Vance and Musk Attack German Consensus on Nazis and Speech
Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk have challenged decades-long approaches to political extremism that were designed to prevent another Hitler.
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JD Vance attacks Europe over free speech and migration
The vice-president's speech at the Munich Security Conference was denounced by several European leaders.BBC News - 4d -
Dozens injured in German car attack ahead of JD Vance visit
Vice President JD Vance is in Munich for a security conference. The vice president and other world leaders touched down in the German city just hours after a man drove his car into a crowd, leaving ...CBS News - 5d -
In speech, German president stresses country's reliability as partner
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German city scarred by Nazi past grapples with rise of far right
Pforzheim is a microcosm of migration and economic debates boosting AfD ahead of Germany’s federal electionsFinancial Times - Feb. 11 -
Vance claims free speech is declining across Europe
While addressing the Munich Security Conference on Friday, Vice President JD Vance accused European allies of what he claims is censorship. Tom LoBianco, national politics reporter for 24sight ...CBS News - 4d -
Vance delivers a historic defense of free speech in Europe
At the Munich Security Conference, J.D. Vance confronted European leaders over their attacks on free speech, calling out their hypocrisy and challenging them to re-evaluate their values and defense ...The Hill - 3d -
European leaders, media stunned by JD Vance's speech
Vice President JD Vance stunned European leaders in Munich this week with a speech in which he painted a picture of European politics infected by media censorship and political correctness. ...CBS News - 3d -
Rubio spars with Brennan over Vance’s Munich speech
Secretary of State Marco Rubio sparred with CBS host Margaret Brennan over Vice President Vance’s speech in Munich. Rubio joined Brennan on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where he was asked what ...The Hill - 2d -
Vance meets with leader of far-right German party
Vice President Vance met Friday with a leader of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, making him the highest-ranking U.S. official to do so. The vice president met with Alice ...The Hill - 4d -
German police thwart planned attack on refugee shelter
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JD Vance is delivering a keynote speech at Paris AI summit
JD Vance is delivering a keynote speech on the final day of the Paris AI Summit during his first foreign trip since taking office as vice presidentABC News - Feb. 11 -
Vance, in First Foreign Speech, Tells Europe That U.S. Will Dominate A.I.
Speaking in Paris at an artificial intelligence summit, the vice president gave an America First vision of the technology — with the U.S. dominating the chips, the software and the rules.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Analyzing Vance's critical remarks about free speech, immigration in Europe
If there were any doubts among America's European allies that "there's a new sheriff in town," they were erased Friday when Vice President JD Vance said those exact words in his first major speech ...CBS News - 4d -
JD Vance’s Munich speech laid bare the collapse of the transatlantic alliance
The US vice-president was hypocritical and insensitive, but bracingly clear in his resetting of relationships. • Europe live – latest updates . Since 1963, the Munich Security Conference has seen ...The Guardian - 3d -
Europe ponders seismic shift in U.S. relations following Vance speech
After Vice President JD Vance delivered a keynote address at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, in which he called for Europeans to be more accepting of far-right extremists, the chill in ...CBS News - 2d -
Vance rips Margaret Brennan for ‘crazy exchange’ linking Holocaust to free speech
Vice President Vance slammed CBS News’ Margaret Brennan for a “crazy exchange” linking the Holocaust to free speech. In a post on X, Vance responded to a post that included a clip from Brennan’s ...The Hill - 2d -
Ocasio-Cortez says Vance 'lied to the world' about free speech
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) pressed Vice President Vance over the precepts of free speech, citing threats from the Trump administration as an example of its impediment. “@JDVance, you ...The Hill - 13h -
JD Vance met German far-right leader Alice Weidel
US vice-president gives confrontational speech at global security conference in MunichFinancial Times - 4d -
German officials hit back at Vance over censorship lecture: 'Unacceptable'
Germany’s top government officials hit back at Vice President Vance over his Friday speech in Munich where he lambasted European leaders, accusing them of quashing speech they disagreed with and ...The Hill - 3d -
