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Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Other Billionaires at the Inauguration
The C.E.O. inauguration crowd In a stark display of money and power, the three wealthiest men on the planet lined up on Monday in the Capitol Rotunda to witness...
Transcript: Trump Allies Shockingly Admit He Doesn’t Have Huge Mandate
Sargent: I will say, in favor of what you’re arguing, one thing that I fear is that Trump gets a lot of credit for the very good economy that...
New York’s Congestion Pricing Is Working. Now Comes the Real Test.
Even if the revenue from congestion pricing comes in under expectations—that is, if it’s more effective than predicted at keeping cars off the roads, therefore lowering the amount of...
Against All Odds, a Vegas Theater Scene With a ‘Sense of the Wild West’
If there is anything most entertainers master, it’s how to juggle gigs. In New York City, they may have sidelines in real estate or hospitality. In Las Vegas, their...
C.E.O.s, and President Trump, Want Workers Back in the Office
Five years since the pandemic began, workers have grown accustomed to a script. Their bosses make return-to-office plans, which then get shelved. And then shelved again.In recent weeks, the...
India’s Economy Slows Down Just When It Was Supposed to Speed Up
A year ago, India was bouncing back from a recession caused by Covid-19 with a spring in its step. The country had overtaken China as the most populous country,...
Trump Signs Executive Order in Attempt to Delay TikTok Ban
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday to delay enforcing a federal ban of TikTok for 75 days, even though the law took effect on Sunday and it...
Musk Is Likely to Get a West Wing Office for His Cost-Cutting Project
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is likely to be given office space in the West Wing, putting him close to President Trump as Mr. Musk steers a project...
Elon Musk to Get Terrifying Level of Access to Trump’s White House
Donald Trump has been president for less than a day, and Elon Musk already has a White House email address—and is expected to receive office space as well. The Hill...
Donald Trump’s “Golden Age” of Corruption and Cronyism
The phrase “golden age,” in a political context, conjures the flowering of democracy, philosophy, literature, and art in ancient Athens. But Trump himself just likes the color gold. Mar-a-Lago...
