J.D. (James) Vance

We're talking about basic human decency, and whether, going forward, America will try to honor it.

While the Kehoe campaign statement says Biden “should have never stepped foot in the Oval Office,” it doesn’t make clear why.

Tim Walz did a lot better than I thought he would in his debate with J.D. Vance on Tuesday night.

Warnings like one Joe Scarborough made Monday that Donald Trump is "preparing for civil war" is a dangerous as it is ludicrous.

For anyone who has covered politics over the last 30 years, it is obvious that President Trump is really the only person we have covered who truly deserves a place in the history books.

Donald Trump tried to kill Obamacare. If elected to a second term, he would try to kill it again.

'It's always America First'

That Trump and Vance have become so focused on legal immigrants with dark skin is not so strange if you consider the history of immigration in America.

Former President Donald Trump completely made up his accusation that President Joe Biden is robbing Federal Emergency Management Agency relief funds from Hurricane Helene ravaged areas, Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler wrote in a Four Pinocchios review of Trump's latest claims made at a Michigan rally Thursday.And worse, Kessler wrote — Trump is actually accusing Biden of something he did himself as president in 2019.“The Harris-Biden administration says they don’t have any money [for hurricane relief]," Trump said at the rally. "They spent it all on illegal migrants ... They stole the FEMA money just like they stole it from a bank, so they could give it to their illegal immigrants that they want to have vote for them."None of that is true, wrote Kessler."Even though Trump was once president, he still appears to have little clue about the appropriations process," wrote Kessler. The truth, he wrote, is that while Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has asked Congress to shore up the Shelter and Services Program, hurricane relief is a separate fund — with thousands of pounds of supplies being delivered to affected areas. Additionally, Biden did not take any money out of the other, unrelated program that is facing a shortfall, he wrote.DHS issued a statement in response to Trump's speech, saying, “These claims are completely false. As Secretary Mayorkas said, FEMA has the necessary resources to meet the immediate needs associated with Hurricane Helene and other disasters."But Trump shouldn't be so quick to raise this accusation, Kessler noted, because he did something like this himself when he was president.ALSO READ: He’s a sociopath:' J.D. Vance has Congressional Democrats freaking out "In 2019, the Trump administration, in the middle of hurricane season, told Congress that it was taking $271 million from DHS programs, including $155 million from the disaster fund, to pay for immigration detention space and temporary hearing locations for asylum seekers who have been forced to wait in Mexico," he wrote.In fact, this isn't even the first time Trump falsely accused Biden of mismanaging relief funds in a way his own administration did.Trump recently claimed in another speech that Biden and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper are "going out of their way to not help people in Republican areas." He offered no evidence — but in fact, in 2019, Trump announced he would cut off all FEMA wildfire relief to California until the state started "raking" the forests better, and only reversed course when a Republican lawmaker pointed out to him that his own heavily pro-Trump district was in the California wildfire disaster zone.

EXCLUSIVE: Chairman Jim Jordan said in an interview with Fox News Digital that the FBI is refusing to give the House Judiciary Committee a briefing on Iran’s hack of the Trump campaign.

Insiders from Donald Trump’s campaign report that the former president is once again preparing to challenge election results in the event of a loss. Here are some of the strategies the candidate and his team are considering deploying.The post How Trump Will Challenge The 2024 Election If He Loses appeared first on The Onion.

What we don't want is a self-proclaimed "knucklehead," as Tim Walz referred to himself.

Hillary Clinton was asked the other day what unforeseen threats might be facing the country, and she went on a riff about how the “objective” media need to develop “a consistent narrative about the danger Trump poses.”

Threats against election officials have become so common they are “almost unremarkable,” Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said. She is asking for Utahns' help in protecting the institutions that run elections — and their right to vote.

The highly anticipated vice-presidential debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz was watched by 43.2 million as one of the key television events ahead of the 2024 presidential election.Here's a look at how the viewership compares to other debates and which media networks had the highest figures.What Happened: Tuesday night's vice-presidential debate could be the final debate for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, with just over a month until voting day.Hosted by Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) (NASDAQ:PARAA) owned CBS News, the debate was 90 minutes with several commercial breaks.According to The Hollywood Reporter, 43.15 million people watched the vice-presidential debate across 15 networks.Tuesday's viewership was down 25.2% from the total of 57.92 million for the 2020 vice presidential debate, which featured Mike Pence and Kamala Harris.The official viewership figure could be bad news for those who bet on the total on prediction market Polymarket. The odds for 40 million to 45 million viewers stood at 14%, while the odds for under 40 million were 18%. When combined, this gave a 32% chance that the debate would draw 45 million or fewer viewers, making it a less likely outcome compared to higher estimates like 60 million and above.On Polymarket, users can deposit funds using USDC (CRYPTO: ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

Never Trump Republicans were the big losers from the vice-presidential debate. Sen. JD Vance's successful performance made it clear that the New Right will remain in charge.

