One goal of Trump accounts? Improving capitalism's reputation among young people

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Donald Trump and Michael and Susan Dell
Proponents of the new "Trump accounts" see the plan as a way to keep people from turning against the capitalist system.

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Netflix's deal to buy WBD isn't sealed just yet. Donald Trump could stand in the way.

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Donald Trump could be Larry and David Ellison's hope to stop the Netflix-WBD deal.

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How Guantanamo Bay actually works, according to a former detainee

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Mohamedou Ould Slahi was imprisoned without charge at Guantanamo Bay for nearly 15 years.

Ould Slahi speaks to Business Insider about the prison layout, the facilities, the food, and yard time. He reveals what torture methods were used and how guards interacted with detained people.

Who Is This Mysterious ‘South African Tech Billionaire’ in Olivia Nuzzi’s New Book?

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Olivia Nuzzi in Washington DC in 2023 (left) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Photos show White House Christmas decorations through the years

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President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand by a White House Christmas tree in 1962.
President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1962.

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Report: Pete Gets a Pass for Signalgate

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth laughs during a Cabinet Meeting hosted by President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on December 2, 2025.

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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