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In a Year of Working Dangerously, Fear of Trump Marks Public Service Awards

17 juin 2025 à 23:17
The Trump administration’s large cuts to the federal work force turned an annual celebration of federal workers into a reminder of loss.

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David Lebryk, a former top Treasury Department official, said on Tuesday that “most of my career was spent trying to be unnoticed.”

Elon Musk’s A.I. Company Faces Lawsuit Over Gas-Burning Turbines

17 juin 2025 à 23:08
The company, xAI, has installed several dozen turbines in Memphis without proper permits, the group said, polluting a nearby community.

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Construction on Elon Musk’s supercomputer project in Memphis in April.
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Inside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security

The drama offers a case study in how Elon Musk’s team sought to run a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts — and how longtime employees responded.

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Britain Agrees to Open New Inquiry Into Child Sex Abuse

15 juin 2025 à 12:04
The prime minister has reversed his position on the need for a national investigation into the abuse scandal, after criticism by Elon Musk.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer had faced criticism for refusing to set up a comprehensive national investigation with wide-ranging powers into the abuse by so-called grooming gangs of men.

Musk Called Trump Privately Before Posting Message of ‘Regret’

11 juin 2025 à 16:20
It remains to be seen how Mr. Trump will handle the attempted rapprochement and whether the two men’s relationship can be restored.

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Elon Musk spent several days signaling that he wants to make up with the president after the two men engaged in a sharp series of personal attacks last week that played out on social media.

Who Will Replace Elon Musk as the Leader of DOGE?

Joe Gebbia, a close friend of Mr. Musk’s, is expected to be a part of a small council of advisers that will oversee the Department of Government Efficiency.

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Joe Gebbia has been among the more visible members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting initiative.

Trump Pivots From Musk to Newsom

9 juin 2025 à 18:02
One constant in President Trump’s second term is that the subjects of his quarrels are ever-changing.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California and other state leaders accused President Trump of fanning the flames in reacting to protests over immigration raids.

Trump’s Feud With Musk Highlights His View of Government Power: It’s Personal

8 juin 2025 à 13:32
President Trump threatened to cut off Elon Musk’s federal contracts, showing that he looks at the government as his own means of penalizing those who cross him.

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President Trump aboard Air Force One on Friday. His second term so far has been a 139-day quest for retribution.

Elon Musk’s Starlink Hits a Roadblock in Its March Across South America

8 juin 2025 à 05:00
Mr. Musk’s Starlink has brought the internet to some of South America’s most remote places. But Bolivia is shunning it, even as many there are desperate for better service.

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A Starlink satellite internet antenna in rural Brazil in 2024.

Law Enforcement Officials Struggle to Fulfill Trump Promises Rooted in Conspiracy Theories

8 juin 2025 à 05:00
Top leaders at the Justice Department and the F.B.I. are struggling to fulfill Trump campaign promises often rooted in misinformation and conspiracy theories.

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Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Dan Bongino, the deputy director of the F.B.I., have been tasked with making good on promises to reveal deep-state secrets — or at least show how hard they are trying.

Trump Warns of Consequences for Musk if He Backs Candidates Against Republicans

8 juin 2025 à 10:43
The president warned of “serious consequences” if Mr. Musk chose to back candidates against Republicans who supported his domestic policy bill.

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On Saturday Mr. Trump said he had no plans to speak with Mr. Musk, calling the tech billionaire “disrespectful” to the office of the president.

After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out. But DOGE Is Just Getting Started.

With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.

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Elon Musk’s mission for the Department of Government Efficiency — deep cuts in spending, personnel and projects — appears to be taking root, with DOGE staff now in key jobs across the federal government.

Trump Has Options to Punish Musk Even if His Federal Contracts Continue

7 juin 2025 à 00:47
The president could tighten federal oversight of the tech titan’s businesses, even if heavy reliance by the Pentagon and NASA on them makes terminating Mr. Musk’s contracts less feasible.

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SpaceX holds billions of dollars in Pentagon contracts.

Justices Grant DOGE Access to Social Security Data and Let the Team Shield Records

6 juin 2025 à 18:22
As Elon Musk leaves Washington, the team he formed to ferret out waste and abuse won dual victories in the Supreme Court.

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The Trump administration said the Department of Government Efficiency, formed by Elon Musk, needed sensitive records of the Social Security Administration to root out waste and fraud and to modernize the agency’s operations.

Buildup to a Meltdown: How the Trump-Musk Alliance Collapsed

President Trump’s decision to pull a close associate of Elon Musk’s out of the running to lead NASA helped doom an extraordinary partnership.

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President Trump and Elon Musk in the Oval Office last week.

Trump Has Power, a Big Megaphone and Billions to Spend. So Does Musk.

6 juin 2025 à 12:11
President Trump is locked in a showdown with the world’s richest man, who is far from a typical opponent.

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President Trump and Elon Musk at the Oval Office last week, after Mr. Musk announced his departure from his government role.

Trump May Sell His Tesla Amid Elon Musk Feud

6 juin 2025 à 12:06
The car, which President Trump acquired in March to show his support for Elon Musk, is one of the first tangible casualties of their shattered alliance.

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President Trump’s Tesla, parked on West Executive Avenue at the White House on Thursday.

Fired by DOGE, More Federal Workers Are Flooding the Job Market

6 juin 2025 à 07:50
The drastic, sudden pullback in federal dollars is collapsing opportunities for many who’ve spent years in public service.

