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Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government
By CHRIS MEGERIANUpdated 8:06 PM CDT, May 28, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.
His departure, announced Wednesday evening, marks the end of a turbulent chapter that included thousands of layoffs, the evisceration of government agencies and reams of litigation. Despite the upheaval, the billionaire entrepreneur struggled in the unfamiliar environment of Washington, and he accomplished far less than he hoped.
He dramatically reduced his target for cutting spending — from $2 trillion to $1 trillion to $150 billion — and increasingly expressed frustration about resistance to his goals. Sometimes he clashed with other top members of Trump’s administration, who chafed at the newcomer’s efforts to reshape their departments, and he faced fierce political blowback for his efforts.
Musk’s role working for Trump was always intended to be temporary, and he had recently signaled that he would be shifting his attention back to running his businesses, such as the electric automaker Tesla and the rocket company SpaceX. ...
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Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
A federal court is blocking President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.
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US court blocks Trump from imposing the bulk of his tariffs | CNN Business
A three-judge panel at the US Court of International Trade, a relatively low-profile court in Manhattan, ruled Wednesday to halt Trump’s global tariffs that he imposed citing emergency economic powers, including his “Liberation Day” tariffs imposed on April 2 and tariffs placed earlier against...
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Trump's push to save coal faces a new hurdle: his own trade war
Mining company Signal Peak Energy sits atop a billion-ton coal reserve beneath Montana’s rugged Bull Mountains and ships 98% of the fuel it mines to Japan and South Korea.
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‘No MAGA left behind’: Trump’s pardons get even more political | CNN Politics
As President Donald Trump’s interim US attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin was remarkably blunt about intermingling Trump’s political goals with the ostensibly independent actions of the Justice Department. That might have cost him the permanent gig.
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Crowds boo House Republicans at town halls over Trump's 'big, beatiful bill'
As Elon Musk pans Republicans' major legislative package this week, two House Republicans got an earful from constituents back home on the "big, beautiful bill."
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US judge blasts Trump lawyers for 11th-hour tactics in MS-13 deportation case
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis rejects the Trump administration's request for an extension in the Abrego Garcia case, describing their status as a burden "of their own making."
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Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn
Top weather agencies warn that the world should get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes the globe to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes.
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Trump pardons Michael Grimm, former NY congressman who pleaded guilty to tax evasion | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump used his pardon power to grant clemency to a wave of individuals this week who had been convicted of crimes that range from public corruption, guns and even maritime-related offenses, according to multiple officials.
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Russia proposes new round of Istanbul talks; Ukraine pushes for memorandum
The renewed diplomatic push comes under growing pressure from Trump and heavy bombardments.
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Trump appears to give Putin "two week" deadline on Ukraine
The US president's remarks on Wednesday come as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine.
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Former FBI Director Comey takes dig at Kash Patel, explains controversial Trump post
The former FBI director was fired by Trump in 2017 and has been an outspoken critic of the president since.
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White House sending $9.4B DOGE cuts package to Congress next week
House Republicans are preparing to receive a package of spending cuts from the White House related to the Department of Government Efficiency.
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Harvard agrees to relinquish early photos of enslaved people, ending a long legal battle
Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people.
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Court strikes down Trump's tariffs, ruling them illegal
A federal court on Wednesday blocked many of the large-scale tariffs imposed by President Trump.
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Trump rejects claim he's 'chickening out' on tariffs just because he keeps changing rates
President Donald Trump wants the world to know he’s no “chicken” just because he’s repeatedly backed off high tariff threats.
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AOC fundraises on trying to abolish ICE amid Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration
The NRCC criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for fundraising on seeking to abolish ICE.
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Trump attacks Putin over Ukraine onslaught but will he impose consequences?
Trump previously said his personal relationship with Putin would usher in peace for Ukraine. Now, he says Putin's gone "absolutely CRAZY!"
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Judge rules that Trump administration wrongly ended humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration wrongly ended humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of people allowed to live in the United States temporarily.
