Trump and Musk trade insults and accusations as public feud intensifies

Washington — The relationship between President Trump and Elon Musk broke down in dramatic and public fashion on Thursday, with the president threatening to cancel Musk’s lucrative government contracts and Musk claiming that Mr. Trump could not have won the presidency without him, a feud that erupted over Musk’s opposition to Republicans’ tax and budget

Trump’s sales pitch for the “big, beautiful” budget bill doesn’t match the facts

This week, as President Trump and some of his prominent allies have promoted his sweeping budget bill, they have repeated a number of claims about the package that contradict expert analysis. The so-called “one big, beautiful bill” narrowly passed the House last month and now faces major challenges in the Senate, including from holdouts like