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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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” …
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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 …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Musk-Trump Divorce Is as Messy as You Thought It Would Be
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Kenneal Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Calls to Deport Musk Amid Messy Trump Breakup
Steve Bannon Calls to Deport Musk Amid Messy Trump Breakup
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Steve Bannon Says He Told Trump to Investigate Musk as an ‘Illegal Alien’
Steve Bannon Says He Told Trump to Investigate Musk as an ‘Illegal Alien’
NBC News:
Trump says he is ‘very disappointed’ in Elon Musk's attacks on the GOP policy bill
Trump says he is ‘very disappointed’ in Elon Musk's attacks on the GOP policy bill
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Elon Musk escalates feud with Trump: ‘Time to drop the really big bomb’
Elon Musk escalates feud with Trump: ‘Time to drop the really big bomb’
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Ahmad Austin Jr / Mediaite:
House Democrat Accuses Pam Bondi of Hiding Epstein Files to Save Trump: ‘My Suspicion Has Been Confirmed’
House Democrat Accuses Pam Bondi of Hiding Epstein Files to Save Trump: ‘My Suspicion Has Been Confirmed’
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Washington Post:
Musk says Trump would have lost the 2024 election without his help
Musk says Trump would have lost the 2024 election without his help
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Steve Bannon on Elon Musk's Big Breakup: ‘Told You’
Steve Bannon on Elon Musk's Big Breakup: ‘Told You’
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Associated Press:
Musk threatens to decommission a key space station link for NASA
Musk threatens to decommission a key space station link for NASA
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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Lawmakers Ditch Elon Musk and Embrace President Trump
GOP Lawmakers Ditch Elon Musk and Embrace President Trump
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Jake Lahut / Wired:
The Elon Musk and Donald Trump Breakup Has Started
The Elon Musk and Donald Trump Breakup Has Started
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Musk floats idea of third party amid feud with Trump
Musk floats idea of third party amid feud with Trump
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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 …
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Axios:
GOP grabs the third rail with Medicare and Medicaid cuts
GOP grabs the third rail with Medicare and Medicaid cuts
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ losing momentum in Senate
Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ losing momentum in Senate
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Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
Dr. Oz on Medicaid cuts: People should ‘prove that they matter’
Dr. Oz on Medicaid cuts: People should ‘prove that they matter’
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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.
Leah Willingham / Associated Press:
A Massachusetts student arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice has been released — A Massachusetts high school student who was arrested by immigration agents on his way to volleyball practice has been released from custody after a judge granted him bond Thursday.
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