Vance is expected to accompany other nominees for meetings in coming weeks as he tries to leverage the two years he has spent in the Senate to help push through Trump's picks.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — JD Vance’s election as vice president has opened up one of Ohio’s U.S. Senate seats for the third time in as many years, setting off a scramble for the appointment among the state’s ruling Republicans.

After rarely being seen in public in the two weeks since he delivered a brief, 46-second victory speech on election night, JD Vance reemerged this week to play one of the most important roles he will be expected to fill as Donald Trump’s No.

Whoever Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine picks to replace JD Vance in the Senate will face a battery of Trump loyalty tests on backing embattled Cabinet picks like Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth and more.

Vice President-elect JD Vance has been tasked with his first big role as Donald Trump ’s second-in-command: Helping to confirm Trump’s controversial cabinet picks.

JD Vance has departed from traditional Republican positions and championed a "working class capitalism." Now he is in a position to advance such an economy.

A Secret Service spokesperson said no one protected by his agency was taken from the property for medical reasons or had any issues or concerns.

JD Vance often struggled in favorability polls during the campaign, but that has changed following Donald Trump's victory.

J.D. Vance said in a now-deleted social media post that Trump's transition team is interviewing FBI director candidates.

The visit to shore up support for Gaetz comes the same day the House Ethics Committee is set to meet to discuss its report

Trump tapped Vance as his running mate in July, prompting him to depart from the Senate to serve as vice president following the election. Here's how the process works.

President-elect Donald Trump is interviewing candidates for the role of FBI director, incoming Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday in the clearest indication yet that the new administration is looking to replace current director Christopher Wray.