AI could raise productivity growth from 0.8 to 1.5 percentage points a year. That rivals the boosts we got from the transcontinental railroads, mechanization of agriculture and interstate highway system.
Donald Trump has returned as the president of the United States. On Day 1 of his second term, he made some changes to the Oval Office, his formal working space. The US leader has brought back former President Andrew Jackson’s portrait;
Trump described “American carnage” and promised to end it immediately. On Monday, he declared that the country’s “decline” will end immediately, ushering in “the golden age of America.”
The world’s richest man had been expected to be situated in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, but a West Wing office would give him closer access to President Trump.
If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time.
The revamped White House Oval Office will once again feature the Diet Coke button that President Donald Trump used to summon sodas during his first term.
The Diet Coke button, a unique feature from Donald Trump's first term, has returned to the White House. It alerts butlers when Trump desires his favorite beverage. In line with Oval Office redecoration traditions,
The 'cola button,' which had disappeared during the Biden administration, has reappeared after four years. President Trump installed the cola button in the Oval Office shortly after starting his first term in 2017. Pressing the round red button would provide the diet cola that Trump favored.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris fulfilled her obligations to welcome the new administration to Washington on Monday.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times Former Vice President Kamala D.
In 2024, Donald Trump won the popular vote by 1.5 points (in North Carolina it was 2 points). Trump and Democrats alike treated this result as an overwhelming repudiation of the left and a broad mandate for the MAGA movement. But by any historical measure, it was a squeaker.
Miriam Adelson arriving at Peter Thiel’s house in Washington on Saturday.Credit...Jason Andrew for The New York Times The who ... predecessors Mr. Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton ...
Troops have been previously deployed in the U.S. by presidents, including George H.W. Bush and John F. Kennedy.