Europe is no longer the great place it once was. J.D. Vance raised a ruckus Friday when he dared acknowledge this, suggesting the continent should no longer be treated as a geopolitical equal.

MUNICH — Germany’s defense minister pushed back hard against U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s complaints Friday about the state of democracy in Europe, saying nine days before his country ...

President Trump on Friday applauded his vice president’s speech in Munich warning of the erosion of freedom of speech and other core values in Europe. The president called the remarks ...