Good morning, welcome to the American Political Blog. I'm Tom Ambrose and over the next few hours I'll bring you all the latest news lines.

Let's start with the news Elon Musk has been Donald Trump’s flagship tax reform, believing it undermines the efforts of the government’s own efficiency team (DOGE)..

His comments have the potential to deepen the gap between billionaire entrepreneurs and the president he supported economically in the last election cycle.

In a preview of the CBS Sunday morning interview released Tuesday night, Tesla CEO expressed frustration at what he called the "massive spending bill," which increased the federal deficit and, in his opinion, negated the achievements of the government's efficiency ministry that he once advanced.

The legislation was called his "big bill" by Trump - a vote that nearly passed the House last Monday, marking a key legislative victory for his second term. The bill is now awaiting a vote in the Senate.

President Trump has had to put pressure on several hesitant Republican lawmakers to ensure the bill is called “arguably the most important legislation signed in my history.”

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In other news:

• Trump administration orders us to stop arranging visa interviews for foreign students at global embassies immediately When it is ready to implement a comprehensive social media screening for all international applicants. The State Department also stopped interviews with new visas for foreign students who hope to study in the United States. This is the interpreter of the latest move for foreign students.

• President Donald Trump will pardon Todd and Julie Chrisley, who are convicted of fraud and tax evasion. Trump's special assistant Margo Martin posted a video on X that called on Savannah Chrisley to announce his parents' pardon. In 2019, Chrisleys was indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts of banking and wire fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy, all of which were denied.

• A Washington judge removed an executive order against law firm Wilmerhale, the third ruling to overwhelm the effort of President Donald Trump to punish companies he believes are enemies of his administration. Wilmerhale, the former Robert Mueller, is a special adviser appointed by the Republican Party, investigates Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign's ties to Moscow. Trump ridiculed the investigation as a political “hunting.”

• Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville announced that he will run for Alabama governor in 2026. In 2016, he was still the lead football coach at the University of Cincinnati, and previously coached at Auburn University in Alabama. In 2020, he won a seat representing the Alabama Senate, his first seat in an elected position. Tuberville hopes to successfully secure a limited term of Republican governor Kay Ivey.

• The Trump administration demanded that the Supreme Court stop a order allowing immigrants to deport from South Sudan, an appeal arose hours after a judge suggested the Trump administration “made” and “made” chaos and said he hoped “rationality can be better.” Justice Brian Murphy of Boston found that the White House violated a court order to deport to a chaotic African country carrying people from other countries where other countries were convicted. He said these immigrants had to have a real chance that if they were worried about being sent there could put them in danger.

• Dmitry Medvedev, a senior Russian security official, responded to Donald Trump's warning that Vladimir Putin was "playing with fire", saying the only real concern was World War III. "About Trump's words about Putin's "playing with fire" and "really bad things." I only know one very bad thing - World War II. I hope Trump understands this!" Medvedev wrote on X.