A top White House aide is catching the blame for helping trigger President Trump’s fiery clash with Elon Musk — after speaking for months about giving the billionaire “payback” and

The White House made the unusual move of reaching out Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for advice on who should serve as the next NASA administrator, causing experts to worry about military influence on the civilian space agency.

Elon Musk escalated his criticisms of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" after the White House pulled a nomination for NASA administrator Jared Isaacman.

During a podcast appearance, the Shift4 CEO claims “some people that had some axes to grind” were responsible for the move.

The White House defends Elon Musk’s right to speak for his companies amid a growing rift with President Trump.

Isaacman is no longer in the running for NASA leadership. Trump will pick a new option for NASA administrator, White House said.

Officials have discussed directing around $10 billion in funding toward Artemis, NASA’s flagship exploration program, as well as the International Space Station, people familiar with the matter said.

The White House has pulled the nomination of Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator and will soon name a replacement. NBC News' Priya Sridhar explains the possible reasons for a new nominee and the future of NASA.

President Trump handed Elon Musk a key to the White House on the billionaire's last official day working with the administration. Now, the two are embroiled in a very public feud.