JD Vance, an Ohio native with strong ties to Columbus, will be sworn in as vice president Monday. Vance, the now-former senator from Ohio who was tapped as presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate this summer, grew up in Middletown, Ohio, as he details in his 2016 book "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis ."

Ramaswamy announced his departure from the Trump's new nongovernmental entity, the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), which he was chosen to lead alongside tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, in an X post the first day of Trump's term, writing that it was an "honor to help support the creation" of the department.

When Vice President-elect JD Vance takes the oath of office Monday afternoon, he will be the first Ohio State University alumnus to serve as VP. His alma mater, however, doesn't have any plans to recognize Vance's new position.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s pick to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.

Of course, all that’s a joke because the two big representatives in the MAGA camp – Vivek Ramaswamy, whose parents came from Andhra Pradesh, and JD and Usha Vance – get along rather well and are buddies from their Yale days.

Vivek Ramaswamy has landed Vice President JD Vance’s top political advisers to guide his soon-to-launch bid for governor in Ohio, a source involved in the planning told NBC News.

Ramaswamy, a 39-year-old entrepreneur and 2024 presidential candidate from suburban Columbus, is one of three major Republican candidates for Ohio governor so far.

Vivek Ramaswamy's bid to become Ohio's next governor has the support of the Trump administration, NBC News reported Monday. The billionaire entrepreneur, who recently left his post with Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),