Vaughn Hillyard

Vaughn Hillyard

Vaughn Hillyard is a senior White House reporter for MS NOW. Over the last 12 years, he has reported on the road across all 50 states and 20 countries, chronicling policy-impact stories in towns across America, the last three presidential elections, and the evolution of the MAGA movement since its inception.


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2mos ago
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Trump’s Greenland threats prompt European allies to consider defense pact

Danish and Greenlandic officials plan to rebuff U.S. overtures at Wednesday’s White House meeting, while NATO discusses “next steps.”

2mos ago
News Analysis

Trump’s autocratic moves begin to backfire

The president’s increasingly brazen assertions of power are producing consequences that could undermine his own policy goals.

2mos ago
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U.S. will control sale of Venezuelan oil ‘indefinitely’

The Trump administration says it will manage Venezuela’s oil sales indefinitely, deposit revenue in U.S. government accounts and use the leverage to reshape the country, with no established plan for elections.

2mos ago
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Kari Lake’s hometown condo purchase adds to speculation about her political future

The twice-defeated Arizona candidate has long flirted with politics in her home state.

2mos ago
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White House says military force to seize Greenland is ‘always an option’

Days after seizing Venezuela’s president, the administration said force to acquire the Danish territory is “always an option,” rattling NATO allies.

2mos ago
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Trump’s embrace of Steve Witkoff is frustrating America’s allies

Foreign diplomats say the president’s embrace of Steve Witkoff and the emir of Qatar is frustrating nations that have backed the U.S. for decades.

3mos ago
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White House adds new plaques mocking some of Trump’s predecessors

Former President Joe Biden is nicknamed “sleepy” and “crooked,” and former President Barack Obama is described as “one of the most divisive political figures in American history.”

3mos ago
News Analysis

Trump’s callous response to the Reiner killings abandons a traditional duty of office

The president’s response to the Reiner killings crystallizes a pattern: Trump withholds empathy from Americans he views as adversaries, abandoning a traditional duty of the office.

4mos ago
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Dick Cheney’s funeral: Who’s who and who wasn’t invited

Former Vice President Mike Pence told MS NOW that Cheney commended him for refusing to overturn the 2020 election, saying, “You did the right thing.”

4mos ago
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Republicans revisit the health care trap that derailed Trump’s first term

As expiring health subsidies threaten to spike premiums for millions of Americans, Republicans eye a risky Affordable Care Act overhaul — and a familiar dilemma.