Republican vice-presidential nominee also says Google ought to be broken up in FT interview
A vice-president’s job is not to look good, but to send a message
JD Vance’s attack on people without kids flies in the face of demographic reality
A strange new alliance is growing between those who want to restrict abortion and those asking their compatriots to have more children
The former president’s running mate lacks charisma, charm and a sense of humour
Contentious comments by vice-presidential pick lead to a barrage of criticism
Trump’s genius, which is to be rightwing but not pious, is lost on his election running mate
Bipartisan realignment of antitrust stance shakes up corporate expectations of Republicans and Democrats
The Democrats still have the problem of how to lock in the working-class vote
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It is not too late to stop the descent of the American political order into tyranny, oligarchy or anarchy
The addition of JD Vance to the ticket was Silicon Valley’s triumphal moment
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JD Vance’s speech was unlike anything heard from the podium of a Republican National Convention in a generation
Donald Trump’s running mate lashes out at Wall Street in speech espousing protectionism
Plus, how Peter Thiel helped fund JD Vance’s rise and hype brand Supreme’s unexpected buyer
Maganomics promises a radical break from Republican laissez-faire dogma
Donald Trump’s VP pick was a venture capitalist who has been bankrolled in business and politics by billionaire investor
Ex-president’s wife and daughter Ivanka fade into background as RNC chair Lara takes limelight
Allies anxious that an ‘America first’ administration would sever support for Ukraine
Donald Trump’s running mate opposes abortion and aid to Ukraine and says he would not have certified results of 2020 vote
US Marine veteran and ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author once described former president as ‘idiot’
Ohio senator is an intelligent and forceful exponent of the Maga movement — and maybe also its future
Some dealmakers detect an anti-corporate agenda in the populist ideology of the vice-presidential contender
A band of rising Maga stars are seeking to join the former president’s ticket