J.d. vance

It required an incredible amount of sophistication to achieve the desired result in Caracas: a dictator detained and transported alive. The mission had been planned and mapped out for months, worked and reworked at the behest of the Commander-in-Chief. No American casualties would be tolerated. Special Forces had been circling and at the ready for weeks. The helicopters were easy targets, so a vital part of the mission was to eliminate Nicolás Maduro’s ground- to-air response beforehand and claim total air superiority. There must have been any number of worries that such a risky mission could go wrong, yet mere hours before it started, Marco Rubio was calmly sitting at

The Republican establishment is on the verge of extinction. Donald Trump’s first term wasn’t enough to kill it off: Trump came into office in 2017 with establishment figures such as Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan leading the party in Congress, and Trump’s own vice president, Mike Pence, had been chosen for that role as a reassurance to the old guard. Trump made some efforts to staff his administration with outsiders, but the likes of Steve Bannon or the ill-fated Rex Tillerson were heavily outnumbered by Republicans who would have been just as happy – or a great deal happier – to serve in another Bush administration.  This time, though, things are

The imbroglio over the Ukraine peace deal has revealed some interesting tensions within the Trump administration

They view him as a traitor to their class

An unsavory chat thread has gone viral – and the Vice President has leapt to the defense of its members

The demographics of the United States and Europe suggest the left and right alike will feel the need to enlist support beyond Judeo-Christian boundaries

‘The President’s joking, and we’re having a good time’

Mavens argue that Silicon Valley’s engineers should see their work as part of a greater divine plan

‘He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us’

Britain’s global reputation has taken a knock in recent years – especially in the United States. This is unlikely to help things

The US Army and Donald Trump’s joint birthday bash was filled with tanks

The Second Lady discussed reading, the Special Olympics and US-India relations

Is it possible Trump – and by extension, Vance – are truly taking a harder line on Russia?

In 2028, would there be an appetite for him to serve one?