Justin Green

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Andrew Solender |Justin Green

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Justin Green

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday on CNBC that he hopes the stunning feud between Elon Musk and President Trump is quickly resolved. Why it matters: Musk personally targeted Johnson (R-La.) in a series of posts on Thursday. Johnson refers to Musk as a friend, and said he and Musk had a "very friendly conversation" as recently as Monday. Johnson said he and Musk can have "policy differences," but it "shouldn't be personal.""I don't argue with him about how to build rockets.

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Justin Green

Elon Musk speaks during a news conference with President Trump on May 30 at the White House. Photo: Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty ImagesElon Musk says Republicans need to start over on the Trump budget bill. Why it matters: A no-new-deficits bill would require far smaller tax cuts, or far deeper spending cuts. Both are non-starters for Republicans, who are watching in dismay as Musk turns his ire on them.

1 month ago | axios.com | Justin Green

George Clooney and Joe Biden in 2022. Photo: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFormer President Biden had to be repeatedly reminded that the movie star he was speaking with at a June 2024 fundraiser was his longtime friend George Clooney, according to a forthcoming book by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson. Why it matters: Clooney and Biden had known each other for two decades before the high-profile California fundraiser.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Justin Green

NowCNN — For months, President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that egg prices are tumbling. It wasn’t true then, but it’s true now. Egg prices fell 12.7% last month, the biggest monthly decline since 1984, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. And they could continue to fall this month, …