Donald Trump
Build-up to a blow-up: Inside the Trump-Musk meltdown
How a moment of irritation signalled simmering tensions between the two men that would explode into the open days later, and end one of the most extraordinary alliances in American politics.
- Tyler Pager, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, Theodore Schleifer and Ryan Mac
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- Immigration
El Salvador returns mistakenly deported man to face people smuggling charges in the US
The US Supreme Court had ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return saying the Trump administration had cited no basis for what it called his “warrantless arrest”.
- Sarah N. Lynch and Luc Cohen
‘Betrayal’: She built a cult baby business, then RFK Jr came calling
Laura Modi’s baby formula company Bobbie grew quickly as a science-based brand that was ingredient-conscious. But her decision to align herself with the Trump administration set off a firestorm.
- Alisha Haridasani Gupta
Musk used X to boost Trump. Now he’s wielding it against him
On Thursday, as the two men publicly fought in a flurry of furious online posts, Musk revealed X to be a double-edged sword.
- Will Oremus
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- Biosecurity
As Albanese plans Trump talks, Jim is worried about his farm
The prime minister has declared he will never imperil Australia’s prized strict biosecurity standards in his tariff negotiations with the president.
- Mike Foley and Paul Sakkal
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- World markets
ASX dips as CBA retreats; miners get China boost
The Australian sharemarket lost ground on Friday as banking giant CBA fell from a historic high and the technology sector declined.
- Staff reporter
Trump agrees to visit China after ice-breaking call with Xi
The US president said he had accepted an invitation to visit Beijing after the call with his China counterpart – their first since he returned to power in January.
- Michael Koziol and Lisa Visentin
Bromance over: Musk says Trump should be impeached in social media brawl
The US president suggested the Tesla chief is suffering “Trump derangement syndrome”. The tech billionaire said that “without me, Trump would have lost”.
- Michael Koziol
The staggering amount of money Elon Musk lost in one day as Trump feud boils over
Minute by minute, post by post, Elon Musk’s very public, extremely online feud with President Donald Trump sliced into his vaunted status as the world’s richest person.
- Dylan Sloan and Tom Maloney
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The Trump-Musk bandwagon was always going to crash, but it’s done so with impressive violence
In reality, few are surprised by the public divorce between Elon Musk and Donald Trump, a master showman who does not like to share the limelight.
- Michael Lind
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