There’s a hollow core at the center of J.D. Vance’s origin story — his claim in Hillbilly Elegy that he “grew up poor.” ...

J.D. Vance in Hot Water for Praising Book Calling Liberals “Unhumans” Donald Trump’s running mate praised a book riddled with conspiracy theories and calling to “crush” non-Republicans.

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) wrote the foreword of an upcoming book from the architect of Project 2025, a right-wing blueprint for the next Republican administration.

For his 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance was venerated by many journalists and book critics as a powerful voice representing long-overlooked Americans. But he’s no working-class hero.

The letter was sent in response to an executive order seeking to eliminate "divisive" and "anti-American" content from the Smithsonian's exhibitions.

The young J.D. Vance was used to the melodramas surrounding his mother, Beverly Vance, with her addictions to painkillers, heroin and alcohol, as well as the chaos caused by her five marriages and ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with David Frum, a senior editor for The Atlantic, to dig a little deeper into J.D. Vance’s political path. Frum knew the politician and wrote a piece about him in 2022.

J.D. Vance’s designation as Donald Trump ’s running mate elevates to national prominence a political movement that has been brewing on the right for several years. Mr. Vance identifies himself ...

Sen. J.D. Vance ‘s (R-OH) bestselling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, has exploded in book sales, alongside the movie, which is based on his book, sitting atop streaming services’ trending lists ...

James David Vance has had a number of names in his life, a function of an upbringing marked by domestic instability.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sofia Nelson, a former close friend of vice presidential hopeful J.D. Vance, about how he's changed from the person they knew for more than a decade.

The soft heart and steel spine of the family's "hillbilly terminator" provided stability to the GOP vice presidential nominee when needed.