Vice President JD Vance joined other Republicans in kicking off the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) with a speech in National Harbor, Maryland. He addressed issues such as the border, spending cuts, the budget bill and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The Senate is set for a vote on Thursday to confirm Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director.

The State Department has changed references to China on its website, emphasising the trade deficit in an expanded section on economic ties, while dropping talk of working with allies and assistance to China on cultural and environmental issues.