Jun 16 A hillside of white crosses fuels a misleading story about South Africa’s farm killings By Mogomotsi Magome, Alfonso Nqunjana, Associated Press Nearly 3,000 white crosses on a hill in South Africa are a memorial to white people killed on farms over the last three decades. It's a visceral snapshot seized on by some in South Africa to drive a discredited narrative… Continue reading
Jun 11 Elon Musk backs off from feud with Trump, saying he regrets social media posts that ‘went too far’ By Associated Press Musk earlier deleted a post in which he claimed without evidence that the government was concealing information about the president's association with infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has said he has no desire to repair their relationship. Continue reading
Jun 07 Trump warns Musk would face ‘consequences’ if he helps Democratic candidates By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker in a phone interview that he has no plans to make up with Musk. Asked specifically if he thought his relationship with the mega-billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is over, Trump responded, “I would… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 6:29 The potential fallout for the country as Trump and Musk escalate public feud By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins The public feud between President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk continued Friday. Trump reportedly said he thought Musk had “lost his mind” and Musk sparred publicly throughout the day with former Trump advisor Steve Bannon. That came after Bannon suggested… Continue watching
Jun 06 Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. Continue reading
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