From the column: "A Harris-Walz administration likely would lead to even more diversity on both the federal and state court benches in Minnesota, and the dual impacts are likely to be felt here in the Northland."

If this is the Democrats’ best “October Surprise,” former President Donald Trump doesn’t sound surprised at all. After special counsel Jack Smith won permission from a federal judge to release [...]The post Trump Calls Jack Smith's New Court Move 'Pure Election Interference' appeared first on The Western Journal.

In a race where so much of the polling is within the margin of error — it seems as though any one thing could affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.But have vice presidential debates made a difference in past races?NPR's senior White House Correspondent Tamara Keith dug into that existential, and political question.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at [email protected].

Harris is doomed

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said Sunday that Sen. J.D. Vance will hold Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz "accountable" when the vice-presidential nominees debate next week.

The two candidates will square off at 6 p.m. Oct. 1 on CBS.

Former President Trump said Thursday that he is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, one day after Vice President Harris met with the Ukrainian president.Why it matters: Trump's announcement — during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York — also comes one day after the former president accused Zelensky of making "little, nasty aspersions" toward him. Driving the news: "It's a shame what's happening in Ukraine, so many deaths, so much destruction. It's a horrible thing," Trump said.Trump said he will be meeting with Zelensky at Trump Tower at around 9:45am. The big picture: Tensions between Trump and his allies and Zelensky grew this week, after Zelensky told the New Yorker that Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Trump's running mate, is "too radical" in his opposition to U.S. aid to Ukraine and that Trump doesn't know how to end the war with Russia. Trump on Wednesday criticized Zelensky and said he "refuses to make a deal." Zelensky also met with President Biden on Thursday. Go deeper: NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on bribery and fraud charges

Speaking to Salon, anti-abortion campaigners said Trump is just playing politics by "softening on life"

'People like me are the ones that are being persecuted'

Hate against Haitians sparked by Republican running mates Donald Trump and J.D. Vance spilled over to the Jamaican community in Springfield, Ohio, this week.In a post on Facebook, the Jamaican Patty Co. said an employee was confronted by an angry white woman who thought she was addressing Haitians."[W]e received a call from a disgruntled person regarding Haitians filing a lawsuit against the Trump/Vance ticket," the company explained. "Without identifying herself, she aggressively confronted us and mistaken us for Haitians and not Jamaicans."The woman reportedly hung up before the restaurant could express a stance."The position we were about to take with her was, we as a company believe in standing up for what is right," the restaurant's posting said. "We do not condone misinformation or frivolous attacks on our neighbors, which we now know has given merit to this new lawsuit." ALSO READ: Trump's hate-filled rhetoric and its violent consequences"The audacity of this misinformed person. We hope that this election cycle does not get too ugly. Let us treat people the way we would like to be treated. God help us."Earlier this week, the leader of a Haitian group filed criminal charges against Trump and Vance after the men made claims about pets being eaten in Springfield.

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) is facing bipartisan uproar from colleagues for a social media post disparaging Haitians, with Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) even filing a motion to censure him.Why it matters: The move by Horsford, the Congressional Black Caucus chair, comes after multiple Democratic lawmakers confronted Higgins on the floor about the post in a heated exchange.Horsford's motion forces a vote when the House returns from recess in November.Driving the news: Higgins posted to X on Wednesday afternoon from his official congressional account, "Lol. These Haitians are wild. Eating pets, vudu, nastiest country in the western hemisphere, cults, slapstick, gangsters."He added: "All these thugs better get their mind right and their ass out of our country before January 20th."The post was in response to a Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio filing citizen criminal charges against former President Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) for amplifying unconfirmed claims about Haitians in Springfield eating pets.What happened: Some Democrats "went to [Higgins] on the floor and said that's disgusting and it's inappropriate and you need to take it down," Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) told Axios.Higgins responded by saying "'I'm not taking it down ... I don't respond to threats,'" according to Balint. Higgins eventually did delete the post.After filing his motion, Horsford told reporters that Higgins' post was "vile" and said "we have to explore, sadly, every action possible, and this was one that we have available because it does violate the rules."Zoom in: Horsford said he consulted with House Democratic leadership to give them a heads up about his plan.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) put out a statement calling Higgins' post "vile, racist and beneath the dignity of the United States House of Representatives.""He must be held accountable for dishonorable conduct that is unbecoming of a Member of Congress," Jeffries added – essentially endorsing Horsford's censure push.The intrigue: Even some Republicans have criticized the tweet, with some calling Higgins out publicly."The Haitian people are good and honorable people, who contribute greatly to our country ... No one should attack or disparage them. Let's do better," Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said on X.Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) told reporters he and Higgins had a "very productive conversation" in which he told the Louisianan his post was "not a good statement."Yes, but: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters Higgins is a "dear friend" and a "frank and outspoken person."Johnson said that after Higgins was confronted on the floor, he went to the back of the chamber and "prayed about it, and he regretted it, and he pulled the post down.""That's what you want a gentleman to do. I'm sure he probably regrets some of the language he used. But, you know, we move forward. We believe in redemption around here," Johnson added.Higgins' office did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

'Do we know if anyone is checking into that'

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance says Kamala Harris's criticism of Donald Trump's vision on trade and her reluctance to take a more rigid stand on immigration proves she is not serious about standing up for labor unions and their rank-and-file members.

