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Greenland Dogsled Race Rescinds Invite to Trump Envoy

Greenland race drops envoy amid backlash to Trump annexation push

(Newser) - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry's Arctic photo-op has melted away. Landry, serving as President Trump's envoy to Greenland, has been dropped from the guest list for the territory's marquee dogsled race as backlash grows over Washington's talk of taking control of the island, the Hill reports. The...

The Vances Are Expecting
The Vances Are Expecting
Jan 20, 2026 4:41 PM CST

The Vances Are Expecting

Usha Vance's fourth child will be a first for a second lady

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting a son in late July, they announced in a social media post on Tuesday. The couple said they were excited to share the news of their fourth child, who will join their other three young kids: Ewan,...

Vance Defends Comments on His Wife's Faith

Comments about second lady's faith draw criticism from South Asian groups

(Newser) - Second lady Usha Vance, who is Hindu, has said publicly that she doesn't plan to convert to Christianity. But her husband told a Turning Point USA event in Mississippi this week that he has hope that she'll decide to share his Catholic faith. "I honestly do wish...

Putin: Trump Will Likely Go After Greenland 'Systematically'

His comment comes a day after Trump said US will 'go as far as we have to go' to obtain it

(Newser) - With the Vances' trip to Greenland looming, two notable quotes on the subject of the Trump administration's stated desire to take over the Arctic island:
  • From Trump: Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday, the president said, "We need Greenland for national security and international security. So
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JD Vance Is Going to Greenland
JD Vance Is
Going to Greenland
Mar 25, 2025 6:44 PM CDT

JD Vance Is Going to Greenland

'I didn't want her to have all that fun by herself,' he says of 'excitement' around wife's visit

(Newser) - Tensions around a planned trip to Greenland by Usha Vance and two top American officials are unlikely to be eased by the news that Vance's husband has decided to come along. In a video posted on X Tuesday afternoon, Vice President JD Vance said he was visiting Greenland to...

Greenland Slams Upcoming US Visit as 'Aggressive'
Greenland Is Seething
About Usha Vance's Visit
the rundown
Mar 24, 2025 12:44 PM CDT

Greenland Is Seething About Usha Vance's Visit

Second lady goes this week, along with two US officials

(Newser) - Greenland is not happy about another scheduled visit by big names in the orbit of President Trump. Usha Vance, wife of the vice president, is scheduled to fly there Thursday along with national security adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, reports the Hill . The visit comes as Trump...

Trump Sends Team to Look Over Greenland

Usha Vance to 'learn about Greenlandic heritage' and attend dogsled race, White House says

(Newser) - Usha Vance will visit Greenland this week, White House aides announced Sunday, to see historical sites and "learn about Greenlandic heritage" in a Danish territory that President Trump has said he wants the US to absorb. The second lady will travel there Thursday to see "historical sites, learn...

JD Vance Booed at Kennedy Center
JD Vance Booed
at Kennedy Center
VIDEO
Mar 14, 2025 5:46 AM CDT

JD Vance Booed at Kennedy Center

Reaction follows Trump's gutting of board, appointment as chair

(Newser) - A crowd gathered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday was none too pleased to see a certain vice president in the audience. As JD Vance and his wife, Usha, took their balcony seats for a performance by the National Symphony Orchestra, loud boos and...

Wife of JD Vance Also Enters the Spotlight
JD Vance's Wife Seen
as a 'Political Cipher'
the rundown
Jul 16, 2024 9:46 AM CDT

JD Vance's Wife Seen as a 'Political Cipher'

Usha Vance worked for a 'radically progressive' law firm until this week

(Newser) - Donald Trump's selection of JD Vance as his running mate has brought attention to Vance's wife, Usha, as well. Some highlights of bios moving about the 38-year-old attorney:
  • Leery: In an interview with Fox News last month when her husband was on the short list, Usha Vance talked
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