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Vice President JD Vance is a sceptic about foreign entanglements, but supported last year’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

JD Vance’s silence on the Iran strikes is starting to get very loud

For 48 hours, the US vice president has said next to nothing about Operation Epic Fury in an administration where praising the leader’s success is virtually mandatory.

  • Michael Koziol

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The criminal conspiracy case against Donald Trump in the US state of Georgia has officially been dismissed.

It’s official: Trump gets away with attempts to overturn 2020 election

The final criminal case against the president – linked to an infamous phone call – has been dropped by prosecutors.

  • Michael Koziol
Former White House press secretary Anthony Scaramucci.

Scaramooch! Scaramooch! What’s it like in Mar-a-Lago?

Anthony Scaramucci became a global punchline after a disastrous 11 days working for Donald Trump. He’s since become one of the president’s loudest critics.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman
Former vice president Kamala Harris speaking about her book at an event in Alabama on October 17.

‘I am not done’: Kamala Harris considering a 2028 presidential run

The former vice president’s declarations that she might run again in 2028 complicates the Democratic race, with political jockeying playing out even earlier than usual.

Kamala Harris

Harris tells her story, but avoids serious look at the Democrats’ problems

The failed presidential candidate is keen to blame her loss on an unprecedented, short campaign. Other questions facing the Democrats tend to get glossed over.

  • Michael Koziol
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th national convention, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Harris slams Team Biden and ‘reckless’ Democrats, cites AUKUS in tell-all book

The former vice president and failed presidential candidate says Democrats were “reckless” for failing to question Joe Biden’s decision to run again and leaving it up to him and his wife Jill.

  • Michael Koziol
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California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during an address on Tuesday.

Gavin Newsom began his speech as a state governor. He ended it as a potential president

As the National Guard took to the streets of Los Angeles and protesters clashed with police, the California governor spoke to the nation, in a moment that may well prove a turning point for the Democratic Party.

  • Adam Nagourney and Laurel Rosenhall
An at-times combative Elon Musk appeared by video link at the Qatar Economic Forum.

Bruised and angry, Elon Musk says he will cut back on political spending

Rather than a dramatic falling out with US President Donald Trump, the world’s richest man has faded from prominence in the White House. Now he is putting his wallet away.

  • Michael Koziol

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I’m the boss: Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk has become President-elect Donald Trump’s apparent right-hand man.

Elon Musk ‘not taking the presidency’, says Donald Trump

The prospect of the Tesla billionaire taking over is “not happening”, Donald Trump tells supporters, and says the US could seek to retake control of the Panama Canal.

  • Bill Barrow, Will Weissert, Josh Wingrove and Gergory Korte