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.

Rep. Mike Carey, among Ohio Republicans vying for JD Vance's Senate seat, said he's best equipped to implement President-elect Trump's agenda on "day one."

The vice president-elect was dealt an early setback in the effort to speed Trump nominees through the Senate.

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.

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

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.

A source told Fox News Digital VP-elect JD Vance will schedule meetings with key GOP senators and Trump Cabinet nominees Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth on Capitol Hill.

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.

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz joined Sen. Marco Rubio and Vice President-elect JD Vance on Capitol Hill to shore up support for his confirmation.

( NewsNation) — As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his incoming administration, there are questions about what role Vice President-elect JD Vance will play in the new White House.

A new poll by Emerson College says President-elect Donald Trump's favorability jumped by six points, while Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and current Vice President Kamala Harris are favored to run for the White House in 2028.

President-elect Donald Trump named James Braid, a top aide to running mate JD Vance, as the leader of the White House’s legislative affairs shop as the leadership of the incoming administration’s political operation took shape on Monday.