Matthew Rice

2 days ago | nysun.com | Matthew Rice

President Trump and Elon Musk’s breakup is growing uglier by the hour, as the president says the billionaire is only opposing his One Big Beautiful Bill Act for selfish, petty reasons. Mr. Musk, in turn, is making his new disdain for the Republican Party clear. The drama first kicked off on Tuesday when Mr. Musk called the budget bill a “disgusting abomination,” followed by a call for Republicans to “kill” the legislation.

2 days ago | nysun.com | Matthew Rice

Democrats and Biden administration alumni are going scorched earth on a former White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, with the flood gates opening shortly after she announced she would be leaving the Democratic Party at the same time she’s hawking her new book. In a video message touting her tell-all book “Independent” — due to be released in October — Ms. Jean-Pierre said she’s parting ways with the Dems because she wants Americans to see past the red-blue divide.

2 days ago | nysun.com | Matthew Rice

President Trump is inviting what could be an expansive, lengthy legal battle in the courts after announcing travel restrictions on 19 countries Wednesday night. Effective Monday, citizens of 12 countries will not be allowed to enter the United States, with some exceptions, while seven other countries will face “partial” restrictions. The president says the antisemitic attack at Boulder, Colorado has made it necessary to severely restrict the entry of citizens of certain foreign countries.

3 days ago | nysun.com | Matthew Rice

Even as Elon Musk urges Republicans to kill the president’s one big beautiful bill and refuses to take Speaker Johnson’s calls, senators are plowing ahead — with one lawmaker, when asked by the Sun about the billionaire’s comments, laughing off the remarks, called him “glamorous” but “not a big factor.”On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Musk went on a tirade against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is now projected to add $2.4 trillion to the deficit over 10 years.

3 days ago | nysun.com | Matthew Rice

As he gears up a probe into the inner-workings of the White House during the Biden Administration, the House Oversight Committee chairman, Congressman James Comer, is demanding interviews with Mr. Biden’s closest aides. One of those longtime loyalists to whom Mr. Comer wishes to speak recently went on the record about Mr. Biden’s diminished capacities.