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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Breaking down the timing of Leavitt's exit as White House Press Secretary Thu Aug 13 17:20:57 2026

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President Trump announced Karoline Leavitt is stepping down as White House Press Secretary at the end of the month but will still serve as his outside adviser. Her departure comes the same week that the DOJ issued a memo arguing that Trump can extend his executive privilege to cover conversations with advisers outside the White House. MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin, Writer and Editor of Protect Democracy Amanda Carpenter and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Temidayo Aganga-Williams join Alicia Menendez to discuss the exit.

NYTIMES (Amy Gamerman and Tam Stockton) - SpaceX’s I.P.O. Will Help Fulfill Elon Musk’s Political Vision of America Fri Jun 12 09:01:03 2026

The SpaceX I.P.O. will enable its founder to build — and scale — his peculiar vision of society.

NYTIMES (Theodore Schleifer) - Antonio Gracias, Elon Musk’s Friend, Is Set to Reap Billions From SpaceX’s IPO Wed Jun 10 16:44:17 2026

Antonio Gracias, an investor who has built a $65 billion stake in the company, exemplifies the economic upside of being Mr. Musk’s ally.

NYTIMES (Maureen Farrell) - Big Banks Seeking a Piece of SpaceX’s I.P.O. Must Fri Apr 3 17:27:44 2026

Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.

NYTIMES (Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Ian Mount) - The Numbers, and Questions, Behind Musk’s Mega-Merger Tue Feb 3 13:20:38 2026

The combination of SpaceX and xAI will create a rocket-and-A.I. giant. But investors and experts have concerns about the consequences of the deal.

NYTIMES (Ryan Mac, Kate Conger, Maureen Farrell and Rob Copeland) - Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI Mon Feb 2 22:02:35 2026

The deal further intermingles Mr. Musk’s companies and creates the most valuable private company on earth.

AI:Elon Musk is merging his aerospace giant SpaceX with his artificial intelligence startup xAI, a strategic move that integrates his diverse business interests to establish the most valuable private company on the planet.Open