Hillary Clinton has criticized Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance for suggesting that families could ease the financial burden of child care by tapping grandparents for more help, saying that the Ohio senator is “just not in touch with what goes on in the lives and the working careers of the vast majority of Americans.

Since I started writing about J.D. Vance in 2022, I’ve repeatedly noticed his use of a certain rhetorical technique that I’ve come to think of as his trademark. He’ll claim vehemently to agree with one of Donald Trump’s various provocative or absurd claims—that the 2020 presidential election was stolen,

Despite his staff learning that the cat-eating story wasn’t true on the day of his first post, Vance doubled down and kept going.

Tim Walz enlisted the help of Pete Buttigieg as he prepares for the vice-presidential debate on Oct. 1. The Transportation Secretary is reportedly serving as JD Vance ’s stand-in during policy sessions and mock debates on the campaign trail.

Vance has a law degree, and he likes to present things in terms of principles and philosophies. But the fancy talk is just a way of weaponizing his feelings, which are actually the ultimate arbiter of fact vs. falsehood and right vs. wrong.

The state is getting lots of political attention. After recent visits from Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, JD Vance rallied in Raleigh on Wednesday.

JD Vance was reminded of reality about Haitian immigrants' legal status. The Republican replied that he simply doesn’t care and prefers to keep lying.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, has accelerated his preparations for his Oct. 1 debate against Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), participating in policy sessions and mock debates in his home state and on the road.

A sudden ascension to a national political platform? A rapid transformation to attack dog? It’s nothing new to presidential campaign politics.