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As Congress works to pass President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” the public feud between Elon Musk and Trump has resurfaced. Musk, the world’s richest man, stated that he will back primary challengers against any Republicans who support Trump’s megabill. 

ROKK Partner and Republican strategist Ron Bonjean shared his thoughts on the feud and what it means for the Republican Party in The Hill.

Following the U.S. bombing in Iran, Washington has been reacting to the lack of congressional oversight and whether the strike advanced the U.S.’s goals to set back Iran’s nuclear program. ROKK Partner, Kristen Hawn, joined Bloomberg’s Balance of Power to discuss this and other headlines this week. Listen to Balance of Power Late Edition here. 

ROKK Partner, Ron Bonjean, joined The Julie Mason Show to discuss the recent bombings in Iran and Congress’ involvement, the status of the “big beautiful bill” that is currently in the Senate, the midterms in Texas and other headlines this week. Listen to the interview here.

President Trump and Elon Musk had a public fallout on X and Truth Social, triggered by disagreements over the President’s “big beautiful bill” that some have feared could halt the bill’s momentum. Despite this, Republicans have rallied behind the President, insisting that Musk’s comments would do little to derail the tax bill. 

ROKK Co-Founder and Republican strategist Ron Bonjean shared his thoughts about the fallout and what it may mean for the landmark bill in Financial Times. 

In the early edition of Balance of Power, Democratic strategist and ROKK Partner Kristen Hawn sat down with Bloomberg’s Washington correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz to share her insights on the Senate making changes to the Trump Tax Bill and other Washington headlines.

Under President Trump, the House and the Senate have been tasked with negotiating a tax and spending agenda that risks the possibility of a Treasury default by August if an agreement cannot be reached. Republican strategist and ROKK Co-Founder Ron Bonjean spoke with NPR’s Steve Inskeep about the Senate’s path forward and more on Morning Edition.

Elon Musk, who spent nearly $300 million to back Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and other Republicans last year, said on Tuesday he will cut his political spending substantially, the latest public signal that he is shifting his attention back to his business empire amid growing investor concerns.

Musk also said he was committed to staying on as Tesla’s CEO for another five years, seeking to address questions about how he has balanced his role at the automaker with his involvement in the Trump administration, where he had overseen a massive cost-cutting effort across the federal bureaucracy.

ROKK Co-Founder and Partner Ron Bonjean spoke with Reuters about whether Musk’s cut back on political spending will impact fundraising for the GOP.

ROKK Solutions partnered with news publisher Axios to host the Communicators Live Washington event at the International Spy Museum, convening industry leaders for conversations looking at the challenges and opportunity shaping the media landscape in the age of Trump 2.0. 

Axios journalists conducted interviews with Karoline Leavitt, the Trump White House Press Secretary, and Jay Carney, currently Global Head of Policy and Communications for AirBnB and former White House Press Secretary under President Barack Obama.

In addition to the interviews with Leavitt and Carney, ROKK Co-founders and Partners Ron Bonjean and Rodell Mollineau joined Axios’ Nicholas Johnston for a wide-ranging “View from the Top.” Topics included how communicators should navigate Washington’s new media landscape, how to have authentic messaging and insights from ROKK’s first ten years as a company.

Watch the full event here and read the Axios recap article here.

Interested in learning how ROKK can help navigate Washington’s new media landscape? Get in touch.

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Pete Hegseth’s leaked Signal chats are still making headlines but how are Congress and the President reacting? Market fluctuation and tariffs have also stayed in the headlines over the past few weeks but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has suggested that the relationship with China is unsustainable. ROKK Partner Kristen Hawn appeared on Bloomberg’s Balance of Power to discuss this and more.

A lapel pin in the likeness of President Trump, worn by the chairman of the F.C.C., raises some questions. Earlier this month Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, decided to swap out his usual American flag lapel pin. Instead of the stars and stripes, he pinned a gold medallion in the shape of President Trump’s profile, about the size of a quarter, to his blue suit and wore it to meet with a Georgia congressman, Buddy Carter, and later to a meeting at the Justice Department.

Ron Bonjean spoke with The New York Times on what this lapel pin may signify within the Republican party.