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Elon Musk says he has "done enough" as he talks about stepping back from his role at the White House alongside President Donald Trump as he says he will do less political funding
Autonomy on Judge Picks: President Trump appears to be declaring independence from outside constraints on how he nominates judges, signaling that he is looking for loyalists who will uphold his agenda and denouncing the conservative legal network that helped him remake the federal judiciary in his first term.
The president and his aides have sometimes expressed frustration with Elon Musk, but his advisers say the two remain close.
In a recent television interview, Elon Musk criticized President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" arguing that it undercut DOGE's efforts. Trump was asked about those comments, but dodged the question. Instead, he talked about the bill's negotiations.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Sunday that tariff rates will go back to "reciprocal" levels if countries do not make trade deals with the US during the 90-day pause. “President Trump has put them on notice that if you do not negotiate in good faith,
The White House requested the original assessment in February as it was preparing Mr. Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation. Even after the council produced its first assessment, Mr. Trump proceeded to sign the proclamation that put forward the opposite claim in order to activate wartime deportation powers.
President Donald Trump said that he is "going to look at" pardons for the individuals who were convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer when asked by reporters in the Oval Office. He added that he thought the trial for them was a "railroad job."
A White House official said on Wednesday that Musk would be leaving the administration. "Elon has worked tirelessly helping lead the most sweeping and consequential government reform program in generations,