Trump admin live updates: White House drops NASA nominee with Musk ties

In a post on X, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller seemed to give a veiled response to Elon Musk's comments criticizing the House-passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” saying that codifying the DOGE cuts would "have to be done through what is known as a rescissions package or an appropriations bill," not through reconciliation.

"The Big Beautiful Bill is NOT an annual budget bill and does not fund the departments of government. It does not finance our agencies or federal programs. Instead, it includes the single largest welfare reform in American history," Miller said in the post.

Musk said in a CBS News interview out Tuesday that he is "disappointed" with the "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act." Musk said that the bill increases the budget deficit and "undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing."

Miller swatted back, claiming that the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” reduces the deficit. That is contrary to a CBO report that said the act would increase the federal deficit over the next 10 years.

ABC News asked the White House for a more direct response to Musk's comments.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

Elon Musk said he is "disappointed" with the "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" that passed the Republican-led House last week, breaking with President Donald Trump who helped get the legislation over the finish line.

"I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,” Musk told CBS News in an interview, referring to the Department of Government Efficiency.

"I think a bill can be big or it could be beautiful," Musk added. "But I don’t know if it can be both. My personal opinion."

For several days, Musk has been hinting at his discontent with the GOP bill, but these are his clearest comments to date criticizing the package.

The clip of Musk’s comments on the bill was released Tuesday night, but a full interview will air on CBS Sunday Morning on June 1.

-ABC News' Will Steakin and Lauren Peller

A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order targeting the law firm WilmerHale, after ruling the order plainly violates the U.S. Constitution.

"The cornerstone of the American system of justice is an independent judiciary and an independent bar willing to tackle unpopular cases, however daunting. The Founding Fathers knew this!" wrote district judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush.

"For the reasons set forth below, I have concluded that this Order must be struck down in its entirety as unconstitutional. Indeed, to rule otherwise would be unfaithful to the judgment and vision of the Founding Fathers!"

Leon is now the third judge to strike down one of Trump's executive orders targeting law firms that have either represented his political adversaries or otherwise employed them.

WilmerHale previously employed former Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who investigated ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 campaign.

"In sum, the Order and Fact Sheet make clear that President Trump disfavors WilmerHale’s representation of certain causes and the firm’s statements regarding Mueller," Leon said in his ruling Tuesday. "The Order suppresses that disfavored speech by imposing severe sanctions on WilmerHale both directly and indirectly.

It's unclear whether the Trump Administration will appeal Leon's ruling.

-ABC News' Alexander Mallin

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered that U.S. embassies and consulates to temporarily pause scheduling new interviews for student and exchange visitor visas amid ongoing efforts to boost screening of applicants' social media accounts, according to diplomatic cable issued Tuesday morning that was reviewed by ABC News.

The cable stipulates that previously scheduled interviews can proceed as scheduled, but that new appointments shouldn't be planned until further guidance is issued, which is expected "in the coming days." A State Department official told ABC News that leadership intends to lift the pause by the end of the week.

Politico was the first to report the pause in scheduling.

Although the pause for interviews is expected to be brief, there are concerns it could lead to a backlog in processing applicants—especially now that they will be subject to additional vetting.

Right now, the processing time for an F-1 student visa typically ranges from around three to five weeks, but in certain locations around the world, it can take anywhere from three to nine months.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston