Vance gets face time at White House during shutdown drama

Vice President Vance is getting a moment in the spotlight amid the ongoing government shutdown, putting the potential 2028 GOP nominee front-and-center as a top messenger and attack dog for the administration.

Vance has mostly been behind the scenes in his first nine months in office, working on TikTok negotiations and serving as the administration's main salesman for its signature policy bill.

With the shutdown, Vance has taken on a more central and public-facing...