Jun 06 In Trump-Musk feud, a once-steady alliance turns into an online spectacle By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The world’s most powerful man and its wealthiest began attacking each other in a spectacle that left Washington breathless. Continue reading
Jun 06 Musk backs off threat to decommission Dragon space capsule amid feud with Trump By Associated Press It was unclear how serious Musk's threat was, but several hours later — in a reply to another X user — he said he wouldn't do it. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 9:04 Trump defends his new travel ban as feud with Musk erupts By Laura Barrón-López, Solveig Rennan, Shrai Popat An extraordinary feud erupted into public view between President Trump and his one-time ally, Elon Musk. Trump said he was very disappointed in Musk for criticizing the GOP's massive domestic policy bill. It came as the president also defended his… Continue watching
Jun 05 How Trump and Musk’s relationship flamed out By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. And then it blew up. Continue reading
Jun 05 In escalating public feud, Trump threatens to cut Musk’s government contracts By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Hours after President Donald Trump lamented his breakup with Elon Musk and said he was “disappointed” in his former backer and adviser and Musk responded on social media, Trump escalated the feud by threatening to use the U.S. government to… Continue reading
Jun 05 WATCH: Trump says he’s ‘very disappointed’ in Elon Musk after criticism of president’s budget bill By Dan Cooney “Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore,” the president said during an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that was opened up to reporters. Continue reading
Jun 04 WATCH: House Speaker Johnson says Musk did ‘a 180’ in publicly opposing tax bill By Associated Press House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he called Elon Musk to discuss Musk’s posts criticizing President Donald Trump's tax bill. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 7:35 Ex-DOGE staffer: ‘I have no idea’ who was in charge By Laura Barrón-López, Sarah Clune Hartman, Shrai Popat Billionaire Elon Musk has returned to his business ventures after leaving the White House and his role with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. During Musk’s tenure in the Trump administration, DOGE was tasked with gutting the federal workforce and… Continue watching
Jun 03 Musk slams Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill as GOP senators race to meet July 4th deadline By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Trump met with Senate Majority Leader John Thune at the White House early this week and has been dialing senators for one-on-one chats, using both the carrot and stick to encourage them to act. Continue reading
May 31 Trump to withdraw nomination of Musk ally to head NASA By Darlene Superville, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The president announced last December during the presidential transition that he had chosen Jared Isaacman to be the space agency's next administrator. Isaacman has been a close collaborator with Musk ever since he bought his first chartered flight on Musk's… Continue reading