Elon Musk is criticizing the centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. Here’s what Musk is saying.

Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa, bashed constituents who said Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" would kill people: "Well, we're all going to die," Ernst responded. The bill narrowly passed in the House of Representatives on May 22 in a 215-214 vote.

Hours after Elon Musk's farewell ceremony in the Oval Office, a U.S. appeals court denied the Trump administration's request to resume mass firings of federal employees. Meanwhile, President Trump returned to a key battleground state for a rally after declaring new steel tariffs and announcing a deal with Japan's Nippon Steel.

Trump and Elon Musk hold a White House press event and a federal appeals court pauses a lower court block on tariffs.

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