Elon Musk unleashes on Senate bill, saying it would ‘destroy millions of jobs’ and hike taxes
Former DOGE head and tech mogul Elon Musk took to X on his 54th birthday Saturday to bash the latest Senate draft of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which would “destroy millions of jobs” and raise taxes on all wind and solar projects that have not yet started construction.
“The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country! Utterly insane and destructive,” Musk wrote in the post.
The post comes after Musk had a public falling out with Trump earlier this month over the administration’s “big, beautiful” spending bill.
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The billionaire criticized the first version of the bill June 3, calling it a “massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill [that] is a disgusting abomination.”
“Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong,” Musk wrote in the June 3 post. “You know it.”
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The new version, which Senate Republicans hope to deliver to the president by July 4, was debuted Friday night by Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
Among the changes in the bill are adjustments to the Medicaid provider tax rate, cost-sharing for food benefits, caps on state and local tax (SALT) deductions and cuts to wind and solar incentives.
The new spending guidelines limit credits to sites that start production before 2028 and introduce new taxes on certain projects that commence thereafter.
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In his post about the environmental cuts, Musk said the bill would give “handouts” to industries of the past, while severely damaging industries of the future.
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) issued a similar statement Saturday, noting the new taxes would freeze energy investments, reduce domestic energy production and drive up household energy bills.
“With no warning, the Senate has proposed new language that would increase taxes on domestic energy production,” ACP CEO Jason Grumet wrote in a statement. “In what can only be described as ‘midnight dumping,’ the Senate has proposed a punitive tax hike targeting the fastest-growing sectors of our energy industry.”
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Grumet added the new taxes would “strand hundreds of billions of dollars in current investments, threaten energy security, undermine growth in domestic manufacturing and land hardest on rural communities who would have been the greatest beneficiaries of clean energy investment.”
“We understand the Senate’s desire to meet the President’s July 4th deadline, but the stakes here are very high,” he wrote. “We urge Senate leadership to strike these last-minute tax increases and to take the time to responsibly analyze the impacts of this new tax regime on American businesses and communities.”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Saturday afternoon said she was helping to hold the Senate “all night” to “FORCE” a full reading of the nearly 1,000-page bill.
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“Democrats need to use every second to fight back against the Big Beautiful Bill,” Warren wrote on X.
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Justice Roberts issues warning to politicians who use heated rhetoric
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts warned Saturday of the dangers of politicians using heated rhetoric against judges.
“It becomes wrapped up in the political dispute that a judge who’s doing his or her job is part of the problem,” Roberts said in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit, a gathering of judges and lawyers.
“And the danger, of course, is somebody might pick up on that. And we have had, of course, serious threats of violence and murder of judges just simply for doing their work. So, I think the political people on both sides of the aisle need to keep that in mind.”
Roberts didn’t name anyone but appeared to be referencing President Donald Trump and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer when he said he’d felt compelled to speak out against rhetoric by Democrats and Republicans in the past.
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Trump has criticized judges many times over the years, including calling for the impeachment of a judge who ruled against a deportation policy earlier this year, referring to him as “radical left” and a “lunatic.”
Roberts responded at the time, saying, “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”
In 2020, Roberts condemned Schumer for saying that Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch would “pay the price” regarding an abortion rights case during Trump’s first term.
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“You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price,” Schumer said at a rally outside the Supreme Court at the time. “You will not know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
Schumer later said he was referring to the political price he believed Senate Republicans would pay, but he said, “I shouldn’t have used the words I did, but in no way was I making a threat. I never, never would do such a thing, and Leader McConnell knows that.”
Roberts, at the time, said of Schumer, “Justices know that criticism comes with the territory, but threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous. All members of the court will continue to do their job, without fear or favor, from whatever quarter.”
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In April, an armed man who was arrested outside of Kavanaugh’s home pleaded guilty to attempting to assassinate the justice.
Roberts’ remarks came after the Supreme Court issued the final decisions of its term, handing the Trump administration a win Friday by limiting judges’ ability to block his agenda through court orders.
Hamas founder killed in Gaza airstrike after planning brutal massacre
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday confirmed that they had “eliminated” one of the founders of Hamas in a joint operation with the Israel Security Agency (ISA).
Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa, a senior figure in Hamas’ military wing, was killed in Gaza City in an airstrike in the Sabra on Friday, the IDF said.
Issa’s current role in the Hamas military wing was as head of combat support headquarters, and he led force-buildup efforts in the Gaza Strip, served as head of the training headquarters and was a member of Hamas’ General Security Council.
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He played a “significant role in the planning and execution of the brutal October 7th massacre,” the IDF said, and over the past few days he has helped plan attacks on Israeli civilians and IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip.
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Issa was also attempting to rebuild Hamas’ organizational systems that were damaged by Israel during the war.
The IDF said it had also killed Abbas Al-Hassan Wahbi, a Hezbollah terrorist, in the area of Mahrouna in southern Lebanon on Saturday.
“Wahbi was responsible for intelligence in Hezbollah’s ‘Radwan Force’ Battalion,” the IDF said. “The terrorist was involved in efforts to rebuild Hezbollah and weapons transfers. These activities constitute a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon. The IDF will continue to operate to remove any threat posed to the state of Israel.”
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The news comes on the heels of Israel’s conflict with Iran during which the IDF killed multiple military leaders, including Saeed Izadi, an Iranian commander who for years helped arm and fund Hamas on behalf of the regime.
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Izadi was also “one of the orchestrators” of the Oct. 7 attack, the IDF said.
Dodgers two-way star throws ‘unbelievable’ pitch, leaving team’s manager stunned
Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter, was back on the mound Saturday.
The Kansas City Royals hosted the NL West-leading Dodgers. Ohtani had his longest pitching outing of the season in Kansas City. While the Dodgers dropped Saturday’s game against the Royals, Ohtani gave up just one hit over two innings.
He had gone just one inning in previous starts this season as he continues to ramp up pitching activity after having surgery in 2023 on his elbow.
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One of the pitches Ohtani threw from the Kauffman Stadium mound hit 101.7 mph, the highest speed of any pitch the two-way star has thrown in his MLB career.
“Getting Shohei through two innings throwing the ball the way he did is certainly a positive,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I didn’t know it was 102 (mph). I just saw 100, so, no, I didn’t expect that. Now I’m going to keep my fingers crossed that he feels good coming out of today.”
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Ohtani struck out three times as the leadoff batter in the Dodgers’ 9-5 loss.
The three-time MVP did not pitch last season, his first with the Dodgers, while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He made 86 starts as a starter over five seasons with the Los Angeles Angels, going 38-19 with a 3.01 ERA.
On Saturday, Ohtani threw first-pitch strikes to all seven batters he faced and finished with 27 pitches, 20 for strikes.
“I’m happy that I was able to attack the zone,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “There’s some little things that I still need to work on, but overall I’m pretty happy.”
He allowed a one-out single to Bobby Witt Jr. in the first and walked Maikel Garcia before throwing the 101.7 mph fastball on an 0-2 count to Vinnie Pasquantino, who grounded into a double play.
“It’s something I don’t think I would be able to do in a live BP setting,” Ohtani said. “It’s nice to be able to hit this velo and see how my body reacts.”
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The 30-year-old has 29 homers this season as Los Angeles’ primary designated hitter.
Ancient space signals baffle scientists with ‘astonishing’ billion-year-old discovery
Astronomers studying a distant galaxy cluster stumbled upon ancient radio signals that might hold clues to the formation of the early universe.
While studying the distant galaxy cluster known as SpARCS1049, astronomers detected faint mysterious radio waves, according to a study published in TheAstrophysical Journal Letters and available on the pre-print server Xrxiv.
The discovered radio waves, which took 10 billion years to reach Earth, originated from a vast region of space filled with high-energy particles and magnetic fields.
These vast clouds of high-energy particles are known as a mini-halo. A mini-halo has never been detected this deep into space before, according to the study.
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Mini-halos are described in the study as faint groups of charged particles. These groups are known to emit both radio and X-ray waves. Mini-halos are typically found in clusters between galaxies.
Roland Timmerman of the Institute for Computational Cosmology of Durham University and co-author of the study said in a statement in Phys.org how these particles are important for the creation of our universe.
