The Republican vice presidential candidate has thrown himself into the job of defending — and decoding or recasting — his running mate's controversial comments.

Children who come into the United States illegally and don’t speak English are ruining the quality of American education, Republican vice presidential hopeful JD Vance claimed during a campaign rally in Peoria, despite a state law that eliminated bilingual education in public schools more than 20 years ago.

Sen. Mark Kelly wants Sen. JD Vance to explain why former President Donald Trump torpedoed a bipartisan border security bill. Vance, R-Ohio, is the GOP nominee for vice president and is campaigning for Trump on Tuesday in Peoria and Tucson.

The former president and Ohio senator have been rumored to have said various things about their pasts, politics and personal connections.

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants live and work in the United States through programs that give them temporary legal status. In the border state of Arizona, JD Vance vowed they would stop.

In recent rounds of Marquette polling, 42% of Roman Catholic respondents in Wisconsin said they'd vote for Harris, and 58% for Trump.

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) previewed how he and former President Donald Trump are seeking to win the seven swing states ahead of the election, as the two have been campaigning separately.

An 800-page copy of “The Iliad” has helped Usha Vance pass the time on the campaign trail, she said in a recent interview with NBC. Vance, who hasn’t made a public appearance on

In less than two years on the job, Vance has skipped more votes than Ohio’s other U.S. Senator, Cleveland Democrat Sherrod Brown has missed over more than 17 years in the U.S. Senate, GovTrack’s statistics indicate.

Republican Vice Presidential nominee Senator JD Vance held a campaign rally in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

It's part of a campaign swing through the West. Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally Thursday in Las Vegas.