JD Vance

Trump Issues Proclamation for Marine Corps 250th Anniversary Emphasizing Military Spending Increase

| Importance: 4/10

President Trump issued a proclamation on November 10, 2025, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States Marine Corps, established by the Second Continental Congress on November 10, 1775. The proclamation highlighted pivotal moments in Marine Corps history, including the …

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Trump Posts AI Video Dumping Feces on 7 Million "No Kings" Protesters, Defended by Johnson and Vance as "Satire"

| Importance: 9/10

On the evening of October 18, 2025—the same day approximately seven million people participated in “No Kings” protests across 2,700 events in all 50 states—President Donald Trump posted a 19-second AI-generated video to Truth Social showing himself wearing a crown, piloting a fighter jet …

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Senior DOJ Official Orders Prosecutors to Prepare Soros Foundations Probe on Racketeering, Terrorism Charges

| Importance: 10/10

A senior DOJ official in Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s office directed prosecutors to prepare investigations into George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, exploring potential charges including material support to terrorism, arson, wire fraud, and racketeering. The directive …

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DOJ Orders Federal Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros' Open Society Foundations for Alleged Terrorism Ties

| Importance: 9/10

On September 25, 2025, Aakash Singh, a senior official in Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s office, sent a directive to U.S. attorney’s offices in at least seven states—including California, New York, Illinois, Michigan, and Maryland—ordering them to prepare investigations into the …

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FBI Raids Home and Office of Trump Critic John Bolton

| Importance: 10/10

On August 22, 2025, the FBI executed simultaneous, court-authorized searches of John Bolton’s Maryland home and Washington, D.C. office, seizing electronic devices and documents related to potential classified information mishandling. The raid stems from an ongoing investigation into …

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Pope Francis Dies at 88, Hours After Meeting VP Vance

| Importance: 8/10

Pope Francis, the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church, died at age 88 on April 21, 2025, less than 24 hours after meeting with Vice President JD Vance on Easter Sunday. The Argentine-born pontiff, who had led the Catholic Church since 2013, had been hospitalized for pneumonia for five weeks before …

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VP Vance Meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday in Final Papal Encounter

| Importance: 7/10

Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, in what would tragically become one of the Pope’s final official acts before his death the following day. The meeting, which took place during the holiest day of the Christian calendar, saw the …

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Government contractor who received $179M in federal contracts buys VP Vance's home for $170K over asking

| Importance: 9/10

Christopher Garcia, CEO of Health Supply US which has received $179 million in government contracts primarily from Defense and Homeland Security, purchased Vice President JD Vance’s Alexandria, Virginia home on March 14 for $1.9 million—$172,025 over the $1.69 million asking price. Garcia, who …

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25-Year-Old Musk Aide Given Write Access to $6 Trillion Treasury Payment System

| Importance: 10/10

Marko Elez, a 25-year-old engineer linked to Elon Musk, was granted administrative privileges including ability to write code for Treasury Department’s Payment Automation Manager (PAM) and Secure Payments System (SPS) that handle $6 trillion annually in Social Security, Medicare, and …

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Pete Hegseth confirmed as Defense Secretary in historic VP tiebreaker vote

| Importance: 9/10

Pete Hegseth was confirmed as Defense Secretary in a historic 51-50 Senate vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Three key Republican senators - Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins - voted against confirmation. Hegseth’s confirmation was controversial …

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Trump signs Executive Order 14148 rescinding 78 Biden directives

| Importance: 6/10

President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14148 on January 20, 2025, his first day in office, rescinding 78 Biden-era executive orders and memoranda. The order targeted climate policies, DEI initiatives, and immigration enforcement, directing agency heads to end “unlawful and radical DEI …

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JD Vance Sworn In as 50th Vice President, Positioned for Potential Constitutional Crisis Management

| Importance: 9/10

JD Vance is inaugurated as the 50th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 2025, sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in an indoor ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. At 40 years old, Vance becomes the third-youngest VP in history, the first Millennial generation VP, and …

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Joe Rogan Gives Trump Unchallenged 3-Hour Platform 11 Days Before Election, Interview Reaches 50M+ Views and Cited as 'Deciding Factor' by Voters

| Importance: 9/10

Joe Rogan gave Donald Trump an unchallenged 3-hour platform on October 25, 2024, just 11 days before the presidential election. The interview reached over 50 million views across YouTube, Spotify, and social media within days, and voters subsequently cited it as a “deciding factor” in …

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JD Vance Writes Foreword for Project 2025 Architect's Book, Revealing Radical Institutional Transformation Plan

| Importance: 9/10

Vice President-elect JD Vance wrote the foreword to “Dawn’s Early Light” by Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts, a key architect of Project 2025. Originally scheduled for September 2024 but postponed until after the presidential election, the book describes a vision for a …

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JD Vance Writes Foreword for Project 2025 Architect's Book

| Importance: 8/10

Vice President-elect JD Vance writes the foreword to “Dawn’s Early Light” by Kevin Roberts, the architect of Project 2025. In the foreword, Vance calls for “offensive conservatism” and “rebuild[ing]” government, endorsing the Heritage Foundation’s …

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JD Vance Joins Peter Thiel's Mithril Capital as Principal

| Importance: 7/10

JD Vance joins Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm Mithril Capital as a principal, establishing a crucial financial and ideological relationship that would later shape his political career. This strategic partnership connects Vance to Thiel’s techno-libertarian philosophy and provides the …

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JD Vance Joins Peter Thiel's Mithril Capital as Principal

| Importance: 7/10

JD Vance joins Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm Mithril Capital as a principal, establishing a crucial financial and ideological relationship that would later shape his political career. The partnership connects Vance to Thiel’s techno-libertarian philosophy and provides the foundation …

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