JD Vance

Trump, Vance open door to China deal as trade spat drags on

US remarks suggest sustained pressure on China to reverse its most recent trade moves

US President Donald Trump performed a stunning about-turn at the UN on Tuesday, suggesting that Ukraine could not only retake all of the territory it lost to Russia militarily, but take even more.

Trump ‘incredibly impatient’ with Russia on Ukraine, VP Vance says

[NEW YORK] US Vice-President JD Vance warned on Wednesday that Donald Trump was “growing incredibly impatient” with Moscow as Washington’s stance on Russia hardens after diplomatic efforts to resolve ...

Vance did not provide any details on the participants in negotiations to purchase the app.

Vance tells NBC ‘high-level’ TikTok deal expected by deadline

The app faces an Apr 5 deadline to strike a deal for its US operations or be banned from the country under a bipartisan law passed during the Biden administration

Vance as a senator from Ohio espoused a staunchly populist worldview critical of free-trade agreements and sceptical that US allies were doing enough to bolster collective security.

JD Vance delivers broadside to Europe, fuelling growing rift

US VICE-PRESIDENT JD Vance assailed leaders at the Munich Security Conference in an address that threatens to inflame growing rifts between the US and Europe and failed to quell concerns among allies ...

Vance says that the US intends to remain the dominant force in artificial intelligence and strongly opposes the European Union’s far tougher regulatory approach.

JD Vance tells Europeans that heavy regulation could kill AI

The US vice-president also appears to take aim at China at a delicate moment for the US technology sector

The US is bracing for a cliffhanger ending with Donald Trump (left), 78, and Kamala Harris, 59, neck and neck in the polls.

US election like no other enters nail-biting final month

KAMALA Harris and Donald Trump are entering the final one-month sprint to the most dramatic US presidential election in modern history, with both candidates warning the fate of a divided nation hangs ...

While Senator JD Vance (left) exuded confidence in the Oct 1 debate with Governor Tim Walz, the Republican vice-presidential candidate also told some whopping lies.
THE BOTTOM LINE

JD Vance won the debate, but it probably will not matter

His performance offers a clue to the future of the Republican Party

Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance (left) and Democratic candidate Tim Walz at the debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, on Oct 1.

US VP rivals defend Trump and Harris in polite debate

US VICE-PRESIDENTIAL contenders JD Vance and Tim Walz faced off in a surprisingly civil debate on Tuesday (Oct 1) night, despite tense moments on the hot topics of migration, abortion and the threat o...

Donald Trump has rolled out a series of tax plans, seeking to appeal to various voter groups.

Trump tariffs would help pay for his tax cuts, JD Vance says

FORMER President Donald Trump’s agenda of higher tariffs on US imports would help offset his expanding tax-cut proposals if he’s re-elected in November, according to his running mate, Ohio Senator JD ...

Today, voters will be hard-pressed to recite details of the conservatives’ sinister Project 2025, but will readily recall JD Vance’s unfortunate association with soft furnishing.
THINKING ALOUD

A funny thing happened on the way to the polls

WE might never hear JD Vance deny assaulting a couch now, and I don’t know if democracy will survive this. Last week (Aug 7), the Trump campaign was forced to acknowledge some baseless online tomfoole...