Vance, J D

• 6 Takeaways on the Unwinding U.S.-Ukraine Alliance - A Times investigation reveals the inside story of the Trump administration’s chaotic push for a peace deal and its erratic role in the war.
• At Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, Attendees Find Conservative Squabbling Distracting - “It’s creating division instead of building a movement that keeps everyone together.”
• At Turning Point Fest, Vance Refuses to Take Sides in Fight Over Bigotry - The vice president’s plea for a big-tent coalition at an annual conservative gathering belied the cracks in his party over antisemitism, racism and conspiracy theories.
• Vivek Ramaswamy Challenges Conservatives on Surging Anti-Indian Hate - The leading Republican candidate for Ohio governor is calling out his party for rising intolerance, including against Indian American immigrants and their children, like him.
• Susie Wiles Acknowledges Trump’s ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions - In interviews with Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, called JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and said Pam Bondi “completely whiffed” the early handling of the Epstein files.
• Supreme Court Is Asked to Take Another Ax to Campaign Finance Limits - The case centers on efforts by Republican officials to lift limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.
• Superpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump’s Security Strategy - President Trump is shifting from discussion of the long-lasting competition among the world’s biggest economies and nuclear powers.
• Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’ - America’s goal should be “to help Europe correct its current trajectory,” the administration said in its new National Security Strategy.
• Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips - President Trump is growing frustrated as Americans struggle with higher prices and pessimism over the state of the economy.