Scholz, Merz blast Vance's 'interference' in German election campaign
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Pro-Russian hackers attack Italian websites after president compares invasion of Ukraine to Nazis
A pro-Russian hacker group is attacking Italian government websites in what it said was a reaction to a speech by Italian President Sergio Mattarella that compared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to ...ABC News - 19h -
John Major accuses US of ‘cuddling’ up to Putin and condemns JD Vance’s Munich speech – Europe live
The former UK prime minister says democracy in Europe and across the globe is ‘under threat’ . ‘We can’t just be supine’: UK Liberal Democrat leader urges Starmer to stand up to ‘bully’ Trump ...The Guardian - 2d -
No link between Munich car attack and Vance's trip, police say
Police in Munich, Germany, say they don't suspect a link between Thursday's car attack and Vice President JD Vance's visit. Nonetheless, the city is on edge and security is tight with the incident ...CBS News - 5d -
JD Vance stuns Munich conference with blistering attack on Europe’s leaders
US vice-president questions whether European values are worth defending as he rails against ‘threat from within’. Explainer: how do JD Vance’s Europe claims stand up? The US vice-president, JD ...The Guardian - 4d -
'Extraordinarily poorly judged' - Analysing JD Vance's attacks on Europe
US Vice President JD Vance shocked at delegates at the Munich Security Conference - in what our security correspondent Frank Gardner called a 'very weird 20 minutes'BBC News - 3d -
Between Russia and Elon Musk, German Voters Face a ‘Dual Front’ of Disinformation
In the first major European vote since President Trump’s re-election, influence campaigns are targeting Germany from two sides.The New York Times - 5d -
Musk doubles down on attacks on federal judges
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk is doubling down on his attacks of federal judges in the wake of court actions blocking multiple Trump administration efforts. In a ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
German Chancellor Scholz Rebukes Vance’s Support for Far-Right During Munich Conference
At the Munich Security Conference, Olaf Scholz accused the U.S. vice president of unacceptable interference in Germany’s coming elections.The New York Times - 3d -
Why Elon Musk and JD Vance Went to Bat for a Self-Described Racist
Trump’s acolytes place qualified civil servants on leave and reinstate a far-right troll.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
As Elon Musk Attacks DEI, Tesla Quietly Addresses Racism Complaints
The company’s board pledged to investors that it would pay closer attention to how the company managed workers.The New York Times - Feb. 6 -
Trump and Musk Attack Journalists by Name in Social Media Posts
Since his inauguration, the president has been quick to demonize what he calls “the fake news media.” On Friday, both men demanded that individuals be fired.The New York Times - Feb. 8 -
Elon Musk’s Attacks on CFPB Remove Obstacle to Building ‘X Money’
Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his efforts to hobble the agency.The New York Times - 5d -
JD Vance decried as extremist over attack on UK abortion clinic safe zones
US vice-president’s comments, part of a wide-ranging tirade against Europe, called inaccurate and misogynistic . JD Vance has been labelled an “extremist” after he launched a broadside against the ...The Guardian - 3d -
The Neo-Nazi MI5 spy
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‘No doubt’ kiss Luis Rubiales gave Jenni Hermoso was not consensual, court told
Prosecutor tells sexual assault trial that Spanish player has no reason not to tell the truth about what happened. There is no doubt the kiss Luis Rubiales gave Jenni Hermoso after her triumph with ...The Guardian - 6d -
Legal experts warn of 'constitutional crisis' as JD Vance and Elon Musk question judges' authority over Trump
Legal and constitutional experts warned Sunday that the United States could be headed toward a "constitutional crisis" or a "breakdown of the system" after Vice President JD Vance suggested judges ...NBC News - Feb. 9 -
Trump, Vance and Musk take aim at the courts as judges halt some of 2nd term agenda
President Donald Trump and key members of his administration are lashing out at judges who have halted some of his second-term agenda.ABC News - Feb. 11 -
Vance: If US survived Greta Thunberg, Europe 'can survive a few months of Elon Musk'
Vice President Vance on Friday chided European leaders for their criticism of Elon Musk wading into their elections, comparing Musk's actions to Swedish activist Greta Thunberg urging American ...The Hill - 4d
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