27 h. ago Trump urged to immediately SEIZE SpaceX from Musk after fallen 'First Buddy' threatened to leave NASA astronauts stranded in space

Steve Bannon, former senior adviser to President Donald Trump and a fierce critic of Elon Musk, has called for direct action to be taken against the billionaire entrepreneur.

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32 h. ago Trump urged to immediately SEIZE Space X from Musk after fallen 'First Buddy' threatened to leave NASA astronauts stranded in space

Steve Bannon, former senior adviser to President Donald Trump and a fierce critic of Elon Musk, has called for direct action to be taken against the billionaire entrepreneur.

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42 h. ago Trump says he’s ‘very disappointed in Elon’ and unsure if they will have good relationship after Musk’s criticism of his tax bill – live

US president says he’d rather have Elon Musk criticize him than the tax legislation because ‘the bill is incredible’President Vladimir Putin told US president Donald Trump that he was ready to use Russia’s close partnership with Iran to help with negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear programme and that he believed Putin agreed that the Islamic Republic should not have nuclear weapons. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Between Elon and Melania, Trump now has two foreigners who won’t sleep with him’

Late-night hosts discuss the White House falling-out and growing Republican dissent over Trump’s big, beautiful billLate-night hosts delved into the rift between Elon Musk and Donald Trump after Musk publicly criticized Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill”. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Elon Musk again criticizes Trump’s spending bill and says a new one should be drafted – live

Musk, who just left the Trump administration formally last week, calls for a new tax bill to be drafted and claims ‘America is in the fast line to debt slavery’Trump’s tax bill would add $2.4tn to US debt, says non-partisan analysisThe Trump administration has reversed its decision to revoke the legal status of a four-year-old girl, receiving continuing life-saving treatment in the US, and her family after a national outcry.Deysi Vargas, her husband and their daughter – whom lawyers identified by the pseudonym Sofia – had come to the US in 2023 to seek medical care for their daughter who has a rare condition that requires specialized treatment. But in April, the federal government ended their humanitarian parole, a temporary status granted to people on urgent humanitarian grounds, and ordered them to “self-deport”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Elon Musk steps up criticism of Trump budget bill, calling it a ‘disgusting abomination’ – US politics live

After officially leaving government adviser role, Tesla CEO doubles down on opposition to what he calls ‘massive, outrageous’ billDonald Trump has threatened to impose “large scale fines” on California over the participation of a transgender athlete taking part in a high school competition.The president wrote on Truth Social:A Biological Male competed in California Girls State Finals, WINNING BIG, despite the fact that they were warned by me not to do so. As Governor Gavin Newscum fully understands, large scale fines will be imposed!!! Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump pulls NASA nomination of Musk ally Jared Isaacman just days before vote

Senate Democrats have criticized Isaacman’s closeness to Elon Musk, who departed from the administration this week

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9 d. ago Trump's extraordinary response to Elon Musk slamming his 'big, beautiful bill'

President Donald Trump gave a long, rambling answer on Wednesday when asked about Elon Musk's criticism of his 'big, beautiful bill' that avoided any attacks on his biggest campaign backer. 

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9 d. ago Trump confirms he’ll be negotiating his signature tax bill after Musk criticism

Tesla boss says US president’s One Beautiful Bill Act ‘undermines’ his Doge cost-cutting effortsDonald Trump said he will be negotiating his signature tax bill after Elon Musk publicly criticised the president’s spending plan, saying it “undermines” cost-cutting efforts that the world’s richest man once spearheaded.Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Trump acknowledged the bill “needs to get a lot of support” in Congress, adding “we have to get a lot of votes”. The president also said he was “not happy about certain aspects of it, but I’m thrilled by other aspects of it” and confirmed he would be negotiating the legislation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Musk blasts Trump's spending bill for 'undermining' DOGE and claims D.C. treated them as 'whipping boys'

The world's richest man switched out his MAGA cap and black blazer for an 'Occupy Mars ' t-shirt as he returned to his roots to launch a SpaceX Starship on Tuesday night.

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1 week ago Musk's bromance with Trump officially OVER as he blasts White House for 'undermining' him and treating DOGE as 'whipping boys'

The world's richest man switched out his MAGA cap and black blazer for an 'Occupy Mars ' t-shirt as he returned to his roots to launch a SpaceX Starship on Tuesday night.

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1 week ago SpaceX loses contact with Starship rocket after ninth test flight launch

SpaceX mission control lost contact with the rocket after it leaked fuel and spun out of control, despite already flying halfway around the worldSpaceX mission control lost contact with its latest Starship rocket on Tuesday, as it leaked fuel, spun out of control, and made an uncontrolled re-entry after flying halfway around the world, likely disintegrating over the Indian Ocean, officials said.“Just to confirm, we did lose contact with the ship officially a couple of minutes ago. So that brings an end to the ninth flight test,” said SpaceX’s Dan Huot during a live feed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago SpaceX Starship breaks up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test

Ship flew farther than on two previous attempts but sprang leaks and began spinning before re-entering the atmosphere out of controlAnother SpaceX Starship prototype broke up over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, capping the latest bumpy test flight for the rocket central to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of colonising Mars.The biggest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built lifted off at 6.36pm local time from the company’s facility near a southern Texas village that earlier this month voted to become a city also named Starbase. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control after launch and breaks apart in third setback

‘A lot of good data to review,’ Elon Musk notes on X after SpaceX confirms accident

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1 week ago Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control after launch and explodes in third major setback

‘A lot of good data to review,’ Elon Musk spins on X after SpaceX confirms accident

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1 week ago Starship launch today offers critical test of Elon Musk’s 2026 Mars plan

The last two test flights of the biggest rocket ever built ended with explosions

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1 week ago SpaceX to launch Starship in critical test of Elon Musk’s 2026 Mars plan

The last two test flights of the biggest rocket ever built ended with explosions

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1 week ago Kamala Harris takes swipe at Musk and warns world to ‘remember the 1930s’ at Gold Coast real estate conference

Former US vice president tells conference ‘I do worry, frankly, about what’s happening right now in the world’Kamala Harris has criticised Elon Musk, noted “it’s important that we remember the 1930s” and raised concerns about AI when speaking to an audience of 4,500 real estate agents at an industry conference on the Gold Coast.The former US vice-president, who is visiting Australia for the first time, was the guest of honour at the 2025 Australian Real Estate Conference on Sunday. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Bill Gates doubles down on criticism of Elon Musk during Colbert interview and ‘looks forward’ to Trump meeting

‘He’s headed to Mars,’ Microsoft co-founder jokes of fellow tech billionaire as he expresses disbelief at DOGE’s actions hindering efforts to protect children from deadly diseases

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4 w. ago Bill Gates says his Foundation will close in 2045 and decries Musk for USAID cuts

Microsoft co-founder accuses Trump ally of ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ by slashing US aid fundingBill Gates announced plans on Thursday to shutter the Gates Foundation in 2045 and also strongly criticized Elon Musk for slashing funding to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), accusing the Tesla CEO of “killing the world’s poorest children” in new interviews.In an interview with the Financial Times published on Thursday, Gates condemned the sudden funding cuts to USAID by Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), saying the cuts had led to life-saving food and medicines expiring in warehouses, and could result in the resurgence of diseases such as measles, HIV and polio. Continue reading...

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