
Get ready for even more JD Vance in the spotlight after shaky rollout
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JD Vance is making a second pass at introducing himself to America as the Ohio senator attempts to put his uneven rollout as Donald Trump’s running mate in the rearview mirror.
JD Vance is making a second pass at introducing himself to America as the Ohio senator attempts to put his uneven rollout as Donald Trump’s running mate in the rearview mirror. Simply put, the plan to get past this stretch is more Vance, not less. A far more active calendar for Vance is already in motion as he seeks to turn the page. His days have been filled with visits to battlegrounds states – Nevada on Tuesday, Arizona on Wednesday and Georgia with Trump on Saturday. In between, he’s heading Thursday to the US-Mexico border, a regular campaign pilgrimage for Republicans. There are plans for him to sit for a series of interviews with conservative and mainstream media outlets, according to people with knowledge of his upcoming schedule. The Trump campaign also hopes to capitalize on the generational contrast Vance brings to the race – he turns 40 on Friday – by having him appear on longer-form podcasts and digital shows that target younger audiences. For instance, Vance recorded with the Nelk Boys this week for their “Full Send” podcast, a popular prankster and youth culture show that Trump also previously joined. The episode will be released in the coming days, according to a source familiar with the interview. Vance is also expected to begin holding news conferences with reporters as early as this week, the source said.

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani bitterly clashed over age and experience Thursday in the final debate before New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, as Cuomo warned that electing the progressive state assemblyman is unprepared for the job and Mamdani hammered the former governor over scandals during his time in Albany.

On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security posted a striking graphic on its official X account. Uncle Sam, a symbol of American patriotism, is depicted nailing a poster to a wall that reads, “Help your country… and yourself.” Written underneath the poster is the sentence, “REPORT ALL FOREIGN INVADERS,” and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement hot line.