J.D. Vance

Praise for Hungary and people having more children: Takeaways from Vance’s statements on birth rates

Even before JD Vance got into politics, he has been clear about his concerns regarding birth rates. In a 2021 speech at the conservative nonprofit Intercollegiate Studies Institute in Virginia, Vance floated an idea to allow parents to cast ballots on behalf of their children.

Beyond ‘childless cat ladies,’ JD Vance has long been on a quest to encourage more births

VP nominee JD Vance to dissolve last vestige of mothballed charity, give its $11K to Appalachia

Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News

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Republican VP candidate Vance says voters know Trump ‘just is who he is.’

Republican Vice Presidential Candidate JD Vance says he doesn’t feel that Former President Donald Trump needs to pivot away from making personal critiques of political opponents.

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Republican VP nominee JD Vance wants to do ‘as many debates as we possibly can’

JD Vance: Harris responsible for policies that have been ‘decimating the American auto industry’

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Vance hails Trump’s Fed idea and pushes back against criticism over past words on American families

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance used a round of news show appearances to disparage the Democratic ticket and promote Donald Trump’s record and second-term plans.

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Vance and other Trump allies amplify a false claim about Harris’ racial identity

Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, is defending a false claim the former president made about Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity.

Vance jokes he’s checking out his future VP plane while overlapping with Harris at Wisconsin airport

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said he had a bit of fun Wednesday trying to catch up with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on an airport tarmac the two shared as part of dueling campaign travels.

Project 2025’s new leader Kevin Roberts postpones his own book launch until after the election

As Project 2025 hits turmoil, the head of the influential, far-right Heritage Foundation is postponing the release of his new book until after the November presidential election.

Harris and Walz say they’re ‘joyful warriors,’ narrowly avoid confrontation with Vance on tarmac

Vice President Kamala Harris has declared herself and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “joyful warriors” as they spent their first full day as running mates rallying Democrats across the Midwest.

Takeaways from a Harris-Walz ticket now that the stage is set for a reimagined presidential race

The stage is set for an election that was unimaginable mere weeks ago when President Joe Biden was atop the Democratic ticket. Now Vice President Kamala Harris has tapped Minnesota Gov.

Senate rejects legislation that would expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks

Senators are heading home for the month after failing to advance a bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some business tax breaks.

Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts in recent memory

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is in the rare position of having to defend someone else’s controversial comments.

Vance praises a key leader behind Project 2025, a conservative effort Trump has disavowed

JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, has praised the vision of Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts in the foreword of a forthcoming book.

Why Harris and Democrats keep calling Trump and Vance ‘weird’

Vice President Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies are increasingly branding Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, as “weird.” Democrats are applying the label with gusto in interviews and online.

How Harris and Trump differ on artificial intelligence policy

Artificial intelligence’s growing visibility in everyday life has made it a popular discussion topic but hasn’t yet elevated it to a top election concern for American voters.

Publisher plans massive ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ reprints to meet demand for VP candidate JD Vance’s book

Former President Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate has led to a surge in sales for “Hillbilly Elegy,” his best-selling memoir that came out in 2016.

GOP vice presidential pick Vance revisits Appalachian roots as bitter divide over memoir lingers

Newly minted vice presidential nominee JD Vance built his speech to the Republican National Convention around his own Appalachian roots. But it wasn’t the first time he had shared his personal story.

Republican JD Vance journeys from ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ memoirist to US senator to VP contender

“Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance sharply criticized Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, before changing course and embracing the former president. Vance rode a Trump endorsement to a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2022.