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NEED TO KNOW
Elon Musk and then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in 2024. | Alex Brandon/AP
Feud between Trump and Musk escalates
President Trump and Elon Musk are reportedly scheduled for a call one day after their alliance appeared to crumble in a tit for tat that began with Trump saying he was “disappointed” by Musk’s criticism of his “big, beautiful bill.”
Escalating rhetoric: After the president’s comment, Musk suggested Trump couldn’t have won the 2024 election without him. Trump threatened to revoke Musk’s government contracts, and Musk, without evidence, claimed Trump was in the so-called Epstein files. [CNN]
Reactions: Congressional Republicans criticized Musk, while some Democrats reacted with glee. “This is like the Real Housewives of Foggy Bottom,” Rep. Jared Moskowitz quipped. The internet responded in typical meme fashion. [USA Today/TheWrap]
Bill updates: Trump’s tax and spending bill is currently moving through the Senate, where Republican lawmakers are considering more Medicare changes. Meanwhile, GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she would vote no on the bill when it returns to the House. [The Hill]
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Kyle Terada-Imagn Images via Reuters
🏀 Haliburton’s Hail Mary
With 0.3 seconds left in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton sank a buzzer-beater to defeat the Thunder 111-110, completing yet another epic playoff comeback that even stunned one NBA legend. Watch it. [Yahoo Sports]
⚖️Colorado suspect in court
⚖️ hamed Soliman is scheduled to appear in federal court today after a state hearing yesterday in which he was charged with 118 counts, including 28 counts of attempted murder, in relation to the fire attack that injured at least 15. [CNN]
➡️ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s trial
After the judge in Sean Combs’s sex trafficking trial warned that he could be excluded from court for gesturing at the jury, another one of Combs’s exes, “Jane,” testified that she was forced to participate in his “freak offs.” [Yahoo News]
🏛️Harvard visa update
A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s proclamation that would’ve banned foreign students from getting visas to attend Harvard University, saying it would sustain “irreparable injury.” A hearing is set for later this month. [The Hill]
🎬 Tom cruises to a world record
Tom Cruise’s preference for doing his own stunts won him a Guinness world record for the most burning parachute jumps, which he did 16 times while filming the latest Mission: Impossible. Watch the footage. [Entertainment Weekly]
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY
🎵 New music drops: TikTok star Addison Rae released her debut, self-titled album, and Sabrina Carpenter debuted her first single of 2025, a country pop song called “Manchild.” [Billboard]
🎬 Now in theaters: Ballerina, the “entertaining, ultraviolent” John Wick spinoff starring Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves, and The Ritual, an exorcism horror film featuring Al Pacino. [Variety/IndieWire]
⚾ On the field, cross-state rivals, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, play at 6:40 p.m. ET on the MLB app. [AP]
🏀 On the court, the Dream tip off against the Sun at 7:30 p.m. ET on Ion. [Norwich Bulletin]
🏒 On the ice, the NHL Stanley Cup Final continues with the Oilers and the Panthers facing off in Game 2, starting at 8 p.m. ET on TNT. [Yahoo Sports]
☀️ And don’t forget to: Read your daily horoscope. Play the crossword. Check the forecast in your area.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
In 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on D-Day to begin liberating German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. Photographers accompanied the infantrymen as they ran headfirst into enemy fire. See some of their incredible photos. [Yahoo News]
3 QUESTIONS…
about summer reads
Getting ready for the summer and need a new book? Yahoo Entertainment reporter Kelsey Weekman has some ideas.
Jessica: What are the hot new releases people are talking about?
Kelsey: Atmosphere, by internet darling Taylor Jenkins Reid, might just be the beach read of the year! For my fellow romance lovers, I’d suggest Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry — I always see at least three copies of it when I board a plane. And if you’re in the mood for something hard-hitting, try Flashlight by Susan Choi.
Jessica: What about something nonfiction?
Kelsey: Everyone’s talking about the Mark Twain biography by Ron Chernow. It’s 1,200 pages long, so they must mean business. Matriarch by Tina Knowles is my favorite recent celebrity memoir, and Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green has a head-turning cover, but it’s illuminating and surprisingly hopeful.
Jessica: Any book recs for kids?
Kelsey: For the YA crowd, you can never go wrong with the new Hunger Games book, Sunrise on the Reaping, by Suzanne Collins. And for younger kids, Lulu Is a Rhinoceros by Jason and Allison Flom seems like a sweet one — it was just adapted for TV!
Ready to read? Here are more new summer releases.
FEEL-GOOD MOMENT
Courtesy of Kathryn Shortsleeve
Betsy Shortsleeve thought she was joining her daughter, Kathryn, on a work trip to Washington, D.C. Instead, Kathryn surprised her with a six-day European vacation. “It was truly one of the most special weeks — everything just clicked,” Kathryn said. [People]
Have a great weekend. See you Monday!
💡 P.S. Before you go, your daily advice: If you want to simultaneously limit your screen time and increase your step count, this app has you covered. [Yahoo Life]
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