Maraú Península: Our Live Coverage of the Walz-Vance Debate

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Illustration by Nicholas Konrad; Source photographs from Getty

Tim Walz and J. D. Vance are about to meet face-to-face in New York City for what will likely be the only matchup between the Vice-Presidential nominees. New Yorker readers can stream the entire debate on our live blog, along with our writers Jessica Winter, Vinson Cunningham, and Clare Malone, who will be discussing the event all night long.

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Walz and Vance’s Battle of the Dads

Duelling visions of fatherhood will define the Vice-Presidential debate.

By Molly Fischer

J.D. Vance holding a child, standing in a doorway surrounded by people smiling and clapping.

Daily Comment

Vance’s Sad, Strange Politics of Family

The Vice-Presidential candidate’s memoir reveals the roots of his ideas about parents, children, and who should run the country.

By Jessica Winter

Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota and the Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate, speaking at the White House. Walz wears a dark suit jacket, a white shirt, a blue striped tie, a pin of the Minnesota flag, and glasses.

Daily Comment

What Walz Brings to Kamala Harris’s Campaign to Beat Donald Trump

The Minnesota governor with a progressive agenda becomes the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee after capturing the Zeitgeist with a single word.

By Peter Slevin

The Political Scene

Why Trump Picked Vance for Vice-President

The Ohio senator is an attack dog for the former President, but he is also something more emergent and interesting: he is the fuse that Trump lit.

By Benjamin Wallace-Wells

P.S. Need a break? To clear your head, play this challenging crossword (a clue: Jordan who wrote and directed “Nope,” five letters) or peruse the funnies from the issue, including cartoons from Roz Chast and Mads Horwath.