The idea that the United States is becoming an oligarchy is no longer confined to academic debate or dystopian speculation.

The new administration has empowered a handful of extremely rich people to exert disproportionate influence over the government. There’s a word for that.

For decades the powerful have produced discord, distrust and failures both at home and abroad.

Though Donald Trump attracted more support than ever from working-class voters in the 2024 US presidential election, he has long embraced an agenda that benefits the wealthiest Americans above all.

As the 2024 presidential race entered its final stretch, the nation’s richest tech leaders gravitated toward Trump’s side.

At President Trump's inauguration, three of the wealthiest people sat front-row. Days prior, former President Biden warned of ...

Last Wednesday, during former President Joe Biden's farewell address, he warned that the U.S. could become an "oligarchy." ...

"Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire ...

In his final address, President Joe Biden warned of America becoming an oligarchy of tech billionaires, and this sent the ...

Mr Trump is more transactional than presidents before him, which increases the risk of cronyism and self-dealing. But America ...

President Biden is warning Americans about the threat of an "ultra-wealthy" "oligarchy," but did not mention in his farewell ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden in his Wednesday farewell speech to the nation warned that American democracy was ...