Evening Brief: Trump Says Relationship with Musk Over, Supreme Court Gives DOGE Access to Social Security Info, Russian Spies Don’t Trust China

Trump’s bromance with Musk implodes as the billionaire steps away from DOGE leadership, leaving the agency—now under ambiguous control—to rummage through Americans’ private data with Supreme Court approval, while Russian spies secretly label China a threat, and Gaza’s aid efforts collapse into deadly chaos. This and more in your Evening Report for Saturday June 7th, 2025

The Illusion That is The Ukraine Minerals Deal

Clause VI of the Ukraine minerals deal quietly transforms blown-up Patriot launchers into phantom investments, setting taxpayers up for a billion-dollar fleecing that won’t show up until the ink is dry and the cash is long gone.

SOFREP Morning Brief: Putin Proposes ‘Direct Talks’ With Ukraine, Hegseth Eliminates Race Considerations For Admission to Service Academies, North Korea and Russia Flaunt Alliance

Good Morning! Welcome to Sunday, May 11th, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief: Putin calls for direct peace talks in Istanbul just as Ukraine and its allies—including President Trump—push for a 30-day ceasefire, while SECDEF Hegseth dismantles DEI at U.S. service academies and Russia flaunts its battlefield alliance with North Korea in a bold propaganda campaign.