Latest J.D. Vance News

Democrats are dwindling in Wyoming. A primary election law further reduces their influence

Aug. 18, 2024 11:34 AM EDT

LUSK, Wyo. (AP) — In some far reaches of rural America, Democrats are flirting with extinction. In Niobrara County, Wyoming, the least-populated county in the least-populated state, Becky Blackburn is one of just 32 left. Her neighbors call her “the crazy Democrat,” although...

Walz touts Nebraska roots in visit to his home state where there's a battle over one electoral vote

Aug. 17, 2024 18:17 PM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tim Walz touted his Nebraska roots Saturday in his first trip back to his home state since becoming the Democratic vice presidential nominee, and drew sharp contrasts between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Playing to the crowd, Walz noted his love of Nebraska...

The Latest: Trump promotes falsehoods while Harris is scrutinized for her shifting policy stances

Aug. 16, 2024 17:07 PM EDT

The running mates of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are coming under greater scrutiny as the presidential election heats up. Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance winds down several unsuccessful charities that he started after the successful publication of...

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

Aug. 16, 2024 00:49 AM EDT

One of the catchphrases of this election came from a moment three years ago when Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance mocked Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats he accused of being anti-family and called them “childless cat ladies.” The Harris campaign and her...

What do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on them

Aug. 16, 2024 00:43 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — As California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris successfully defended the death penalty in court, despite her past crusade against it. As a new senator, she proposed to abolish cash bail — a reversal from when she chided San Francisco judges for making it...

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

Aug. 16, 2024 00:42 AM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Five summers ago, Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance — then a 34-year-old memoirist and father of a 2-year-old boy — took the stage at a conservative conference and tackled an issue that would become a core part of his political brand: the United States' declining fertility...

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

Aug. 15, 2024 23:28 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets underway for the general election. And Vice President Kamala Harris has forecast...

Trump says he’s ‘entitled to personal attacks’ as he hammers Harris on inflation with grocery props

Aug. 15, 2024 22:41 PM EDT

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he thinks he’s “entitled to personal attacks” on his Democratic rival, adding he's “very angry” at Vice President Kamala Harris and questioning her intelligence. Trump was asked during a news conference...

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

Aug. 15, 2024 18:54 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance is preparing to dissolve the vestiges of a charitable effort he launched in Ohio after publication of his best-selling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” the Trump-Vance campaign said. Vance formed two...

The Latest: Trump holds news conference; Harris touts Medicare drug price cuts

Aug. 15, 2024 17:05 PM EDT

Former President Donald Trump, meanwhile, has invited reporters to his New Jersey golf club for a news conference — his second in as many weeks. Trump is meeting the press as he steps up his criticism of Harris for not holding a news conference or sitting down for interviews since President Joe...