CBS News moderators countered Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican nominee for vice president, on his campaign’s lies about immigrants during Tuesday night’s debate with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. And while Vance didn’t throw the kind of unhinged temper tantrum that running mate Donald Trump did in a similar moment …
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Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance claimed Tuesday that the former president’s 2017 tax cuts were different from previous tax laws passed by Republican administrations, because they substantially benefited the middle-class. It’s a bold-faced lie. CBS, which hosted the vice presidential debate, ignored Vance’s comment in their fact checks online. …
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On Tuesday in New York at the vice presidential debate, a dead-eyed J.D. Vance stared straight into the camera and sought to distance himself from virtually every public position he has ever taken on reproductive rights. Polls indicate that abortion is a top concern for voters — especially female voters …
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The contest between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz wasn’t much of a brawl; in fact it was often quite cordial. But the vice presidential debate created a stark, and revealing, contrast between a slick lawyer who pretends to be a hillbilly against a self-admitted “knucklehead” who lacks polish but wants …
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As he campaigned for the Democratic vice presidential spot, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz potently skewered Republican VP pick J.D. Vance as “weird” — creating a party-wide attack line on the GOP ticket that quickly got under Donald Trump’s skin. Team Trump has been baffled by the attack — as well …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The first vice presidential debate of 2024 takes place tonight in New York City, as Minnesota governor Tim Walz debates Ohio senator J.D. Vance for the first time …
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The season premiere of Saturday Night Live in September helped to coin a new meaning to the acronym “BDE,” at least when it comes to Democratic Vice-President candidate Tim Walz. SNL guest star Jim Gaffigan played the Governor of Minnesota in a sketch, and declared that he has “BDE” — …
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Climate is on the ballot this election season. The two presidential candidates offer vastly different scenarios for our planet’s future. Scientists have said another term led by Donald Trump, who has shopped his campaign to fossil fuel executives, would make America more reliant on energy sources that are heating up …
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The climate crisis has been keeping Jane Fonda up at night. “I was so angry, it was hard to go to sleep,” she says. “We are being killed with cancer, heart diseases, because of the burning of fossil fuel,” Fonda presses. “We have the solution to the climate crisis, why …
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After the International Brotherhood of Teamsters broke with tradition and announced that it would not endorse a candidate for president this election, several joint councils in the battleground states of Nevada, Michigan, and Wisconsin have since publicly pledged their support for Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. “After reviewing six …
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