Vance Gets His Formal Introduction as Trump’s Running Mate

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, money and influence reporter Ted Mann looks at JD Vance taking the stage tonight at the Republican convention. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here.

When JD Vance formally introduces himself to Republicans as their vice presidential nominee tonight, he’ll be asking the party’s base to see what donors, pundits, and his running mate have seen in him: whatever they wanted.