Maggie Severns

2 days ago | wsj.com | Maggie Severns |Josh Dawsey |John Jurgensen

Leonard Leo has more than $1 billion to back Hollywood blockbusters that shield viewers from diversity and other progressive ideasLeonard Leo speaking at Trump Tower in New York long before he and the president had a falling-out. CAROLYN KASTER/AP“House of David,” a retelling of the biblical shepherd’s unlikely rise, capped season one with the future king’s epic takedown of Goliath and started April in Amazon’s top streaming spot. David’s surprise triumph was also Leonard Leo’s.

2 days ago | wsj.com | Maggie Severns |Josh Dawsey |John Jurgensen

Armed with a $1.6 billion gift from a Chicago industrialist, believed to be one of the largest single contribution to any politically active group in U.S. history, Leo wants to make America’s culture more conservative. That might sound as quixotic as killing a giant with a sling and a small stone.

1 month ago | jp.wsj.com | Josh Dawsey |Maggie Severns |Lindsay Ellis

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1 month ago | wsj.com | Josh Dawsey |Maggie Severns |Lindsay Ellis

Companies and institutions are honing a playbook for approaching an unpredictable presidentWhen Ohio State University President Ted Carter visited the White House last month, he brought President Trump and Vice President JD Vance a promise that his school would help redefine the future of higher education. “Ohio State is not the enemy,” Carter said he told Vance.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Josh Dawsey |Kristina Peterson |Maggie Severns

The pharmaceutical industry translated a wonky policy topic into a talking point repeated by a range of groupsWhen President Trump signed an executive order this month to try to reduce drug prices, the pharmaceutical industry scored a big win. Within 90 days, the order said, Trump’s staff should put together a report “re-evaluating the role of middlemen,” who have been the target of one of the most sweeping and expensive lobbying campaigns in recent years. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.