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Trump to Send 2,000 National Guard Troops to California
“The Trump administration will send at least 2,000 National Guardsmen to Los Angeles after two days of protests that erupted in response to federal deportation operations,” the Wall Street Journal…
Trump Holds the Power In Feud with Musk
Dan Balz: “There will be no true winners in the spectacular breakup between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, two alpha males with enormous egos and a penchant for rhetorical…
Economy Is Headed Toward an Uncomfortable Summer
“The U.S. economy, which weathered false recession alarms in 2023 and 2024, is entering another uncomfortable summer,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Job growth held steady in May, with the…
Russian Intelligence Shows Deep Suspicion of China
“In public, President Vladimir Putin of Russia says his country’s growing friendship with China is unshakable — a strategic military and economic collaboration that has entered a golden era,” the…
Macron Will Visit Greenland This Month
In a challenge to President Trump’s vow to take control of Greenland, President Emmanuel Macron of France will visit the enormous Arctic island on June 15 with the aim of…
Elon Musk’s Fight with Scott Bessent Turned Physical
Washington Post: “After Bessent and Musk exited the Oval Office and began walking down the hallway, the two men started to exchange insults… Bessent brought up Musk’s claims that he…
The Great Un-Awokening
“Ambitious Democrats with an eye on a presidential run are in the middle of a slow-motion Sister Souljah moment,” Politico reports. “Searching for a path out of the political wilderness,…
Musk Deletes Claims Trump Is In Epstein Files
“Less than two days after Elon Musk slammed President Donald Trump over the megabill moving through Congress, the billionaire appeared to remove several of his most scathing posts on X…
Trump Says He’ll Punish Musk If He Helps Democrats
President Donald Trump on Saturday said there would be “serious consequences” if tech mogul Elon Musk funds Democratic candidates to run against Republicans who vote in favor of the GOP’s…
NASA and Pentagon Push for SpaceX Alternatives
“NASA and Pentagon officials moved swiftly this past week to urge competitors to Elon Musk’s SpaceX to more quickly develop alternative rockets and spacecraft after President Donald Trump threatened to…
GOP Worries DOGE Cuts Will Sink Them in Virginia
“Republicans are increasingly worried that budget cuts by Elon Musk’s DOGE could cost them dearly in November’s vote for Virginia governor — an early electoral test of President Trump’s policies,”…
Vance Says He Hopes Musk Returns to the Fold
“Vice President JD Vance said Elon Musk is making a ‘huge mistake’ in going after Donald Trump and expressed hopes the billionaire will come back into the fold following the…
Musk’s Team Dismissed Security Risks
“Musk’s team at the U.S. DOGE Service and allies in the Trump administration ignored White House communications experts worried about potential security breaches when DOGE personnel installed Musk’s Starlink internet…
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Every Election Is Now Existential
Anne Applebaum: “A nationalist’s narrow victory in Poland offers a preview of many knife-edge contests to come, all across the democratic world.” Save to Favorites
Conspiracists Think Musk-Trump Breakup Is a ‘Psyop’
Wired: “The extremely public and increasingly unhinged breakup of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump has caused chaos in DC, forced Silicon Valley executives to pick sides, and wiped more…
Quote of the Day
“I will apologize profusely as soon as there is a full dump of the Epstein files.” — Elon Musk, in a post on X that he later deleted. Save to…
Polling on Elon Musk Is a Warning for Republicans
Politico: “It’s not Musk’s ownership of one of the most influential social media platforms that should give the president pause. Nor is it the billionaire tech mogul’s status as the…
Trump Blames Musk’s Behavior on Drugs
“President Trump is blaming Elon Musk’s behavior on drug use as the acrimonious blowup of their partnership left both men — who lobbed online insults and threats at each other…
Trump Has Options to Punish Musk
New York Times: “The Pentagon and NASA remain intensely reliant on SpaceX, Mr. Musk’s rocket launch and space-based communications company, to get to orbit and move government data across the…