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Elon Musk publicly broke with President Donald Trump yesterday. The rupture—largely chronicled in interviews, on Musk’s X platform, and on Trump’s Truth Social—ends a monthslong alliance between two of the world’s most powerful men. See live updates here.
The clash comes one week after Musk left the Department of Government Efficiency, which boasts $180B in taxpayer savings (not all savings are itemized). Musk has since been critical of Trump’s signature tax bill, projected to add $2.4T to the national debt through 2034. Musk floated creating a third political party yesterday. Trump threatened to cut government subsidies and contracts for Musk’s businesses, sending Tesla shares down as much as 14%. The two also exchanged personal attacks, with Musk suggesting links between Trump and late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Musk began publicly supporting Trump in July, donating nearly $240M to a pro-Trump PAC and giving $1M per day to swing state voters. See a timeline of their relationship here. |
Japanese space company ispace’s Resilience appeared to fail to land on the moon yesterday, potentially its second failure to soft-land a vehicle in two years. The lander neared its planned destination of Mare Frigoris, or the Sea of Cold, a relatively flat region at the top of the moon; however, mission controllers were unable to establish contact at the time of landing and believe the lander crashed onto the moon's surface.
The lander was launched in January by SpaceX alongside a spacecraft from Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, whose successful moon landing in March was the first by a private company in history. Ispace sought to deploy a small, 11-pound rover named Tenacious to harvest lunar dirt and analyze it for future use. The mission also aimed to deploy several scientific and commercial payloads, including a food experiment module and artist Mikael Genberg's 3-inch “Moonhouse” art project.
Moon landings have seen a resurgence since 2013, after a 37-year hiatus. See a chart on moon landing attempts here. |
The US Supreme Court yesterday made it easier for employees from majority groups, such as white or heterosexual workers, to bring so-called reverse discrimination claims.
Justices unanimously sided with Marlean Ames, a straight woman who says she was denied a promotion at the Ohio Department of Youth Services and later demoted due to her sexual orientation. The court tossed a lower court rule requiring plaintiffs to show “background circumstances” suggesting bias, and affirmed all Title VII claims must be judged by the same legal standards, regardless of group status.
Separately, the court unanimously dismissed a lawsuit by the Mexican government seeking billions from US gunmakers over cartel violence, citing a federal law shielding gun manufacturers from liability. In another decision, justices ruled Wisconsin violated the First Amendment when it denied a Catholic Charities chapter a tax exemption on grounds it was insufficiently religious.
Other rulings expected this term include cases on birthright citizenship, transgender rights, and multiple discrimination challenges. |
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