Pacific media face reckoning after US aid cuts Pacific media outlets In-depth Solomons and Inside PNG face existential threats, while Benar News has already gone under, as America withdraws from the region. AAP · Jun 3, 2025
UK’s steel industry spared Trump’s new 50 per cent tariffs – but exemption deal still not in place US president decides to ‘provide different treatment’ to UK after deal struck last month The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
Arnold Schwarzenegger tells world ‘stop whining’ over Donald Trump Arnold Schwarzenegger told environmentalists critical of Donald Trump’s administration: “Stop whining and get to work.” The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
Elon Musk slams Trump’s signature budget bill as a ‘disgusting abomination’ Donald Trump’s budget bill faces Republican discord in Senate, where some lawmakers reject increase to US national debt. Al Jazeera · Jun 3, 2025
Elon Musk Accuses New York Times of 'Lying Their A-- Off' Amid Explosive Drug Use Claims Elon Musk denies claims of excessive drug use in a New York Times report, calling the allegations false and accusing the publication of 'lying their a-- off'. International Business Times UK · Jun 3, 2025
Among the Market’s Most Shorted: 2 Firms With +40% Short Interest Short interest above 20% is high, but these two stocks blow that figure out of the water. These highly volatile names are among the most shorted in the market. MarketBeat · Jun 3, 2025
UK appears to have been spared immediate hit of Trump’s 50% steel tariffs The US President has decided to ‘provide different treatment’ to the UK after a deal that was struck between Washington and London last month. Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025
Massachusetts Congressman Predicts It Will 'Take Decades' to Repair Trump Admin's Damage to Federal Government Rep. Stephen Lynch rebuked Trump and his administration, declaring that the damage being inflicted on the country could take "years, maybe decades" to undo. Latin Times · Jun 3, 2025
Connecticut town's schools are investigated for transgender athlete policies The Trump administration's Department of Education says a Connecticut school system is under investigation over its transgender athletic policy The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
Zelensky launched a string of daring raids against Russia. He’s proving to Trump that Ukraine has the cards after all Zelensky’s dramatic military strike deep inside Russia may have changed Trump’s perception of Putin as a ‘winner’ — with the U.S. president uncharacteristically quiet, write Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg. The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
Former ‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk takes aim at ‘abomination’ Trump bill ‘I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,’ billionaire Musk wrote in an X post Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025
Justice Department drops lawsuit against Trump adviser Peter Navarro The Justice Department is dropping a lawsuit it filed against White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, a case in which Navarro was accused of using an unofficial email account for government work and wrongfully retaining presidential records during the first Trump administration The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
Morning Mail: Ukraine strikes Crimea bridge, Musk’s ire at Trump’s ‘abomination’ tax bill, e-scooter injury toll revealed Kyiv claims it ‘severely damaged’ base of Crimean bridge, opened by Putin in 2018 The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2025
Hegseth orders US navy to strip Harvey Milk name from ship amid Pride month Timing of announcement on ship named after prominent gay rights activist and veteran is intentional, reports say The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2025
Reason · Jun 3, 2025 It's Rand Paul and Elon Musk vs. Donald Trump Over the 'Big Beautiful Bill' Paul said he refuses to support "maintaining Biden spending levels," and Musk said the Trump-backed tax bill is "a disgusting abomination."
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025 Prisons can’t ‘blindly submit’ to Trump’s ‘whims’ by denying gender-affirming care to trans inmates, judge says Reagan-appointed judge blocks prison officials from enforcing Trump’s executive order targeting trans people.
The Conversation · Jun 3, 2025 In the trade wars, there are lessons for the US from Brexit. Australia and our trading partners should take note While the Trump administration’s on-again, off-again trade wars wreak havoc on the business plans of the world’s exporters, the risks to the global economy continue to grow.
Reason · Jun 3, 2025 Does the Smoot-Hawley Act Justify the Trump Tariffs? No, Says Philip Zelikow My Hoover Institution colleague Philip Zelikow was kind enough to pass this along; he is an emeritus history professor at… The post Does the Smoot-Hawley Act Justify the Trump Tariffs? No, Says Philip Zelikow appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jun 3, 2025 Does the Smoot-Hawley Act Justify the Trump Tariffs? Probably Yes, Says Jed Rubenfeld Probably yes, says Jed Rubenfeld; no, says Philip Zelikow.
We Got This Covered · Jun 3, 2025 ‘I just can’t stand it anymore’: Elon Musk officially breaks up with Trump over a ‘disgusting abomination’ He was just waiting to leave the Oval Office to make his dislike public.
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025 Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk in a highly rare move
The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2025 Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized for not reading Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill Republican extremist says she would have voted against tax and spending bill if she knew about AI language
Salon · Jun 3, 2025 Musk calls spending bill "disgusting" Musk expressed his distaste with the GOP-led spending bill, which could raise the federal deficit by trillions
We Got This Covered · Jun 3, 2025 ‘On track for victory’: South Korea elects liberal president Lee Jae-myung, who could clash with the Trump administration over China Another liberal headache.
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025 Pete Hegseth orders Navy to strip name of gay rights icon Harvey Milk from ship in time for Pride Month Defense secretary’s memo says stripping the name of the Navy veteran is part of an effort to reestablish ‘warrior culture’