Paramount's Larry and David Ellison might look to Middle East petrostates to help finance a deal for WBD. That's tricky.

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President Donald Trump welcomes Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House, November 18, 2025
Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House in November. Now bin Salman's country is reportedly backing Larry and David Ellisons' bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

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GM CEO says she privately told Biden that Musk and Tesla deserved more credit for EVs in the US after White House snub

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Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk "never forgave" the Biden White House for excluding him from an EV summit in 2021, former Vice President Kamala Harris later wrote in her book.

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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers was handed a lifetime ban from the American Economic Association

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Larry Summers speaks during the World Economic Summit in 2024.
Business Insider previously reported that Summers would be stepping back from public life after his ties to Epstein became public.

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A Koch-funded group is tapping star marketers for a $250 million push to 'reignite the American spirit'

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Charles Koch
Charles Koch founded Stand Together, a philanthropic community that's behind a new campaign to unite America.

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Melania Trump was once the one making controversial White House design choices. Now, it's Donald Trump.

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A split image showing Melania Trump and Donald Trump with their respective White House design choices.
Melania Trump and Donald Trump.

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I toured the White House to see Melania Trump's Christmas decorations. The East Wing is no more, but the display was still dazzling.

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Inside the White House.
Inside the White House.

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438 Reasons to Doubt that David Sacks Should Work for the Federal Government

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David Sacks at the White House

This founding Stripe engineer running to replace Nancy Pelosi may be even wealthier than her

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Saikat Chakrabarti
New disclosures reveal that Saikat Chakrabarti, a former Stripe engineer who was AOC's first chief of staff, is worth at least $167 million.

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Consider airspace 'above and surrounding' Venezuela closed, Trump warns airlines

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President Donald Trump during a call with US service members from his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Thanksgiving.

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A Cold War nuclear bunker is buried deep inside a Colorado mountain. See inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - MAY 11: At the entrance to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex headquarters for NORAD a military shuttle bus exits the mountain May 11, 2004 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Constructed during the Cold War period in 1958, NORAD (North American Aerospace Command) was responsible for external air, missile and space defense.
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