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UPLOADED IMAGE - WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: (L-R) U.S. President Donald Trump takes the oath of office as his wife Melania Trump holds the bible on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Big companies funding Trump’s inauguration

The second Trump inaugural fund is on track to be the most lucrative yet. Find out which companies are flocking to support the billionaire businessman.

Rebecca Ballhaus, Dana Mattioli, Shalini Ramachandran and Maggie Severns

‘Good days and bad days’The Wall Street Journal

TOPSHOT - US President Joe Biden is pictured after the group photo at the end of the first session of the G20 Leaders' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP)

How the White House functioned with a diminished Biden in charge

The walls around Biden were built high; aides kept meetings short, top advisers acted as go-betweens and public interactions became more scripted – all while the administration denied his decline.

Annie Linskey, Rebecca Ballhaus, Emily Glazer and Siobhan Hughes

jockeying for influenceThe Wall Street Journal

TOPSHOT - Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on during a campaign rally at Findlay Toyota Arena in Prescott Valley, Arizona, on October 13, 2024. (Photo by Caitlin O'Hara / AFP)

Confusion, frustration: Inside Trump world’s prep for term two

The swift backlash to Project 2025 has left hundreds of conservative policy wonks on the sidelines as the election nears.

Andrew Restuccia, Vivian Salama and Rebecca Ballhaus

analysisUS Politics

US President Joe Biden points to Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the overflow room after they spoke at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland, on August 15, 2024. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Harris was hamstrung by caution: now she’s the Democrats’ driving force

Kamala Harris’ deferential approach to Biden and early missteps gave way to sharper skills and business ties; her turning point came with the fight over abortion.

Rebecca Ballhaus

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