Trump said Vance would focus on blue states and, without providing evidence, accused Democrat leaders of rampant ‘theft’ – key US politics stories from Friday 3 April at a glance

Vice President JD Vance is now the government's fraud czar, according to President Donald Trump, and he will focus on "blue states."

US president makes baseless claims about fraud in blue states and says JD Vance will lead clampdown as ‘fraud czar’

Trump said Vance would focus on blue states and, without providing evidence, accused Democrat leaders of rampant ‘theft’ – key US politics stories from Friday 3 April at a glance