Musk praises 'competent and good-hearted' ally Jared Isaacman after Trump drops him as nominee to head NASA

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Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman.

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Take a look inside 'The Beast,' Trump's $1.5 million bulletproof presidential limousine

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Members of the Secret Service outside the presidential limousine.

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DOGE is entering a new phase. It's going to be way harder than the first.

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Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration, and DOGE cuts will soon be in Congress's hands.

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Trump announces plans to increase tariffs on steel imports from 25% to 50%

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President Donald Trump announced that Chinese goods would now be subject to a 125% tariff, a further escalation in his trade war with China.

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PBS sues Trump over funding cuts to public media and alleges First Amendment violation

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PBS is taking the Trump administration to court over an executive order that would eliminate federal funding for public media.

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Elon Musk tells the story behind his black eye

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Elon Musk joked about the source of his bruised eye.

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Trump said he'd 'look at the facts' in considering pardoning Diddy

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Sean "Diddy" Combs is on trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Donald Trump said he hasn't yet been approached with a request for a pardon.

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Trump gifts a large key to Elon Musk in Oval Office goodbye, says work of DOGE 'geniuses' will continue

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President Donald Trump gifts Elon Musk a key during a White House event on May 30, 2025.
President Donald Trump gifts Elon Musk a key during a White House event on May 30, 2025.

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Elon Musk's DOGE exit: Here's what people are saying about his time in DC

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Elon Musk looks out at reporters as Donald Trump looks down at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office
President Donald Trump is set to give Elon Musk a big send-off on the billionaire's final day in the White House.

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Elon Musk says he didn't always agree with everything the Trump administration did

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"I agree with much of what the administration does, but we have differences of opinion," Elon Musk said of his time with the Trump administration.

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