President Donald Trump is throwing the Senate GOP budget plan into turmoil. No sooner than Republican senators had voted to begin work on a $340 billion plan focused on funding the White House’s mass deportations and border security agenda,

When Vice President J.D. Vance lectured European leaders at the Munich Security Conference last week on the “threat from within” posed by efforts to combat disinformation and contain far-right extremism, one far-right activist in particular was elated.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left ... with Vice President JD Vance and fellow Republicans to discuss President Donald Trump’s agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite ...

One of Vance’s key claims for the decline of free speech in Europe left many UK observers dumbfounded. He rebuked the Scottish government for sending out letters in October 2024 cautioning citizens that, in his words, “even private prayer within their own homes may amount to breaking the law”.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters on Wednesday that he was surprised by President Trump’s support for the GOP-controlled House’s one-bill spending plan as Congress navigates crucial budget negotiations.