Sep 17 Watch 4:44 Harris, Trump hit campaign trail in critical swing states with 7 weeks until Election Day By Laura Barrón-López, Eliot Barnhart, Saher Khan With Election Day just seven weeks away, Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for a high-profile interview in Pennsylvania and former President Donald Trump is gearing up for a town hall just days after an alleged attempted assassination effort was… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 6:57 How life in Springfield has been disrupted by lies about its Haitian community By William Brangham, Mary Fecteau It’s been a week since Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance threw an ugly spotlight on the small city of Springfield, Ohio, by spreading unverified claims about Haitian immigrants killing and eating people’s pets. Since then, the city… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 6:37 Gov. DeWine urges Trump and Vance to end ‘very hurtful’ comments about Haitian migrants By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura Springfield, Ohio, remains on edge as Donald Trump and JD Vance continue spreading racist lies about Haitian migrants. Throughout the turmoil, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has called for calm, sent additional law enforcement resources and condemned hate. Amna Nawaz spoke… Continue watching
Sep 15 Vance continues fueling false rumors about migrants in Ohio as community receives threats By Colleen Long, Associated Press For two days straight, bomb threats prompted the evacuation of schools and government buildings in Springfield, Ohio, with some emailed threats referencing an influx of migrants into the community. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: Vance says school shootings are ‘the reality we live in’ at campaign rally in Phoenix By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press “If these psychos are going to go after our kids we’ve got to be prepared for it,” Sen. JD Vance said Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 04 What is postliberalism? How a Catholic intellectual movement influenced JD Vance’s political views By Peter Smith, Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism helped shape his political worldview. It also put him in close touch with a Catholic intellectual movement known as postliberalism, viewed by some critics as having reactionary or authoritarian leanings. Continue reading
Aug 28 WATCH: Vance addresses Arlington cemetery altercation involving Trump campaign By Tara Copp, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Trump's campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony on Monday to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 25 Vance says Trump would veto a bill that establishes a federal abortion ban By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump would not support a national abortion ban if elected president and would veto such legislation if it landed on his desk. Continue reading
Aug 22 WATCH: JD Vance talks border security, immigration at Georgia campaign stop By Joshua Barajas and Associated Press Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is making a campaign stop in south Georgia on Thursday to talk about border security and immigration — counterprogramming to Vice President Kamala Harris' keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. Continue reading
Aug 21 Vance and Walz are still relatively unknown, but Walz is better liked, poll finds By Linley Sanders, Associated Press A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that Walz had a smoother launch as a running mate to Vice President Kamala Harris than Vance did for former President Donald Trump. Continue reading