The term New Right has come to define the philosophy of President Donald Trump and, by extension, the modern Republican Party, paving the way for new conservative thought leaders such as Vice President JD Vance. This Washington Examiner series will look at the history of the New Right, the matters that define it, the movement’s major players, and its future.

Over the last decade, the Republican Party has become the party of Donald Trump and his New Right acolytes, beginning with Vice President JD Vance and extending through a range of political thinkers and online influencers who support his worldview.