SpaceX CEO Elon Musk launched a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” calling it a “pork-filled Congressional spending bill” and a “disgusting abomination.” Musk expressed his outrage on X, accusing lawmakers who supported the bill of betraying their constituents.
The House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a controversial provision that could punish fiscally conservative red states while rewarding big-spending blue states such as California and New York. The bill proposes a freeze on healthcare provider taxes—fees levied on hospitals and nursing facilities to fund Medicaid—which could hinder states that have exercised tax restraint.
Russia announced on Monday the formation of a new cybersecurity alliance with 11 authoritarian-leaning nations, including Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Iran, and China’s allies. The pact, titled “International Cooperation in the Field of Information Security,” seeks to promote a state-controlled model for internet governance and digital policy under the United Nations.
Democrat Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has filed a lawsuit against interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba, accusing her of "false arrest, malicious prosecution, and defamation."