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Matt Minich, who was fired from his job with the Food and Drug Administration in February, was one of thousands swept up in the mass layoffs of probationary workers at the beginning of President Trump’s second administration.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Fight Brings the Memes Out in Full Force

5 juin 2025 à 21:25
What happens when two billionaires with huge followings on social media start a public feud? Great memes.

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As the relationship between President Trump and Elon Musk collapsed in public acrimony on Thursday, observers flooded social media with memes making light of the split.

8 Ways Elon Musk and Trump Could Inflict Pain on Each Other

5 juin 2025 à 19:58
The falling-out between Elon Musk and President Trump went into overdrive on Thursday. Both men have powerful ways to keep it going.

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The feud between President Trump and Elon Musk could have far-reaching consequences.

Trump and Musk Trade Threats, From Broaching Impeachment to Cutting Contracts

5 juin 2025 à 21:04
The sudden fallout ended a nearly yearlong partnership, during which Mr. Musk helped propel Mr. Trump to the White House and became one of the president’s top advisers.

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President Trump with Elon Musk and Mr. Musk’s son at the White House in March.

Trump and Musk’s Relationship Melts Down in Spectacular Fashion

5 juin 2025 à 19:39
The speed of the fallout was breathtaking, with President Trump celebrating Elon Musk during an Oval Office farewell just last Friday.

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Elon Musk with President Trump at the White House in March, during happier days.

Elon Musk Suggests Trump Is in Epstein Files, a Source of Conspiracy Theories

5 juin 2025 à 17:37
In a spat with President Trump, Elon Musk invokes the Epstein files, a source of endless speculation and conspiracy.

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Jack Posobiec and several other conservative influencers were offered a preview of the so-called Epstein files, hours before they were released publicly by Attorney General Pam Bondi, in February.

Steve Bannon Says He Told Trump to Investigate Elon Musk’s Immigration Status

5 juin 2025 à 17:48
In an interview, the former top aide to the president said that Mr. Trump should cancel Elon Musk’s federal contracts.

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Stephen K. Bannon, an informal adviser to President Trump, urged the president to start multiple investigations of Elon Musk.

Judge Orders Reinstatement of AmeriCorps Programs in 24 States

5 juin 2025 à 17:15
Elon Musk’s DOGE associates had descended upon the independent agency, which facilitates volunteer services nationwide, with an eye toward rapidly dismantling it.

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AmeriCorps volunteers being sworn in at the White House in 2014.

Tesla Shares Slide as Trump-Elon Musk Feud Escalates

5 juin 2025 à 16:50
President Trump said on Thursday that Elon Musk was upset about the repeal of an electric vehicle tax credit — a claim Mr. Musk swiftly rejected.

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A Tesla dealership in Las Vegas. Tesla’s share price tumbled Thursday amid a feud between Elon Musk and President Trump

Trump Threatens Musk Contracts as Feud Escalates

5 juin 2025 à 15:53
Last year alone, companies owned by Elon Musk were promised $3 billion across nearly 100 different government contracts with 17 federal agencies.

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SpaceX was one of the companies owned by Elon Musk that was promised government contracts last year.

How Trump and Elon Musk’s Relationship Has Unraveled Recently

5 juin 2025 à 15:18
Since the election, Elon Musk had largely appeared inseparable from the president, helping to reshape government and root out fiscal waste.

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Elon Musk and President Trump at the Oval Office last week. The two had appeared practically inseparable over the first months of Trump’s second administration.
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    The open acrimony between the two men comes after the billionaire denounced President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill as an “abomination.”
     

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5 juin 2025 à 14:58
The open acrimony between the two men comes after the billionaire denounced President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill as an “abomination.”

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    The open acrimony between the two men comes after the billionaire denounced President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill as an “abomination.”
     

Here is the latest.

5 juin 2025 à 13:27
The open acrimony between the two men comes after the billionaire denounced President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill as an “abomination.”

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Elon Musk and President Trump openly feuded over the Republican domestic policy bill on Thursday, with Mr. Trump criticizing Mr. Musk during an Oval Office meeting with the chancellor of Germany, and Mr. Musk replying in kind on his X, the social media platform he owns.

Fearful House Republicans Scramble to Mollify Musk

5 juin 2025 à 14:56
Republicans in the chamber are bending over backward to appease the world’s richest man, who is furious at them for voting for a bill to deliver President Trump’s domestic policy agenda.

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Elon Musk’s opposition to the bill has put House Republicans in the awkward position of straining to satisfy two authority figures who are now at odds.

Brown Disciplined a Student Who Asked Questions in the Style of Elon Musk and DOGE

4 juin 2025 à 11:10
A conservative student newspaper had DOGE-style questions about the work of Brown University staff. Its writers were summoned to disciplinary hearings.

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Alex Shieh sent some pointed questions for his new publication, The Brown Spectator.

Some House Republicans Have Regrets After Passing Trump’s Domestic Policy Bill

4 juin 2025 à 08:45
The sprawling legislation carrying President Trump’s domestic agenda squeaked through the House with one vote to spare, but some Republicans now say they didn’t realize what they voted for.

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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene at a town hall meeting in April. She is one of several lawmakers who learned after voting for the president’s policy bill that it contained measures they oppose.

Trump Pressures Divided G.O.P. to Back Policy Bill

3 juin 2025 à 20:44
The president is pressing Republicans in the Senate to unite quickly behind sprawling legislation that carries his domestic agenda, but the measure’s opponents have a powerful new ally: Elon Musk.

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Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is part of a group of Republican senators agitating for deeper spending cuts in a bill carrying President Trump’s domestic agenda, noting that it is projected to balloon federal deficits.
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