Walking slowly into the Oval Office, J.D. Vance locked eyes with President Donald Trump. 'Mr. President, I'm sorry, but Charlie has passed,' the vice president said — and the room fell silent in shock. Kirk was his friend and confidant, and one of the main inspirations behind his journey to the White House. Vance's gut-wrenching and deeply personal response to the assassination has lit a fuse under the vice president that has given him even more drive, insiders told the Daily Mail. In the days that followed, friends and staff watched closely as the vice president mourned his closest political...