JD Vance - The Washington Post (original) (raw)
Early BriefAnalysis
Trump’s cabinet choices narrow the GOP majority
In today’s edition … Inside JD Vance’s role in the Trump administration … Trump poised to shake up how the FTC approaches Big Tech.
By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Alec DentNovember 12, 2024
JD Vance and Donald Trump bet on each other and won
Trump, speaking early Wednesday morning, said that Vance was particularly “feisty,” praising his appearances on mainstream television news.
By Meryl KornfieldNovember 6, 2024
Elon Musk will join Trump at Mar-a-Lago on election night
The tech billionaire is expected to join an evening of events and festivities, as wealthy donors descend on the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence
By Elizabeth Dwoskin and Josh DawseyNovember 5, 2024
China’s Typhoon hacks ahead of U.S. election spurred by elite competition
Beijing insists it won’t meddle in the U.S. vote, but it’s reaping the fruits of a years-long government effort to build an ecosystem of private hacking groups.
By Cate CadellNovember 2, 2024
Vance seeks to distance Trump campaign from comedian’s racist Puerto Rico remark
The Republican vice-presidential nominee, who spoke at Sunday’s rally where comedian Tony Hinchcliffe described Puerto Rico as an “island of garbage,” said Monday that “we have to stop getting so offended at every little thing.”
By Mariana Alfaro and Meryl KornfieldOctober 28, 2024
Vance defends Trump on using U.S. military against Americans
Vice-presidential candidate JD Vance was quick to defend — and reframe — some of Donald Trump’s most controversial comments suggesting authoritarian tendencies.
By Mariana Alfaro and Will OremusOctober 27, 2024
How a tech mogul backed by JD Vance now bolsters Trump’s fortune
After accusing tech firms of favoring Democrats, Donald Trump relies on Rumble’s Chris Pavlovski for a key component of his media business.
By Isaac Stanley-Becker and Drew HarwellOctober 26, 2024
China sought to hack Trump and Harris campaign phones, officials say
The candidates’ and their staffs were targeted by a Chinese attack on communications, but it was not immediately clear if attempts were successful.
By Joseph Menn, Josh Dawsey, Ellen Nakashima, Perry Stein and Yasmeen AbutalebOctober 25, 2024
ArtReview
At the National Gallery, loving Haitian art is a patriotic act
Marginalized for decades, key works by some of the country’s most renowned painters finally take their rightful place in the museum’s permanent collection.
By Philip KennicottOctober 23, 2024
U.S. officials say Russia smeared Tim Walz, might stoke post-vote violence
U.S. officials said Russian social media influencers created and helped amplify fake videos and other false content that alleged abusive conduct by Tim Walz.
By Joseph Menn and David NakamuraOctober 22, 2024
A Pennsylvania road trip finds voters full of doubt, anger and unease
The Post drove 1,000 miles talking to voters in the most critical battleground state and found worries about Harris, fears about Trump and uncertainty all over.
By Dan BalzOctober 20, 2024
At Vance events, a back-and-forth with media is red meat for the crowd
The scene has become a signature of JD Vance’s campaign stops in a race in which the two sides accuse one another of hiding from the press and the public.
By Meryl KornfieldOctober 19, 2024
JD Vance says Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election
Trump’s running mate had danced around the issue since being pressed on it in a debate over two weeks ago.
By Meryl Kornfield and Patrick SvitekOctober 16, 2024
Fact CheckerAnalysis
Vance falsely claims Trump ‘didn’t go after’ his enemies
We identify a dozen examples of Donald Trump demanding probes, but they all fell short because of lack of evidence.
By Glenn KesslerOctober 16, 2024
Project 2025 ex-director condemns Heritage president’s ‘violent rhetoric’
Paul Dans criticized Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts for “violent rhetoric” and urged JD Vance to repudiate his foreword to Roberts’s book.
By Isaac ArnsdorfOctober 16, 2024
The FixAnalysis
JD Vance goes all in on the justified lie
Trump’s running mate keeps offering remarkable defenses of the GOP ticket’s false immigration claims.
By Aaron BlakeOctober 14, 2024
Trump wages campaign against real-time fact checks
The moves are the latest example of Trump’s long-held resistance to being called to account for his falsehoods.
By Ashley Parker and Josh DawseyOctober 14, 2024
JD Vance’s mom got health coverage under Trump — by using Obamacare
The vice-presidential nominee’s story about family members’ new health coverage illustrates how Republicans inherited — and benefited — from the current system.
By Dan Diamond and Isaac Stanley-BeckerOctober 12, 2024
The FixAnalysis
Things are looking up for JD Vance
Post-debate polls suggest he’s no longer such a weight around Donald Trump’s ankles.
By Aaron BlakeOctober 11, 2024
In new interview, Vance repeatedly declines to admit Trump lost 2020 election
The question has followed Sen. JD Vance in the final weeks of the election after he refused to answer it in the vice-presidential debate.
By Patrick SvitekOctober 11, 2024
