The decoration Mr. Trump has splattered across the Oval Office is inspired by European Baroque and Rococo of the 1600s and 1700s, when power was shown through ornate displays of grotesque abundance.

Many foreign leaders come to the Oval Office with a plan to flatter Donald Trump. When Canada’s Mark Carney arrived at the White House on Tuesday, it was the US president doing the flattery.

Zoom out: Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong felt some dread about the whole thing, he told Axios later in the day. Armstrong, who writes the FTs Unhedged newsletter , came up with the ...

Hello from Berlin and welcome back to Europe Express Weekend. Since taking office as Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz has embarked on a whirlwind of international trips — earning the ...

When you’re in the hot seat on the Oval Office “Apprentice,” it helps to have your own personal media outlet. But Mr. Trump, his monopoly on attention has shown, still controls television.

In a bruising Oval Office meeting, the visitors’ plan to keep President Trump from focusing on false accusations of white genocide backfired spectacularly.

A glum Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was ushered into the Oval Office as President Trump signed “outrageous” executive orders on April 9, 2025.