India, Nov. 13 -- United States Vice President JD Vance is seriously considering stepping away from a 2028 presidential bid in the wake of the Republican Party's bruising losses in the recent midterm elections, according to reports citing multiple close advisers.

Long positioned as the presumptive frontrunner to succeed US President Donald Trump, the vice president has found himself wrestling with his political ambitions as the fallout from an increasingly unpopular military conflict in the Middle East reshapes the national landscape.

Interviews with roughly a dozen aides reveal deep-seated anxieties over whether the Trump administration's foreign policy trajectory leaves any viable path for a Republican candidate to reclaim the White H...