Annie Linskey

The billionaire’s private friendship with the president has helped Oracle’s business and his son’s media conglomerate.

The billionaire's private friendship with the president has helped Oracle's business and his son's media conglomerate.

Read this exciting story from The Wall Street Journal June 24, 2026 issue. Larry Ellison didn’t join the gaggle of CEOs that traveled with President Trump on his state visit to China.

The president has grown skeptical of diplomacy and is in “revenge mode” against Tehran, according to a senior administration official.

WASHINGTON—President Trump was fed up. During a recent meeting in the Oval Office, he launched into a tirade against Iranian leaders, calling

WASHINGTON—For more than a year, President Trump insisted in private conversations with advisers that Ukraine was losing the war.

The Ukrainian leader is planning to meet Tuesday with Trump at the White House.

WASHINGTON—Almost every night in the White House, President Trump calls his fundraiser, Meredith O'Rourke, for an update.

The Florida operative, nicknamed “the princess of darkness,” sends out invites to $1 million-a-seat dinners.

Meredith O'Rourke, one of President Trump's close advisers, has helped him raise more than $800 million from companies and other donors since his return to the White House in 2025, an unprecedented haul.