Behind the Collision: Trump Jettisons Ukraine on His Way to a Larger Goal
The president’s explosive Oval Office encounter reflected his determination to put aside alliances and commitments to principles in favor of raw great power negotiations.
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JD Vance, Positioning Himself as Trump’s Attack Dog, Berates Zelensky at Oval Office
The remarkable scene of a vice president injecting himself into a tense diplomatic discussion suggested that JD Vance does not want to be relegated to the B-team of the Trump administration.
Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them
Debate is building over just how deep the Trump administration’s antagonism runs, and whether the real goal is to destroy the European Union.
At CPAC, Leaders of the Global Right See a New World, Led by Trump
Emissaries of right-wing parties overseas who gathered at the flagship conservative conference described a fight spanning continents, supercharged by the new American president.
Who Will Republicans Want to Succeed Trump? JD Vance Gets Cheers From the Right
The Conservative Political Action Conference this week was abuzz with talk about President Trump’s Republican heir. And much of that centered on JD Vance.
JD Vance, at CPAC, Defends His Munich Speech and Trump’s Policy Barrage
The vice president kicked off the conservative gathering by urging European allies to adopt right-wing views on immigration and offering a defense of the administration’s early moves.
As Trump Turns Against Ukraine, Republicans in Congress Stay Quiet
Congressional Republicans have mostly tempered their criticism or deferred to the president as he topples what were once their party’s core foreign policy principles.
Vance Offers Fierce Endorsement of Trump’s First Week
In his first television interview as vice president, JD Vance defended President Trump on a variety of policies, including some he had previously second-guessed.
Pete Hegseth, New Defense Secretary, Outlines Pentagon’s Priorities
After being sworn-in by Vice President JD Vance, the Pentagon’s new leader addressed the Defense Department’s three million employees.
Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Activists Who Blockaded Clinic
The move came ahead of the March for Life, the annual anti-abortion rally in Washington where Vice President JD Vance is expected to address attendees.