JD Vance—who calls himself a “baby Catholic”—is freaking out after the White House slammed Pope Leo XIV for his criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

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Though the candidates and local issues all played a role in the results, voter attitudes about Trump and his agenda were central to their choices.

This year alone, He Weidong, the country’s No. 2 general and a Politburo member, was expelled from both the party and the military in a sweeping anti-corruption purge. Liu Jianchao, once a rising star in China’s diplomatic corps, vanished from public view after returning from an overseas trip in July and was quietly replaced.

One of the standout moments of the Kirk-Vance interaction is Kirk’s hand placement; she physically holds Vance’s head and has her fingers in his hair during their onstage hug.

Vice President JD Vance pushed back against critics after he told a crowd he hopes his wife Usha, who was raised Hindu, converts to Christianity.

JD Vance and Peter Thiel convened a secret cabal of GOP-friendly businesspeople and influencers to a small Ohio town to brainstorm on building a MAGA movement that outlasts Trump. A Washington Post report published Tuesday morning revealed details of a 2019 GOP strategy meeting in the small town of Rockbridge,

The debate spiraled into the political world, as Vice President JD Vance called the backlash the reason why Democrats aren’t winning young men while President Donald Trump publicly delighted over speculation Sweeney was a Republican.

A Sibley County judge has granted the divorce between Jenny and Vance Boelter, the 58-year-old charged in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their families in June, according to state court records.