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Musk May Be Preparing to Back JD Vance

WSJ reports billionaire has stepped back from plans for third party

(Newser) - Unhappy with President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," Elon Musk vowed to start a new political party , and after polling X users in early July, announced "the America Party is formed." Six weeks later, we know essentially nothing about the America Party—which might be by...

Newsom's All-Cap Posts Have a New Target: JD Vance

California governor even bestows a new nickname on the vice president

(Newser) - Gavin Newsom and his social media team not only aren't letting up on their online trolling of President Trump, with all-caps posts written in the style of the commander in chief—now they're going after the vice president as well, bestowing him with a new nickname, reports the...

UK Minister Faces Fine Over Fishing Trip With JD Vance

The issue has to do with an oversight on obtaining a license

(Newser) - Britain's foreign minister is facing a fine after a fishing trip with the vice president of the United States. But no, it's not because David Lammy dared to fish with JD Vance at all, it's because he allegedly did so without a rod license, CNN reports. Lammy...

Abbott Says He Could Make Redistricting Fight Last Years

Pritzker says Republicans are cheaters, including their leader

(Newser) - Democrats and Republicans attacked each other Sunday over the congressional redistricting battle in Texas, with Gov. Greg Abbott threatening to make the fight go on for years if that's what it takes to ensure his party wins. On the other side of the aisle, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker got...

Secret Service Speaks Out on Vance Boating Trip

Service says vice-president's office was not involved in decision to raise river

(Newser) - The Secret Service has acknowledged that it asked the US Army Corps of Engineers to raise the level of an Ohio river while Vice President JD Vance was on a boating trip with his family—but the service says Vance and his team weren't involved in the decision. "...

JD Vance's Birthday Kayak Trip Raises Water Level, Eyebrows

Army Corps says change was necessary for the 'safe navigation' of Secret Service agents

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance's recent family boating trip has sparked controversy after officials temporarily raised an Ohio river's water level at his team's request, raising questions about the use of public resources for personal benefit, per the Guardian . The Army Corps of Engineers says it temporarily...

Pope Leo Is Winning the Newsmakers Popularity Contest

Pontiff tops Gallup list of prominent US, world figures, with 57% favorable approval rating

(Newser) - Sorry, Volodymyr—Pope Leo XIV is a bit more popular than you. Gallup has a new survey out listing the favorability ratings for more than a dozen prominent US and world luminaries, and the new pontiff comes in at No. 1, with a 57% favorable rating (11% unfavorable, 31% no...

Newsom Slams Vance Over Disneyland Visit

'Hope you enjoy your family time ... The families you're tearing apart certainly won't'

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance visited California over the weekend, and he didn't get a warm welcome from Gov. Gavin Newsom. The governor criticized Vance for visiting Disneyland with his family while other families were suffering from the administration's immigration policies, the Hill reports. "Hope you enjoy your...

Trump on Regime Change Idea: 'MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN'

Even as advisers stress nuclear program is the focus

(Newser) - Even as President Trump's national security team spent Sunday emphasizing that the US is targeting only Iran's nuclear program, not aiming to topple its government, Trump's own Truth Social post Sunday night complicated that message: "If the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN...

Vance Calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose,' Rips Cali Leaders

Gov. Newsom, LA Mayor Bass push back as National Guard deployment sparks a legal fight

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance visited Los Angeles on Friday, sharply criticizing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass for their opposition to recent federal immigration raids. Vance accused both leaders of making it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs and claimed their rhetoric encouraged violence...

Vance Tries to Find New Aides for Hegseth

JD Vance is helping with Pentagon's job search

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles are trying to help Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fill job openings in his inner circle after at least three people dropped out of consideration. The high-ranking positions available included chief of staff, as well as several senior adviser...

Trump-Musk Fight Puts JD Vance in a Jam

Vice president can't afford to alienate either man

(Newser) - The feud between President Trump and Elon Musk has put a number of Republicans in a difficult spot, but an analysis at Politico finds that Vice President JD Vance "could be the biggest loser of the blowout." The reason isn't hard to suss out: Vance is an...

Trump Says He's Firing National Portrait Gallery Chief

Whether he has the authority to remove Kim Sajet, the first woman in that role, remains unclear

(Newser) - President Trump announced Friday he has fired Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Sajet, who was the first woman in the role, led the gallery for 12 years. Trump made the move public in a Truth Social post , citing recommendations from "many...

Looking for Love? JD Vance Doesn't Want You on Tinder

Vice president slams 'destructive' dating apps, says he's talked to the pope about it

(Newser) - Dating can be awful, a fact we already know. Now, the vice president is weighing in on the matter, blasting the apps that he believes make the process much worse. "If you look at basic dating behavior among young people ... the dating apps are probably more destructive than we...

US Official Gives Reason for Vance Bypassing Israel

Vice president reportedly didn't want to appear to endorse new ground offensive in Gaza

(Newser) - After the Trump administration told Israel that Vice President JD Vance might stop by Tuesday on his way home from Rome, sparking preparations, the detour was scrapped over concerns about the new ground offensive in Gaza, a US official told Axios . Given that the US is advocating for a ceasefire...

For American Catholics, It's a Big Vatican Meeting

Vance, Rubio meet with Pope Leo in what stories call a potential reset of US relations

(Newser) - A meeting at the Vatican on Monday featured what the New York Times calls "America's two most high-profile Catholics"—Pope Leo XIV and Vice President JD Vance. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was raised Catholic, also attended. In their stories about the meeting, both the Times ...

Vance Will Return to Vatican for Inaugural Mass

Vice president met Leo XIV's predecessor less than a month ago

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance is going to meet his second pope in the space of a month. The White House announced Thursday that Vance will lead the US delegation to Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass in Vatican City on Sunday, NBC News reports. Vance will be joined by his...

Pope Has Shared Posts Criticizing Trump, Vance

In February, Leo XIV shared an article titled 'JD Vance is wrong'

(Newser) - President Trump praised the election of the first American pope on Thursday—but Pope Leo XIV might not have been thrilled when Trump was elected in November. When Leo was Cardinal Robert Prevost, he shared numerous posts on X criticizing the policies and statements of Trump and Vice President JD...

Vance on India-Pakistan Clash: 'None of Our Business'

VP says US won't be intervening in conflict between 2 nuclear-armed nations

(Newser) - The India-Pakistan conflict continues to bubble, amid fears of an eventual military confrontation between the two nuclear-armed nations. Don't expect the United States to get involved, however, according to Vice President JD Vance. "Fundamentally none of our business," Vance said in a Fox News interview on Thursday,...

Germany Balks After Rubio, Vance Support Far-Right AfD

US secretary of state accuses German government of 'tyranny,' German foreign ministry pushes back

(Newser) - Germany's foreign ministry is hitting back at US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticized the decision to classify the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party as a "right-wing extremist" organization. The spat occurred at a complicated time for Germany, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the...

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