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Musk Slams Trump’s Policy Bill, and Steel Tariffs Double

Musk Slams Trump’s Policy Bill, and Steel Tariffs Double

The Headlines
Jun 4, 2025 9 min
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<p>Plus, a giant plume of dust is headed to Florida.  </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/technology/elon-musk-criticizes-republican-legislation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Elon Musk Calls Trump Policy Bill a ‘Disgusting Abomination’</strong></a>, <i>by Kate Conger, Michael Gold and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/us/politics/house-republicans-policy-bill-regrets.html" target="_blank"><strong>After Muscling Their Bill Through the House, Some Republicans Have Regrets</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/business/economy/trump-tariffs-steel-aluminum.html" target="_blank"><strong>Higher Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports Go Into Effect</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson and Ian Austen</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/us/politics/trump-emergency-abortion-rule.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Rescinds Biden Policy Requiring Hospitals to Provide Emergency Abortions</strong></a>, <i>by Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/us/politics/navy-ships-harvey-milk-renamed.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. May Strip Harvey Milk’s Name From Navy Vessel</strong></a>, <i>by Karoun Demirjian and John Ismay</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-hajj-heat.html" target="_blank"><strong>Amid Rising Heat, Hajj Becomes Test of Endurance for Pilgrims and Saudi Arabia</strong></a>, <i>by Ismaeel Naar</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/weather/saharan-dust-florida-gulf-coast.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Giant Plume of Saharan Dust Is Headed to Florida</strong></a>, <i>by Amy Graff</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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