Opinion | Why Vance Still Trumps Rubio
For the first year of the second Trump presidency, JD Vance served primarily as the White House’s designated…
JD Vance’s Remarks on Epstein and Israel Echo Conspiracy Theories
Vice President JD Vance embraced claims that there were ties between the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and…
Trump’s Threat to Impose Fees in the Strait of Hormuz Contradicts His Aides
President Trump’s latest threat to impose fees on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz contradicts weeks of declarations…
Opinion | JD Vance Is Worried
In “Communion,” Vance recalls a moment when he prepared to wage battle himself. In early 2020, as news…
As Vance Leads Iran Negotiations, Trump Creates Disruptions in His Path
As Vice President JD Vance entered the fifth hour of negotiations with Iranian leaders over the weekend, President…
Frustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right
Last spring, Will Scharf, an arch-conservative lawyer serving as the White House staff secretary, wrote a secret memo…
Inside Trump’s White House, the Epstein Files Caused a Freakout
Vance made clear to colleagues that he feared losing some of the so-called low-propensity voters, the young men…
Is JD Vance the 2028 Front Runner? Trump Has Questions.
In recent conversations with aides and allies, President Trump often interjects with a question about his vice president:…
With Big Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Collides With a Testy Trump
Vice President JD Vance made an unannounced visit to the Supreme Court last week to attend a private…
Vance or Rubio? Trump Muses on Successor as the ‘Kids’ Fill Bigger Roles.
Every now and then, while talking to officials in the Oval Office, with friends over dinner, or on…
Opinion | Trump Still Hearts McKinley
It has been interesting for me, as a close reader of 19th-century American history, to observe President Trump’s…
Opinion | The Most Important Executive Orders, Events and Moments in Trump’s First 100 Days
Day 65 When I joined protests against the looming Iraq invasion in 2002, my American friends thought I…