Elisabeth Bumiller

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Elisabeth Bumiller

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s White House crypto czar, David Sacks, says that Executive Branch, an upcoming Trump-aligned private club in Georgetown that costs as much as $500,000 to join, will be free of stuffy Washington insiders and free of any worry “that the next person over at the bar is a fake news reporter or even a lobbyist” who “we don’t know and we don’t trust.” Gareth Banner, director of the parent company of the sleek new Ned’s Club downtown, says his club members are a...

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Elisabeth Bumiller

In a Washington rived by political differences, four private clubs reflect the sorting of the city's establishment into separate corners at a turbulent time. Membership at Ned's Club, which opened in February, costs $5,000. Credit... Caroline Gutman for The New York Times In a Washington rived by political differences, four private clubs reflect the sorting of the city's establishment into separate corners at a turbulent time. Membership at Ned's Club, which opened in February, costs $5,000.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Elisabeth Bumiller

WASHINGTON – There it was for all to see, President Donald Trump’s tangled relationship with the Ivy League, delivered in a burst at his rally in Michigan on the night of April 29. “He’s the top,” the president said of Dr Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity doctor he chose to oversee Medicare and Medicaid. “I mean, he went to Harvard.” But then: “I shouldn’t even mention that to anymore because that used to be a good thing.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Elisabeth Bumiller

Beyond the politics is a brew of resentment and reverence that the president, an Ivy League graduate himself, has long harbored for a club that has never accepted him. President Trump's attacks on Harvard and other Ivy League schools have endeared him to his base. Credit... Sophie Park for The New York Times Beyond the politics is a brew of resentment and reverence that the president, an Ivy League graduate himself, has long harbored for a club that has never accepted him.

2 months ago | smh.com.au | Elisabeth Bumiller

By Elisabeth Bumiller April 20, 2025 — 7.30pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Sometimes the billionaires running the US federal government sound like they’re talking to other billionaires.