Meet the billionaires working with Trump on his second term

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President-elect Donald Trump (C) is set to surround himself with a handful of billionaires like Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnik (L) and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R).

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Should broadcast media owners worry about Brendan Carr, Trump's pick to run the FCC?

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Brendan Carr, Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission, says broadcast licenses are not "sacred cows" — which suggests that media companies that have them could lose them.

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Elon Musk hasn't always been Trump's 'first buddy' — see how their relationship has evolved over the years

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Donald Trump (right) on Tuesday escalated his feud with Elon Musk in a Truth Social post belittling the billionaire.

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Gavin Newsom and Kimberly Guilfoyle were once a political power couple dubbed 'the new Kennedys.' Here's a timeline of their relationship.

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Gavin Newsom and Kimberly Guilfoyle in November 2003.

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A guide to tech billionaire Peter Thiel's Washington web

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Peter Thiel's influence in Washington stretches far and wide, from politicians to tech leaders to his own companies' government contracts.

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Elon Musk risks becoming a 'political puppet master' under Trump, says a key Zuckerberg ally

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Elon Musk and Nick Clegg, Meta's global affairs chief.

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Details you may have missed in the White House Christmas decorations

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The official White House Christmas Tree in the Blue Room.
Holiday decorations are lighting up the White House's historic rooms.

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Meet Trump's pick for ambassador to China

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David Perdue has commercial and political experience.

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The South Korean president's party says he needs to go — and that he tried to arrest its leaders during martial law

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South Korea's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, faces calls for impeachment from his own party's leader.

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DOGE is generating major GOP buzz on Capitol Hill — but details remain scarce

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Elon Musk with his son on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy met with an array of GOP lawmakers about DOGE on Thursday.

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