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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 …
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 …
Washington Post:
The MAGA faithful celebrate the end of the Trump-Musk bromance  —  Patrons of the pro-Trump Butterworth's Restaurant hope that a feud that broke out Thursday between the two men marks the end of Musk's influence in Washington.  —  “Boooooooooooo CYBERTRUCK!”
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.
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
Axios:
The White House adviser who helped fuel Trump-Musk feud
Rolling Stone:
Trump and His Team Tease Vengeance Against Elon as Feud Goes Nuclear
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
Discussion: The Hill
Justin Green / Axios:
Johnson chastises Musk for getting “personal” in Trump feud
Discussion: The Wrap and israelhayom.com
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump and Musk's relationship flames out just as intensely and publicly as it started
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
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Mike Johnson scrambles to stop Elon Musk from torching the megabill
Discussion: Semafor, The Hill and Fox News
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Taking the Trump-Musk War Seriously
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
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Steve Bannon Says He Told Trump to Investigate Musk as an ‘Illegal Alien’
Associated Press:
Musk's threat to withdraw Dragon capsule would leave NASA with 1 option: Russia
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
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 …
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 …
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: Forbes, Politico and Reuters
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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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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Last day to weigh in on Trump's plan to politicize the civil service  —  Trump has already shown us how he would use Schedule F powers  —  If you are a frequent reader, you have heard this from me before. … Why should you do this?  — The proposed rule seeks to reinstate Schedule F …
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
 
 
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