Byron York

Byron York is chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner. Email him at [email protected].

Over the last year or so, President Donald Trump has sometimes pointed to Vice President JD Vance as his preference for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. Sometimes he has spoken favorably of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and sometimes of a Vance-Rubio “dream team.” Every now and then, Trump has referred to unspecified others who might emerge.

By Byron York Over the last year or so, President Donald Trump has sometimes pointed to Vice President JD Vance as his preference for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination.

Trump says more Republicans may consider 2028 presidential bids as Ted Cruz signals interest and Pete Hegseth denies reports he is weighing a run.

TRUMP AND HIS VOTERS. A new analysis in the Wall Street Journal offers striking evidence that, for all his problems, President Donald Trump has delivered economic benefits to the voters whose support was the foundation of his victory in

A new analysis in the Wall Street Journal offers striking evidence that, for all his problems, President Donald Trump has delivered economic benefits to the voters whose support was the foundation of his victory in 2024.

And then there is the always vexing question of which voters will actually bother to show up. That's one of the things the Republican convention is designed to move the needle on. Maybe it will succeed.

A Wall Street Journal analysis finds job prospects improving for young workers without college degrees, a group that heavily backed Trump in 2024, while college graduates face a tougher market.

The Wall Street Journal's headline and story synopsis read: “Americans Without College Degrees Are Having One of the Best Job Markets in

TRUMP EXTENDS WAR TIMELINE. If you had told Republican leaders on Feb. 28, the day President Donald Trump began the war in Iran, that the war would