From DOGE disappointment to protecting his business interests, there are several explanations for Musk's criticism of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill."

How president and tech titan choose to escalate their bitter feud could have far-reaching consequences for them ... and us

The once chummy relationship between the president and the world's richest businessman has deteriorated into a social media flame war.

The rupture between President Trump and Elon Musk has captivated corporate America, prompting business leaders to check their phones between meetings and express alarm that the relationship between the two men had detonated.

1. For a while, Putin’s oligarchs thought they had power independent of Putin. Putin put them in their place. The account in M. Gessen’s book on Putin’s rise suggests to me that discovering this power opened up a new and dangerous world for Putin. If Trump wins, he may also feel his Wheaties, and that’s not good for any of us.

Yet the history of Musk's business empire tells another story ... could have national security implications and prompt a backlash from the intelligence community. In addition, SpaceX's Starlink ...