Tag: Jd Vance
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Vance says Britain has been failed by leaders
LONDON • Vice President JD Vance said Britain had been “failed by its leadership for a long time,” adding that he hoped the country’s next prime minister could deliver the structural change voters were seeking after years of political turmoil. In an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper, Vance said frequent changes of government pointed…
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Rubio gives Iran deal the silent treatment
When President Donald Trump joked at the G7 summit this week that Vice President JD Vance should “be careful” because he would be blaming him if the Iran deal “doesn’t work out,” some officials on stage joined in laughter. Marco Rubio, normally a convivial hype man for the president, stared straight ahead with a somber…
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Iran talks could shape Vance’s political rise
WASHINGTON/LUCERNE, Switzerland • Vice President JD Vance is poised to take on his biggest role yet on the international stage as President Donald Trump’s chief negotiator to end the three-month war with Iran, a moment that could shape Vance’s prospects as a White House successor. The two nations agreed to a provisional peace agreement on…
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Veterans protest Iran war, military use while VP Vance speaks at Air Force Academy graduation
As 931 Air Force Academy cadets walked the stage in Falcon Stadium to receive their diplomas and listened to Vice President JD Vance’s commencement speech, a group of veterans offered their own words of wisdom to graduates. A protest organized by About Face Veterans, El Paso County Progressive Vets and 50501 brought together around three…
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2026 Air Force Academy graduation: Thunderbirds air show canceled after successful flyover
The Air Force Thunderbirds flyover of Falcon Stadium took place without incident on Thursday, but the team canceled the air show that was scheduled to follow the commencement. The aerial demonstration team performed a second flyover following the hat toss, but due to low clouds, the full show was canceled. Last year, overcast skies and…
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Air Force Academy graduation will feature Vice President JD Vance
The Air Force Academy announced Tuesday that Vice President JD Vance will serve as the speaker for the academy’s commencement ceremony May 28 at Falcon Stadium. Vance was sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2025. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Ohio and is a Marine Corps veteran who served on active duty…
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Iran talks end with no deal
ISLAMABAD – U.S. Vice President JD Vance said negotiations ended early Sunday between the United States and Iran without a peace deal after the Iranians refused to accept American terms to not develop a nuclear weapon. The high-stakes talks ended after 21 hours, Vance said, with the vice president in constant communication with U.S. President…
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Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance say they are expecting their fourth child
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting a son in late July, they announced in a social media post on Tuesday. The couple said they were excited to share the news of their fourth child, who will join their other three young kids: Ewan, Vivek and…
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Are we all post-liberals now? | Luige del Puerto
Three decades after the end of World War II, a Japanese soldier finally returned to his home country after holding out in the jungles of the Philippines. Cut off from his unit, Hiroo Onoda had no way of knowing that Japan had surrendered. He did what he was trained to do – he kept fighting.…