours after the University asked her to block the Trump administration's Wednesday proclamation banning international students …
Discussion: Reuters and Politico
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Bloomberg:
Harvard Sues Over Trump Barring Foreign Students' US Entry
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 …
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
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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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
New York Times:
How to Stack the Federal Work Force With ‘Patriotic Americans’ Who Agree With Trump  —  The White House took a step last week that significantly undercuts the idea that federal employment should be nonpartisan.  A May 29 memo from the Office of Personnel Management may seem technical …
Discussion: Techdirt
Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
Live Updates: In Chaotic Economy, Hiring Remained Steady in May  —  Employers added 139,000 jobs last month, continuing a steady run of hiring despite policy turmoil.  The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent.  —  Here's what to know.  —  The labor market persevered in May …
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 …
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Jessica Ramos Will Endorse Andrew Cuomo for New York City Mayor  —  The decision by Ms. Ramos, a state senator from Queens, is at odds with some of her past criticism of Mr. Cuomo, including comments questioning his “mental acuity.”  —  Andrew M. Cuomo's bid to become mayor of New York City …
 
 
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Sophia Cai / Politico:
A DOGE architect leaves the movement after Musk feuds with Trump
Discussion: Advocate and NewsMax.com
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