JD Vance staffs VP's office with his allies — and no objections from Trump

Vice President JD Vance has earned a unique privilege inside the White House — free rein to hire whom he wants, with no interference from President Donald Trump or his top aides.

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JD Vance is already campaigning for Trump's ‘third term’

Vice President JD Vance is being groomed by the Trump campaign as a potential successor, with the goal of a Trump "third term."
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Barclays tells staff to come into the office more

The bank is the latest company to make changes to its working-from-home policy.
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Tucker Carlson's son joins Vance's press office

Vice President Vance's office has hired pundit Tucker Carlson's son Buckley as a top press aide. Buckley Carlson previously worked as a top aide to Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), the former chair of the ...
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Tucker Carlson's son Buckley is joining JD Vance's staff

Buckley Carlson, the son of conservative media personality Tucker Carlson, is set to join Vice President JD Vance’s press office, sources tell ABC News.
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U.S. allies balk as Trump suggests relocating Palestinians from Gaza

Jordan voiced its "firm and unwavering" rejection of President Trump's suggestion that most Palestinians in Gaza could be relocated to neighboring nations.
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JD Vance's political team signs on to run Vivek Ramaswamy's bid for Ohio governor

CLEVELAND — Vivek Ramaswamy has landed Vice President JD Vance’s top political advisers to guide his soon-to-launch bid for governor in Ohio, a source involved in the planning told NBC News.
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JD Vance says Big Tech has "too much power"

Vice President JD Vance said Saturday that "we believe fundamentally that big tech does have too much power," despite the prominent positioning of tech CEOs at President Trump's inauguration last ...
CBS News - Jan. 26
JD Vance defends Trump’s January 6 pardons as Graham says it could spur more violence

Vice-president says Trump made right decision; Republican senator says pardoning violent offenders is a ‘mistake’ . JD Vance on Sunday tried to offer a rationale to a record number of executive ...
The Guardian - Jan. 26
9 highlights from JD Vance's first interview since taking office

Vice President JD Vance spoke to "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" in his first interview since taking office.
CBS News - Jan. 26
JD Vance defends Trump on birthright citizenship, says the U.S. should "look out for the interests of our citizens first"

Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. doesn't have to have "the dumbest immigration policy in the world" simply because the nation was founded by immigrants.
CBS News - Jan. 26
Vice President JD Vance's first interview | Face the Nation

In his first interview since taking office, Vice President JD Vance sits down the Face the Nation's Margaret Brennan to discuss the Trump Administration's agenda.
CBS News - Jan. 26
Transcript: Vice President JD Vance on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 26, 2025

The following is the full transcript of an interview with Vice President JD Vance on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Jan. 26, 2025.
CBS News - Jan. 26
VP Vance breaks tie in the Senate to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

The Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, with Vice President JD Vance casting a tie-breaking vote.
NBC News - Jan. 25
Bears' Ben Johnson continues adding to his staff, poaching coaches from the Lions and Cowboys, per reports

Johnson takes two more coaches from his former team
CBS Sports - Jan. 25
WATCH: JD Vance sworn in as vice president

The former Ohio senator took the oath of office with his wife Usha at his side.
ABC News - Jan. 20
Who was sitting behind JD Vance on Inauguration Day?

You may have recognized Trump's family and Vance's wife, but who was sitting with them? Vance's mother, who underwent a major surgery earlier this month.
The Hill - Jan. 20
WATCH: JD Vance arrive at the White House ahead of swearing in as vice president

The vice president-elect and his wife were greeted by Vice President Kamala Harris and the second gentleman.
ABC News - Jan. 20
Where will Vice President JD Vance live?

We know where Trump will reside, but what about Vance?
The Hill - Jan. 20
WATCH: JD Vance is sworn in as vice president

Watch as JD Vance is sworn in as the 50th vice president by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at the inauguration of Donald Trump.
NBC News - Jan. 20
JD Vance introduced at inauguration ceremony inside Capitol

Vice President-elect JD Vance walks into the Capitol rotunda after being introduced at the inauguration ceremony.
NBC News - Jan. 20
JD Vance, high-ranking congress members announced at Trump inauguration

See the moment Vice President-elect JD Vance and some of Congress' highest ranking members made their entrances at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony.
CBS News - Jan. 20
Jameson Williams will be hearing from the league office for his touchdown celebration

Now THAT was a disgusting act.
Yahoo Sports - Jan. 20
Kamala Harris and JD Vance meet at the White House

Vice President Kamala Harris and Vice President-elect JD Vance met and shook hands at the White House ahead of his and President-elect Trump’s inauguration.
NBC News - Jan. 20
VP Harris arrives at White House before Trump’s inauguration

Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, arrive at the White House, greeted by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, ahead of the inauguration of Donald ...
NBC News - Jan. 20
Trump and Vance set to be sworn in

Trump will become the second president to serve non-consecutive terms and the first convicted felon.
NBC News - Jan. 20
Vice President-elect JD Vance meets with Chinese counterpart

Han Zheng, the vice president of the People's Republic of China, is in Washington for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.
CBS News - Jan. 19
Jon Husted, Ohio's lieutenant governor, tapped to replace JD Vance in Senate

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday announced his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, will replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.
ABC News - Jan. 18
Ohio's Jon Husted to fill JD Vance's Senate seat

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced he wants Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's Senate seat. This comes after reports emerged of Vivek Ramaswamy, a Donald Trump ally, possibly ...
CBS News - Jan. 17
DeWine Names Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to Fill JD Vance’s Senate Seat

Vivek Ramaswamy, who was also seen as a possible replacement for the vice president-elect, is widely expected to run for governor of Ohio instead.
The New York Times - Jan. 17
Donald Trump's and JD Vance's official portraits released

The portraits of the president-elect and the incoming vice-president "go hard" their press team said.
BBC News - Jan. 17
Official portraits of Donald Trump, JD Vance are released

Not waiting until after his inauguration, on Thursday President-elect Trump gave the country a look at what he says are the official portraits of himself and Vice President JD Vance.
The Hill - Jan. 16
How 'spirit guide' Usha Vance supported JD Vance's meteoric rise

Some credit the US vice-president-elect's success to the influence of his wife, who he met as a student at Yale.
BBC News - Jan. 15
JD Vance says violent Jan. 6 rioters shouldn't receive pardons

Vice President-elect JD Vance said Sunday who he thinks should and shouldn’t receive presidential pardons for their actions during the riot at the Capitol on Jan.
NBC News - Jan. 12
Vance resigning his Senate seat at midnight

Vice President-elect JD Vance (R-Ohio) announced on Thursday he will resign from his seat in the Senate, effective at the start of Friday. Vance sent his resignation letter on Thursday to Ohio Gov. ...
The Hill - Jan. 10
Vance resigns his Senate seat as inauguration with Trump approaches

Vice President-elect JD Vance will resign his Senate seat at midnight Thursday, clearing the way for his Jan. 20 swearing-in alongside Donald Trump.
NBC News - Jan. 10
JD Vance to resign from Senate at midnight

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will appoint Vice President-elect JD Vance's replacement.
CBS News - Jan. 9
U.S. citizen denied entry into Poland after security staff object to handwritten notes in passport

A U.S. citizen has been barred from entering Poland because her passport was defaced with handwritten notes
ABC News - Jan. 8
Macron declares Trump has 'solid ally' in France, urges realism from Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron extended an olive branch to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, declaring that France is “a solid ally” as he outlined his vision for global diplomacy in 2025
ABC News - Jan. 6

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