The marchers in the video are not a militant group of immigrants

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Sen. Marco Rubio join Margaret Brennan.

Donald Trump's overtly political rejection of a largely GOP-crafted immigration deal — he needed the issue as a wedge — proves that addressing the real problems plaguing immigration is not the point; the demonization of nonwhite immigrants is. Which is...

Democracy benefits from constructive, nuanced political discourse. But the lures of extreme, polarising rhetoric are often too great.

Did charges by Democrats and some Republicans that they consider Trump a “threat to democracy” partially motivate accused sniper Ryan Wesley Routh? Someone will have to ask him, but the loose talk by Trump, his running mate J.D. Vance, as well as those on the left and right have contributed to the poisoning of our political atmosphere.

'Too late in the game'

Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance on Thursday said that he intends to keep calling Haitian migrants who entered the U.S. via parole "illegal aliens."

A post shared on social media purports that the Republican vice presidential candidate, J.D. Vance, follows the suspect for the recent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. why does JD Vance follow the trump shooter lmao pic.twitter.com/fQFwurQnZY — anti-zionist dog 🇵🇸 (@puppydog_gaming) September 15, 2024 Verdict: False The account is a parody. Fact Check: Trump’s would-be [...]

Longtime effort to bring immigrants to St. Louis is starting to pay off with growth of foreign-born population.

'What did I twist?'

What does “market-based parking supply” really entail? Too often, it leads to people selling parking spaces on their land at outrageous prices. In Southern California, you can pay for many of these private lots only through your smartphone. No smartphone? You can’t park. As Boulder, and the need for parking grows, we may want that “surplus” parking back.

From the commentary, "When asked directly about whether or not he would support a national abortion ban, Trump hedged, insisting that such a measure from Congress won’t ever come to pass."

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A video shared on X claims to show a Ukrainian tank column in Kursk Oblast, Russia. 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kursk Direction Cemetery of Ukrainian tanks in the Kursk region. pic.twitter.com/2KEzsS3noh — King Chelsea Ug 🇺🇬🇷🇺 (@ug_chelsea) September 14, 2024 Verdict: Misleading The tanks shown appear to be from 2022, not 2024. The video was likely taken in Luhansk, not Kursk. [...]

New disturbing details have emerged about threats targeting a Springfield university after former President Donald Trump spread baseless claims about local immigrant eating pets, CNN reported Tuesday. Wittenberg University president Dr. Michael Frandsen appeared on the cable news network Tuesday morning to discuss the violent threats that forced him to transition students to remote learning — and to share a fact that shocked anchor Wolf Blitzer."It's chilling to hear that students are being named in some of these threats," Blitzer said. "That's very chilling." Wittenberg University has received multiple threats from what appears to be a single source now being investigated by Springfield police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Frandsen told Blitzer. The threats, not deemed credible, warn of physical violence, bombings and shootings, he said. ALSO READ: 'I want Vance to apologize': We went to Springfield and found community hurt — and dividedFrandsen said students are stunned by what is occurring in the Ohio town, which has seen 33 bomb threats, trooper patrols at 17 local schools, two elementary school evacuations and virtual learning implemented at two colleges, CNN reported."There's shock and disbelief given what are experience here in Springfield is every day," Fransden said. "We've seen tremendous growth in our population, primarily a Haitian immigrants coming here legally to work, and the interactions with those folks around town are positive."The uptick in violent threats occurred after Trump and running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) spread baseless claims that Haitians had been stealing and eating residents' dogs and cats. Trump did so at his first presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris last Tuesday. Vance on Sunday told CNN's Dana Bash that he felt justified in creating stories if it focused media attention on problems caused by the Biden Administration's immigration policies. But Frandsen condemned Trump's and Vance's remarks as falsehoods and said what his town needs is "help, not hate." Watch the video below or click here.

J.D. Vance’s insensitive statement referring to the latest school shooting as a fact of life is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that his intellectual capacity wouldn’t even register on the Bell Curve.

From the editorial, "If one candidate believes he can win an election by misleading the public, then what’s the point of a debate? Perhaps Tuesday reminded voters who Trump really is. "

Across Florida, registered Republicans outnumber Democrats by over one million and voter turnout among younger generations is low. Could an ally in the form of Taylor Swift change that?

When the time comes, get out there and vote.