JD Vance

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Trump setbacks at home and abroad fuel lame-duck talk as he turns 80

FILE PHOTO: U..S. President Donald Trump gestures at the site of ongoing construction of the planned White House ballroom in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/File Photo

US’ Hegseth urges Europe on D-Day to counter present-day migrant ‘invasion’

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth (centre) arriving to attend a ceremony marking the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, northwestern France, on June 6.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 6, 2026

Demonstrators holding signs early on June 6 reading, "Rerun election", outside a vote-counting centre in Seoul, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS

US V-P Vance blames Britain’s handling of student’s murder on migrant ‘invasion’

US Vice President JD Vance speaks with reporters after his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on May 28, 2026 on his return from Colorado where he attended the 2026 graduation ceremony at the US Air Force Academy. (Photo by Matt Rourke / POOL / AFP)

Trump says Vance-Rubio team-up for 2028 will be ‘very hard to beat’

Vice-President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are both seen as contenders for the 2028 Republican nomination.

Is US V-P J.D. Vance the 2028 front-runner? Trump has questions

US Vice-President J.D. Vance’s fortunes ride to a substantial degree on the enthusiasm of the support he gets from Trump.

US-Iran deal extending ceasefire awaits Trump green light

Iranians drive in front of a large anti-US billboard featuring US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz in Tehran.

US V-P Vance hails Pope Leo’s AI encyclical as ‘profound’

US Vice-President J.D. Vance said he was happy that the pontiff took the name Leo XIV when he took leadership of the Holy See in 2025.

Vance or Rubio for 2028? The White House briefing room edition

US Vice-President J.D. Vance (left) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) are seen as contenders for the 2028 Republican nomination.

Poland says US troop deployment delayed, not canceled

A U.S. soldier installs an AS3 interceptor, part of a modular American-made AI-powered counter-drone system, MEROPS on the back of a truck during a presentation at a polygon in Nowa Deba, Poland, November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

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