Tag: Vance
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China targeted phones of Trump, Vance and Harris campaign affiliates, sources say
A broad Chinese hacking campaign against U.S. telecommunication networks targeted the phones of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, two sources familiar with the matter say. Another source told NBC News that people affiliated with the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris were also targeted. None of the three…
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Vance takes on clean-up duty for Trump: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Henry Gomez and campaign embed Alec Hernández explore how JD Vance often steps in…
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Vance emerges as Trump’s explainer-in-chief
JD Vance’s willingness to regularly take questions from mainstream news outlets has added an unofficial duty to his role as Donald Trump’s running mate: explainer-in-chief. In interviews, at news conferences and while speaking with reporters on his campaign plane, Vance, the Republican senator from Ohio, often finds himself having to defend, decode or “well, actually”…
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Harris and Vance campaign in Pennsylvania; Trump joins town hall in Miami
Reproductive Freedom For All endorsed Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., for re-election today in a statement first shared with NBC News. Mini Timmaraju, president of the nonprofit organization, which advocates for reproductive rights, said Casey is “meeting the moment” and “recognizes that action is needed to protect abortion rights and access nationwide.” “With anti-abortion Republicans like…
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Vance says a future Trump administration would defund Planned Parenthood
Sen. JD Vance confirmed to reporters on Saturday that former President Donald Trump is “consistent” in his views on defunding Planned Parenthood. A journalist asked Vance whether a future Trump administration would defund Planned Parenthood, the reproductive health care group that has garnered opposition from many conservatives for its pro-abortion rights positions. “On the question…
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JD Vance said immigration is driving the housing crisis. Here’s what the numbers say.
America’s two vice presidential candidates agreed Tuesday night that America is in the midst of a housing crisis in which too few homes and steady demand have led to soaring costs. But Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz presented radically different views of how the country got there — and how to…
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Back on the trail with MAGA crowds, Vance ditches ‘Midwest nice’ debate tone
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — No more “Midwest nice.” Ohio Sen. JD Vance, back on the campaign trail after his matchup with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, eschewed the debate-stage niceties that marked their relatively cordial meeting and went back on the offensive Wednesday. Coming off a debate performance that former President Donald Trump described as “fantastic,”…
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Vance and Walz debate highlights and Israel vows retaliation against Iran: Morning Rundown
JD Vance and Tim Walz play nice during the vice presidential debate. Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will retaliate after Iran’s missile attack. And researchers reveal that Mount Everest is growing even taller. Here’s what to know today. Vance and Walz put on a display of Midwest nice in vice presidential debate Cordial handshakes book-ended the…
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Biden, Kamala Harris tour Hurricane Helene damage after VP debate with Vance, Walz
Share Biden heads to Carolinas and Harris to Georgia to view Hurricane Helene damage Biden and Harris are set to take separate tours today of the catastrophic damage resulting from Hurricane Helene, which caused the deaths of at least 150 people. Biden is expected to visit North Carolina and South Carolina, days after the storm…
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Vance and Walz bring a dose of civility to a heated campaign: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to a post-debate edition of the From the Politics Desk newsletter, breaking down all the action from tonight’s showdown between Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here. A night of Midwest nice: Vance and Walz agree to disagree in…