Vice President JD Vance said Republicans must focus on making life affordable for Americans after GOP losses in Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races.

President Donald Trump has vowed to do away with voting by mail, with some exceptions, claiming it's a pathway to fraud

In his first Truth Social post commenting on the election results, Trump suggested that the reasons why Democrats won is because he was not on the ballot and because of the government shutdown. Trump has repeatedly blamed Democrats for the shutdown despite Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House.

Vance's role in the Trump White House has sharpened as the 2026 midterm elections approach and his name has been floated as a possible 2028 presidential candidate -- even by Trump himself.

JD Vance was mocked from both sides of the aisle after he shared a typo-ridden to-do list for Republicans on how to bounce back after their humiliating losses. “I think it’s idiotic to overreact to a couple of elections in blue states‚” Vance wrote on X after the GOP faced crushing defeats in gubernatorial,

Though the candidates and local issues all played a role in the results, voter attitudes about Trump and his agenda were central to their choices.

JD Vance's dream of possibly becoming president in 2028 took a huge hit on Election Night, as he saw his party fumble.

Among young male voters, 38 percent would vote for the California governor in 2028 compared to 33 percent for the vice president.

JD Vance’s half-brother, Cory Bowman, lost his bid for Cincinnati mayor on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.

Aftab Pureval won reelection as mayor of Cincinnati on Tuesday, defeating Cory Bowman, a Republican who is Vice President JD Vance’s half-brother., US News, Times Now

Mayors in Cleveland and Cincinnati easily won reelection, and several central Ohio school tax issues passed after a series of failures in a Tuesday election that

Indian-origin Mayor Aftab Pureval wins re-election in Cincinnati, defeating JD Vance’s half-brother Cory Bowman after a commanding primary victory earlier this year.