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1:25 PM ET, June 6, 2025

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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.
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.
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 …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump's fight with Musk reveals MAGA's biggest delusion
April Rubin / Axios:
Most Republicans side with Trump over Musk: Poll
New York Times:
Trump and Musk Trade Threats, From Broaching Impeachment to Cutting Contracts
Washington Post:
The epic breakup of Trump and Musk's White House bromance
Newsweek:
Russia Offers Political Asylum to Elon Musk Over Trump Feud
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Elon Musk joins an important club: former Trump officials who've turned on him
Discussion: The Hill and NOTUS
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
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 …
Discussion: Vanity Fair
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 …
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 …
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.
NPR:
DHS memo details how National Guard troops will be used for immigration enforcement  —  National Guard troops would be used in immigration-enforcement activities, including in “night operations and rural interdiction,” as well as “guard duty and riot control” inside detention facilities …
Discussion: Stars & Stripes and IJR
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: TechCrunch and Adweek
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 …
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Former U.S. attorney Damian Williams leaves Paul Weiss for Jenner & Block  —  The former prosecutor is leaving a firm that made a deal with the Trump administration for one that fought it.  —  Damian Williams, the former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, is leaving the law firm Paul Weiss …
Discussion: Reuters
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 …
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
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
Daily Press:
On D-Day anniversary, remember the heroes who liberated Europe  —  On the beaches of Normandy, France, Friday, as they have done for decades, the allied nations that defeated the fascist threat in World War II will gather to pay tribute to the nearly unfathomable gallantry on display there in 1944.
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 …
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
White House request for funding clawbacks up in the House next week  —  House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has officially introduced legislation to enact the White House's so-called rescissions package, which would claw back $9.4 billion that lawmakers have already approved and pave …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Ella Lee / The Hill:
DC police officer convicted for Proud Boys leaks sentenced to more than year in prison  —  A District of Columbia police lieutenant convicted of tipping off Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio that he was being investigated, and who later lied about their communication, was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison.
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) …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
It's a Really Bad Time to Be an Expert in Washington  —  The Trump administration has eviscerated the expert class that generated alternative views in its best moments, and engaged in groupthink at its worst.  —  The most dangerous occupation in Washington these days is being an expert.
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press
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 …
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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Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:
Republicans Want to Ban Pets From Domestic Violence Shelters
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
They are not good at this  —  Nearly five months into Trump's new reign of error, his administration's mistakes are multiplying.
New York Times:
More Federal Workers Are Flooding the Job Market, With Worsening Prospects
United States Department of State:
Imposing Sanctions in Response to the ICC's Illegitimate Actions Targeting the United States and Israel
Associated Press:
Trump's surgeon general pick criticizes others' conflicts but profits from wellness product sales
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Republican senator employs aide fired by DeSantis over neo-Nazi imagery
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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
Washington Post:
Cards in deck: Trump keeps stack of orders ready to play as needed
Discussion: Watan
New York Times:
How to Stack the Federal Work Force With ‘Patriotic Americans’ Who Agree With Trump
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Steve Inskeep / Differ We Must:
Trump threatens Musk the same way he did Harvard
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