Texas Republicans on Wednesday unveiled their new U.S. House map, which would follow through on President Donald Trump’s goal of adding more winnable GOP seats in order to keep control of the House next year. Democrats, meanwhile, are left with few ways to counter.

As Vance visited Ohio to tout the Trump administration’s economic agend a on Monday at a steel mill, a small group of protesters assembled across the street from those gathered, holding a sign that read: “JD protects pedophiles,” in a nod to the president’s association with accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

JD Vance is officially Donald Trump’s right-hand man, but their relationship has long had its tensions. Now, a hushed meeting between Vance and media titan Rupert Murdoch in June 2025 has triggered fresh speculation that Vance may be quietly distancing himself from President Donald Trump.