JD Vance defends Trump on birthright citizenship, says the U.S. should “look out for the interests of our citizens first”

Washington — Vice President JD Vance defended President Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship Saturday, arguing in his first interview since taking office that “just because we were founded by immigrants, doesn’t mean that 240 years later that we have to have the dumbest immigration policy in the world.” “America should actually look out for

Trump eyes asylum agreement with El Salvador to deport migrants there

Washington — The Trump administration is developing an asylum agreement with El Salvador’s government that would allow the U.S. to deport migrants to the small Central American country who are not from there, two sources familiar with the internal deliberations told CBS News. The arrangement, known as a “Safe Third Country” agreement, would empower U.S.

Trump Calls for Jordan, Egypt to Take More Palestinian Refugees, ‘Clean Out’ Gaza

‘I’d rather get involved with some of the Arab nations, and build housing in a different location, where they can maybe live in peace for a change,’ Trump said. President Donald Trump said on Jan. 25 that he wants Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab nations to accept more Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip, with

Vance defends Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons

Although Vice President JD Vance said two weeks ago that those who committed violence during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot “shouldn’t be pardoned,” he defended the 1,500 pardons President Trump issued last week, which included the most violent offenders.  In an interview with CBS News’ “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Vance was asked

9 highlights from JD Vance’s first interview since taking office

In his first interview since taking office, Vice President JD Vance on Saturday defended President Trump’s flurry of executive orders, his pardons of hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants, and the new administration’s aggressive efforts to deport undocumented immigrants.   Vance dismissed concerns that the White House was not prioritizing U.S. economic fears, and argued that suspending the nation’s refugee