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The Atlantic

  • Kilmar Abrego Garcia Was Never Coming Back. Then He Did.

    His return doesn’t mean he can go free. But it does mean the administration has changed course.

  • Inside the Trump-Musk Breakup

    The president tried to give his billionaire benefactor a dignified exit. It didn’t work.

  • When Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Tenure Started Going Sideways

    The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.

  • Ukraine Got a Major Battle Victory. Trump Is Not Happy.

    The president has fumed that Kyiv’s drone strike could prolong a war that he’s desperate to end.

  • Trump Tries to Blame the Colorado Attack on ‘Open Border’ Policies

    The reality of the suspect’s immigration status is more complex than the president and his aides have portrayed.

Talking Points Memo

Reporting and analysis about American politics

  • Day-After Musings on the Feud

    A few thoughts on yesterday’s antics. I imagine that in many parts of the world, yesterday’s Musk-Trump blow-up reminded people...

  • Trump Admin Returns Abrego Garcia—To Face New Criminal Charges

    The Trump administration is finally abiding by a court order and returning the wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the...

  • Why Is Pete Hegseth Going to War Against Harvey Milk, 48 Years After He Was Assassinated?

    This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Despite all the military threats facing the...

  • Trump Admin Laments South Sudan Deportation Debacle It Created

    A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version....

  • Senate GOP Sorts Out Which Poison Pills It Can Swallow To Pass House’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Bill

    Senate Republicans began the work this week of deciphering what exactly House Republicans’ have stuffed into President Trump’s massive spending...

  • Day-After Musings on the Feud
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  • Trump Admin Laments South Sudan Deportation Debacle It Created
  • Senate GOP Sorts Out Which Poison Pills It Can Swallow To Pass House’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Bill

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The Hill

  • Trump, Musk feud painful to watch: CPAC chairman

    Elon Musk has been critical of the Trump-backed "big, beautiful bill," calling it a "disgusting abomination."

  • Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin knocks Trump administration on economy

    Citadel founder Ken Griffin knocked the Trump administration for a series of moves he said would undoubtedly cause stagflation. Griffin, who’s notably criticized the president’s trade policies, slammed the White House for promoting tax reductions amidst a fiscal deficit.  “It would be a textbook stagflation scenario. The question is, is it for several quarters, or...

  • Democrats unveil air safety bill after deadly crash

    Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security The Big Story  After deadly Army helo, jet crash, sweeping air safety legislation unveiled  Seven Democratic lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday outlining updated air safety regulations after a deadly passenger plane collided with an Army helicopter in January.  © Photo...

  • Trump signals he’s done with Musk

    President Trump signaled Friday that he’s done with his relationship-turned-feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk, telling reporters he’s not interested in making up with his former top adviser. “There are efforts,” Trump said about work to reconcile the duo. “But I’m not really interested in that. I’m really interested in the country solving problems, including...

  • Trump undercuts Biden fuel economy rules

    {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump goes after Biden car efficiency rules The Trump administration on Friday took a step to undermine a Biden-era rules tightening car fuel efficiency requirements. © Getty Images The Transportation Department published an interpretive rule that says the Biden administration improperly considered electric vehicles as a way to make...

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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.

  • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

    Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.

  • 7 Republicans stuck in the middle of the Trump-Musk divorce

    They may need to pick a side.

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    The Association of State Democratic Committees recommended TargetSmart as a one-stop shop. That's triggering complaints over a perceived conflict of interest.

  • Trump just took his public feud with Musk to a new level: Going after his money

    Musk announced his company SpaceX will withdraw from service its Dragon spacecraft — critical to the American space program.

The Guardian

  • Trump news at a glance: Elon Musk rift deepens as president says ‘poor guy’s got a problem’

    No peace in sight for Trump and former confidant as president also tells reporters ‘I’m not even thinking about Elon’ – key US politics stories from Friday 6 June at a glanceDonald Trump appeared in no mood to patch things up with former top adviser Elon Musk on Friday, doubling down on his new hostility towards the Tesla and Space X tycoon with a number of disparaging statements.The US president appeared to deny reports of a potential peacemaking phone call with Musk, telling ABC News he was “not particularly” interested in talking to his former confidant right now. Continue reading...

  • US supreme court rules Doge can access social security data during legal challenge

    Key player in Trump’s drive to slash federal workforce keeps access to sensitive records including family court and mental health recordsThe US supreme court on Friday allowed members of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to access the sensitive records kept by the Social Security Administration while legal challenges play out.The conservative-majority court, in an unsigned order with the three liberal justices dissenting, sided with the Trump administration in the appeal involving Doge, the team spearheaded by the billionaire Elon Musk. Continue reading...

  • Kilmar Ábrego García returned from El Salvador to face criminal charges in US

    Man mistakenly deported to El Salvador indicted on counts of illegally smuggling undocumented people, says BondiUS politics – live updatesKilmar Ábrego García, the man whom the Donald Trump administration mistakenly deported from Maryland to El Salvador in March, returned to the US on Friday to face criminal charges.In a press briefing on Friday, the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, said that a federal grand jury in Tennessee had indicted the 29-year-old father on counts of illegally smuggling undocumented people as well as of conspiracy to commit that crime. Continue reading...

  • Donald Trump says Elon Musk has ‘lost his mind’ and dismisses peace offering

    Trump says he is ‘not particularly’ interested in reconciling with Musk, who reportedly wanted to speak to presidentMoney can’t buy love: Republicans give Musk cold shoulderTrump v Musk: 10 ways they can further hurt each otherDonald Trump has accused Elon Musk of “losing his mind” as the dramatic breakdown between America’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person escalated into a full-blown feud that could have seismic political and economic consequences.In a series of phone calls to US media on Friday morning, Trump snapped back at Musk, after the tech mogul and Republican financier launched an extraordinary social media attack on the president the day before, which ended with him accusing Trump of being named in the so-called “Epstein files” – documents related to the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...

  • Andrew Cuomo’s bid for New York City mayor endorsed by rival in surprise turn

    Jessica Ramos, a state senator, had said ex-governor’s ‘mental acuity is in decline’ and called him a bullyAndrew Cuomo’s bid to become New York City’s mayor received a surprising boost on Friday when one of his rivals, the Queens state senator Jessica Ramos, endorsed the former governor after having previously questioned his mental acuity and describing him as a bully with a record of sexual misconduct allegations.Ramos punctuated her stunning U-turn with a surprise appearance at a campaign rally in Manhattan, where she hugged Cuomo and said she believed he was “the one best positioned right now to protect this city”. Continue reading...

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