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GOP coalescing behind Vance as Trump privately dismisses third-term run

Ravi Singh6 hours ago05 mins

WASHINGTON — When Charlie Kirk was killed by an assassin this fall, Republican leaders credited the organization he founded for enabling President Trump’s return to power. Now that organization is mobilizing behind Vice President JD Vance. Uninterested in a competitive Republican primary in 2028, Turning Point USA plans to deploy representatives across Iowa’s 99 counties in the…

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White House defends chief of staff Wiles after tell-all profile

Ravi Singh2 weeks ago07 mins

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s chief of staff is defending herself after granting an extraordinarily candid series of interviews with Vanity Fair in which she offers stinging judgments of the president himself and blunt assessments about his administration’s shortcomings. The profile of Susie Wiles, Trump’s reserved, influential top aide since he resumed office, caused scandal in Washington and…