Tag: Vances
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Trump Cabinet picks hover over the search for Vance’s Senate successor in Ohio
The search for Vice President-elect JD Vance’s successor in the Senate is reinforcing a rift among Ohio Republicans, whose loyalties are divided between the establishment-friendly Gov. Mike DeWine and President-elect Donald Trump. DeWine, who endorsed against a Trump-backed candidate this year in the race for Ohio’s other Senate seat, will appoint someone to fill Vance’s…
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Usha Vance’s expansive reading list gives a glimpse of a private figure in the campaign
As Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance campaigns across the country, his wife, Usha Vance, has been a near-constant presence by his side. In the final weeks of the campaign, she has traveled with her own regular companion: a copy of “The Iliad.” Her edition of the Greek epic — a celebrated 800-page translation from…
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Vance’s Obamacare plans include high-risk pools for pre-existing conditions
During Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, the Republican nominee, vowed to protect health insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions while also doubling down on a proposal to place them in a so-called high–risk pool, separating them out from healthier individuals. To many policy experts watching the debate, the two…
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JD Vance’s mic gets cut while talking about Springfield at VP debate
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said “Kamala Harris’ open border” has “destroyed” the lives of American citizens in Springfield, Ohio, before having his mic cut by debate moderators. In Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate on CBS, Vance claimed undocumented immigrants are pushing up home prices and overwhelming local schools across the country, at the…