Let's take a quick trip around the headlines. Elon Musk is back, igniting a new cycle in less

than 30 seconds, plus what to know about reality stars turned inmates and presidential pardons,

and why we should watch California for what's next in high school sports and who competes with who.

I'm Jenna, and this is Smarter News.

Well, just a quick heads up, if you have young years, we're going to tackle some

controversial topics in today's pods.

So don't want you to get caught off guard.

It's one of my pet peeves when something that I wasn't expected comes up in front of my

kids in the car.

And we're not going to,

we're not going too far off color today at all. But I always like to give you a heads up because I feel like the news doesn't do that enough. So word to the wise. And let's get started. We have seen

less of Elon Musk at the White House in recent weeks. But he just got the attention of the entire

White House team with this comment. You know, I was like disappointed to see the massive spending

vote, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decrease it. And I reminds the work

that the Doge team is doing. I actually thought that when this big, beautiful bill came along.

I mean, like, everything he's done on Doge gets wiped out in the first year.

I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful, but I don't know if it can be both.

My personal opinion.

Now, listen, I wish I had more context for what he's saying here, because it's only a tease from an interview that's airing this weekend with CBS Sunday morning. And so this often happens. There is a big interview coming up. The network knows it's going to be newsmaking. So they release just 30 seconds, but we don't know what he said leading up until that time,

and we don't know what he says until after.

And you know, I like to give you the complete story.

So it's just something to keep in mind.

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