How US presidents have redecorated the Oval Office, from Taft to Trump

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Donald Trump's gold-filled Oval Office.
President Donald Trump has given the Oval Office a makeover during his second term.

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Gold, gold, and more gold: All of the decor changes Trump has made to the Oval Office

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King Charles and Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
President Donald Trump's Oval Office features numerous gold furnishings.

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Karoline Leavitt welcomed her second child with husband Nicholas Riccio. Here's what to know about her life and career.

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Karoline Leavitt and Nicholas Riccio.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and her husband Nicholas Riccio.

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What we know about the secret White House bunker — and the 'massive' military complex beneath Trump's new ballroom

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The Presidential Emergency Operations Center on September 11, 2001.
Inside the Presidential Emergency Operations Center.

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The phone call that turned Donald Trump into a Tim Cook fan

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Tim Cook and Donald Trump at an Apple manufacturing plant in Texas, 2019
When Donald Trump said an Apple manufacturing plant had been built in Texas because of him, Apple CEO Tim Cook didn't correct him.

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The humble homes of 16 US presidents, from log cabins to apartments

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A recreation of President Lincoln's log cabin on display in 1933 at the Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago.
A recreation of President Lincoln's log cabin on display in 1933 at the Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago.

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Apple isn't losing its Trump whisperer

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Donald Trump, Tim Cook, and JD Vance talk in the Oval Office
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been a constant sight in President Donald Trump's Washington.

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Before-and-after photos show changes Trump has made to the White House decor, so far

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Gold ornaments in Donald Trump's Oval Office.
Ornaments sit on a shelf as US President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025.

White House turns down Elon Musk's offer to cover TSA pay during the partial government shutdown

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Elon Musk
Elon Musk offered to cover the TSA workers' salaries as they go without pay during the partial government shutdown.

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'I'm not political': Tim Cook responds to backlash against his relationship with the Trump administration

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Tim Cook
Tim Cook says he isn't political.

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