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GOP lawmaker defends Trump tax bill to angry crowds at back-to-back town halls
An Iowa congresswoman touted her support for President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill in back-to-back town halls on Wednesday, even as members of the audience jeered and disrupted her speech.
"They were booing when I was saying, you know, ‘We're preserving tax cuts,’ and I can't believe people would boo tax cuts for themselves," Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, told Fox News Digital on Thursday.
"I think there are a number of people who just show up to these town halls who want to disrupt. They didn't care what I had to say. They just want to boo...
Continue reading..."They were booing when I was saying, you know, ‘We're preserving tax cuts,’ and I can't believe people would boo tax cuts for themselves," Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, told Fox News Digital on Thursday.
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Johnson said the Windy City is the most "pro-worker" city in the U.S., but faces "hostility" from Washington.
"The fact that the President of the United States of America is cutting off food supply and medicine to working people and families across this country — that is an...
Continue reading...Johnson said the Windy City is the most "pro-worker" city in the U.S., but faces "hostility" from Washington.
"The fact that the President of the United States of America is cutting off food supply and medicine to working people and families across this country — that is an...
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said in a brief order that it would grant the Trump administration's request for an immediate administrative stay "to the extent that the judgments and the permanent injunctions entered by the Court of International Trade in these cases are...
Continue reading...The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said in a brief order that it would grant the Trump administration's request for an immediate administrative stay "to the extent that the judgments and the permanent injunctions entered by the Court of International Trade in these cases are...
Israel accepts US proposal for temporary Gaza ceasefire, White House says
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U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, expressed optimism earlier this week about brokering an agreement to halt the Israel-Hamas war and return more of the hostages captured in the attack that ignited it.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Israel “backed and supported” the new proposal.
Hamas officials gave the Israeli-approved draft a cool response, but said they wanted to study the...
Continue reading...U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, expressed optimism earlier this week about brokering an agreement to halt the Israel-Hamas war and return more of the hostages captured in the attack that ignited it.
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The judgment issued Wednesday night by the U.S. Court of International Trade is "temporarily stayed until further notice while this court considers the...
Continue reading...The Trump administration had earlier told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that it would seek "emergency relief" from the Supreme Court as soon as Friday if the tariff ruling was not quickly put on pause.
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Here are the celebrities Trump has pardoned so far
President Donald Trump added to his list of pardoned celebrities this week, including reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley and rapper NBA Young Boy.
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Here's a list of celebrity pardons granted by Trump so far.
The stars of "Chrisley Knows Best," which ran for 10 seasons on the USA Network, were released from prison Wednesday after being granted...
Continue reading...Trump's pardons and commutations over the course of his first and current terms in office feature a number of public figures, including several rappers and an actor who participated in the Jan. 6 riots.
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As Musk’s efforts to cut government waste resulted in outrage from Democrats and violent protests at Tesla dealerships across the country, along with a dip in Tesla’s stock price, President Donald Trump announced he was going to purchase a Tesla and met with Musk outside the White House to...
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Continue reading...The letter, sent to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and previewed exclusively to Fox News Digital, asks the Justice Department to open a formal investigation into the autonomous truck company TuSimple Holdings, a Chinese-owned company and one of the largest...
Trump administration sets new goal of 3,000 illegal immigrant arrests daily
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His response comes after an Axios report that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Miller were said to be backing the 3,000 daily figure in...
Continue reading..."Under President Trump’s leadership, we are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day," Miller told "Hannity" on Wednesday night, saying the number is going to keep getting bumped higher over time.
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Less than half of DOGE-terminated contracts can be publicly tracked, only about a quarter of grants: watchdog
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According to Open The Books' analysis, which mined all the data published on DOGE's official website, the...
Continue reading...In a report released just two days prior to Musk stepping down, financial watchdog Open The Books published a report finding it is likely impossible for the average American taxpayer to track the savings associated with the contracts and grants that were terminated by the DOGE team.
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