Mar 28 WATCH: Vance speaks to U.S. troops during Greenland visit By Philip Crowther, Kirsten Grieshaber, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Friday that Denmark has "underinvested" in Greenland’s security and demanded that Denmark change its approach as President Donald Trump continues to talk of taking over the Danish territory. Continue reading
Mar 28 Vance and wife to tour U.S. military base in Greenland after diplomatic spat over uninvited visit By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance and his wife will be visiting an American military base in Greenland. The visit on Friday was revised after an initial three-day trip to the semi-autonomous Danish territory created uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were… Continue reading
Mar 28 Trump executive order to force changes at Smithsonian Institution, targeting funding for programs with ‘improper ideology’ By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls "divisive narratives" and "improper ideology."… Continue reading
Mar 26 Change in itinerary for Vice President Vance brings cautious relief for Greenland and Denmark By Josh Boak, David Keyton, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Greenland and Denmark appeared cautiously relieved early Wednesday by the news that U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are changing their itinerary for their visit to Greenland Friday… Continue reading
Mar 25 Vance to join wife for Greenland trip on Friday, suggests global security at stake By Josh Boak, David Keyton, Associated Press Vance says in a video posted Tuesday to social media: "We're going to check out how things are going there. Continue reading
Mar 05 WATCH: Vance holds press conference on immigration after touring southern border in Texas By Will Weissert, Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance participated in an aerial tour of the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday and met with law enforcement officials as part of a trip meant to highlight tougher immigration policies that the White House says has led to… Continue reading
Mar 04 Vance irks allies in UK, France with skeptical comments about Ukraine peacekeeping mission proposal By Aamer Madhani, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Vance, in an interview with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity aired Monday evening, said the economic pact with Kyiv sought by President Donald Trump “is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought… Continue reading
Mar 02 Fact-checking Trump and Vance’s attacks on Ukrainian President Zelenskyy By Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman, Sara Swann, PolitiFact During Friday's televised Oval Office fight, Trump and Vance made several misleading claims about Zelenskyy and Ukraine. Here are the facts about three of them. Continue reading
Mar 01 What U.S. lawmakers are saying about Trump and Zelenskyy’s clash at the White House By Associated Press The fallout from a heated Oval Office exchange between Trump, Zelenskyy and Vance has many Republicans — even those who previously backed Ukraine — scolding Zelenskyy. For Democrats, it was proof that Trump is playing into the hands of Russian… Continue reading
Feb 28 Vance acknowledges Pope Francis’ criticism of U.S. immigration crackdown By Peter Smith, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance acknowledged the pope's criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown, without responding to any of its specifics or to the pontiff’s apparent criticism of Vance’s own deployment of Catholic tradition to justify such policies. Continue reading