The fallout between the president and the rocket maker’s billionaire founder threatened the company’s multibillion-dollar agreements with the government.

Now that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and president Donald Trump are no longer seeing eye to eye, the White House is struggling to undercut the richest man in the world's influence in Washington, DC. As the Wall Street Journal reports,

As Amazon's star rises, Elon Musk's political pivot may have cost SpaceX billions in potential Golden Dome contract funding.

After Elon Musk left Washington and ignited a feud with President Donald Trump last month, the Trump administration reviewed the government’s contracts with Musk’s SpaceX and thought about cutting some of them.

The Trump administration is exploring alternatives to SpaceX for its Golden Dome missile defence system following a public fallout with Musk. Despite past reliance on SpaceX and Tesla, fueled by billions in public funding,

The Trump administration determined it couldn’t eliminate most of SpaceX’s contracts with the federal government, because they are critical to the Defense Department and NASA. Th

SpaceX rival Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) stock is expected to garner attention on Monday after a report said that the Trump administration reviewed all federal contracts of the Elon Musk-led company to identify potential waste in the multi-billion-dollar agreements.

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In all, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, a Washington Post analysis found. With SpaceX as the fulcrum of much ...