“It’s astonishing to find such a strong radio signal at this distance,” Timmerman said. “It means these energetic particles and the processes creating them have been shaping galaxy clusters for nearly the entire history of the universe.”
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The astronomers analyzed data from the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope. The LOFAR is made up of 100,000 small antennas across eight European countries, according to the study.
The team of astronomers believes there are two causes for the makeup of these mini-halos.
According to the study, the first explanation is supermassive black holes found at the heart of galaxies. These black holes can release high-energy particles into space.
The astronomers are perplexed as to how these particles would escape such a powerful black hole to create these clusters.
The second explanation, according to the study, is cosmic particle collisions.
These cosmic particle collisions occur when charged particles filled with hot plasma collide at near-light speeds. These collisions smash apart, allowing the high-energy particles to be observed from Earth.
According to the study, astronomers now believe that this discovery suggests that either black holes or particle collisions have been energizing galaxies earlier than previously believed.
New telescopes being developed like the Square Kilometer Array will eventually let astronomers detect even more faint signals.
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Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo from the University of Montreal and co-lead author of the study said in a statement she believes this is just the beginning to the wonders of space.
“We are just scratching the surface of how energetic the early universe really was,” Hlavacek-Larrondo said in the statement. “This discovery gives us a new window into how galaxy clusters grow and evolve, driven by both black holes and high-energy particle physics.”
Crown princess’ son charged, victim count reportedly in double digits
The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, Marius Borg Høiby is facing charges of multiple counts of rape, sexual assault and bodily harm.
The charges come after a month-long investigation following Høiby’s multiple arrests in 2024. Oslo Police Attorney Andreas Kruszewski confirmed that the number of victims is in the “double-digits.”
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Kruszewski said the charges include one case of rape with intercourse, two cases of rape without intercourse, four cases of sexual assault and two cases of bodily harm, the Associated Press reported. Kruszewski also reportedly said that 28-year-old Høiby was cooperative during police questioning.
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The Oslo Police District put out a statement saying that they carried out a “thorough investigation”, with a “large number of witness interviews, several searches and a review of extensive digital material,” according to a BBC translation.
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“The number of victims was in the double digits during the investigation, but now reduced to seven. The rest of the allegations are dropped,” Høiby’s attorney, Petar Sekulic, told Fox News Digital. “Høiby is taking the accusations very seriously, but insists that the allegations are incorrect.”
Several outlets also reported that the Royal House of Norway said that the case was proceeding through the legal system and it had nothing to offer, though the palace has not yet replied to Fox News Digital.
Newlyweds Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos pack on PDA before star-studded bash
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos were spotted sharing a kiss before leaving their hotel for a celebration after their lavish nuptials in Venice, Italy.
The billionaire and the former journalist were photographed beaming at each other before embracing on Saturday.
Lauren wore a strapless pale pink chiffon gown with silver embroidery along with dangling diamond earrings while Jeff sported a black suit.
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Several of the couple’s celebrity guests were also seen in glamorous attire while heading out for the third day of the wedding festivities.
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey donned a high-necked brown satin pantsuit with feathered cuffs while exiting a hotel with her friend, TV host Gayle King, who was clad in a floral cape over a cream-colored satin dress.
The two carried handheld fans and Winfrey waved at onlookers as they made their way down the stairs.
Kylie Jenner was spotted in a white fringe crop top with a matching long skirt while riding in a water taxi with her mother Kris Jenner and sister Kendall Jenner. Kris wore a black and white patterned coat with black feathered trim while Kendall sported a royal blue velvet and chiffon hooded minidress.
Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Brooks Nader showed off her curves in a black off-the-shoulder bodysuit with a lace overlay as she was helped into a water taxi.
Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend, Italian model. Vittoria Cerretti were also seen making their separate ways to the celebration.
The “Titanic” star attempted to go incognito as he pulled a black baseball cap over his face while leaving his hotel. DiCaprio wore a black sport jacket over a maroon dress shirt when he was seen outside his hotel.
Meanwhile, Cerretti stunned in a semi-sheer silver gown with cap sleeves, a diamond necklace and a silver clutch purse while boarding a water taxi.
Earlier in the day, the new Mr. and Mrs. Bezos were seen out and about after saying, “I do” on Friday.
