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

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.

To understand this week’s results as nothing more than “a couple of elections in blue states” is to miss the importance of what actually happened.

Fox News host Sean Hannity asked Vance directly in an interview released Thursday over whether he has thought about a potential run for president in 2028. Vance has remained the clear frontrunner among Republicans in early polling — while Trump has recently hinted about the prospect.

Recognizing that every election is a milepost on the ever-changing route to the next one, Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday urged Republicans to take three steps to make Election 2026 a win. Democrats howled after Tuesday night showed wins in marquee races,

Vice President JD Vance said in an interview that aired on Thursday that neither he nor Secretary of State Marco Rubio are entitled to the presidency, but said he will have a conversation with

Speculation over Vance’s potential 2028 run has intensified, drawing attention to the Republican Party’s post-Trump era.