Lauren and Jeff were pictured arriving at Harry’s Bar in Venice, Italy. The couple smiled and waved at the masses as they were escorted by bodyguards.
In some photos, Lauren could be seen sporting a wedding ring, sans her striking engagement ring.
Several other celebrities joined the newlyweds at the venue Saturday. Usher and his wife, Jennifer Goicoechea, were seen arriving at the event, while Kris Jenner and her boyfriend, Corey Gamble, made their own appearance. A reportedly newly single Orlando Bloom was also in attendance.
Model Karlie Kloss and actress Sydney Sweeney were seen leaving the restaurant as well.
Friday was the couple’s big day.
Shortly after tying the knot, Lauren took to Instagram to debut her wedding dress and new name. Her updated Instagram account now reads, “Lauren Sánchez Bezos.”
“06/27/2025,” she captioned her post, adding a red heart. She also debuted her wedding gown on the cover of Vogue.
Her Dolce & Gabbana wedding dress was a mermaid-style lace gown with sheer long sleeves and a high neckline. She told Vogue in her cover story she felt “like a princess.”
She acknowledged that her wedding gown was more conservative than the revealing looks she has worn in the past.
“It is a departure from what people expect,” she said, “from what expect — but it’s very much me.”
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Lauren said she was expecting Jeff to be surprised.
“It is a departure from what people expect, from what I expect — but it’s very much me.”
“Yes. I think he will be pleasantly surprised. I think he’s going to be so happy. I mean, it’s so elegant. It’s timeless,” she said.
Her two sons, Nikko and Evan, walked her down the aisle, she revealed to Vogue. Her daughter, Ella, was her maid of honor and delivered a reading during the wedding ceremony. All three of her kids, whom she shares with ex-husband Patrick Whitesell, were wearing Dolce & Gabbana for her wedding.
A-list guests arrived in style for the wedding, including Oprah Winfrey and best friend Gayle King. Also seen making their way to the festivities were Ivanka Trump and Karlie Kloss, along with tech titan Bill Gates and Bezos’ father, Miguel Bezos.
Celebrities have been flooding the Italian streets for days prior to the luxurious wedding, one of the year’s most talked-about celebrations.
On Thursday, celebrities such as Bloom, Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian, DiCaprio, Kylie Jenner and others boarded water taxis at various luxurious hotels in Venice, Italy, ahead of the couple’s extravagant welcome party.
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According to People, the couple hosted a welcome party for their guests in a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell’Orto church Thursday night.
Guests reportedly arrived in a convoy of about 30 boats. According to the outlet, guests were served pizza cooked onsite by a famous Neapolitan chef.
Throughout the day, baskets of white and purple flowers were brought in to decorate the venue, along with a piano, People reported.
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Tourist captures bison’s final moments in Yellowstone hot spring tragedy
Tourists at Yellowstone National Park witnessed a bison’s tragic death on June 21, when the animal fell into the near-boiling waters of the Grand Prismatic Spring at Midway Geyser Basin, near Old Faithful.
A witness who posted photos of the incident on social media said the bison took a few steps into a shallow area before turning around and stepping out quickly. The animal then apparently paused before turning back and stepping into a deeper area, where it became trapped and was unable to free itself.
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“Unfortunately, I witnessed the bison drowning in the Grand Prismatic Springs early yesterday morning. It took a few steps into a shallow area to the right of the pool, it turned around and stepped out very quickly. It stood for a moment, then turned back towards the spring and stepped into a deeper section then couldn’t get out despite trying its best. I have a video of it coming up to take its last breath but it’s a tough watch,” Louise Howard wrote in a Facebook post with the photos.
Howard told CBS News that “as hard as it tried, it couldn’t get out.”
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Michael Poland, the scientist-in-charge at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, told CBS News that while it is rare, it is not unheard of for animals to fall into hot springs. He said scientists have found skeletons at hot springs in the park. According to Poland, the bison died “very quickly” and most likely boiled to death.
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“This bison carcass is basically sitting in a pool of nearly boiling water, and … that boiling water will eat away at the organic material, the tissues, and eventually there will just be some bone,” Poland said, according to NBC News.
The Grand Prismatic Spring is 300 feet wide, and its waters can reach up to 192 degrees Fahrenheit.