How JD Vance landed on Trump's VP shortlist: Here are today's top stories | Daily Briefing

Haley BeMiller, Cincinnati Enquirer
Sen. J.D. Vance has surged in MAGA world since Donald Trump endorsed him for Senate in 2022.
Sen. J.D. Vance has surged in MAGA world since Donald Trump endorsed him for Senate in 2022.

Good morning, Cincinnati. This is Haley BeMiller with The Enquirer’s statehouse bureau.

Former President Donald Trump will be in town Wednesday for a fundraiser with Sen. J.D. Vance. This comes as speculation swirls over Vance’s VP prospects, less than two years after Ohio elected him to the U.S. Senate.

How did we get here? After all, this is the guy who once suggested Trump could be “America’s Hitler.” But Vance has surged in MAGA world since Trump endorsed him for Senate in 2022. Now, he’s a top Trump ally and even appeared in New York yesterday ahead of the former president’s court appearance.

For today's story, I covered Vance’s Senate campaign and looked at how the Cincinnati Republican went from “Hillbilly Elegy” to the VP shortlist. Check it out here.

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Today's Top Stories

All six unions representing labor who works at Cincinnati Public Schools hold a press conference announcing their unanimous vote of no confidence of Superintendent Iranetta Wright by all members, according to union leaders, Monday, May 13, 2024, at the Central Office and the Mayerson Academy building in the Corryville neighborhood of Cincinnati.
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• 'There has to be change.' CPS unions take votes of no confidence, Superintendent responds

Xavier University student, Sophia Dempsey, left, and recent Xavier graduate, Julia Lankisch, hug outside the Hamilton County Justice Center in downtown Cincinnati, Monday, May 13, 2024 after their arraignment for criminal trespassing. The Pro-Palestine protesters were arrested after protesting outside the Xavier University graduation on Saturday.
Xavier University student, Sophia Dempsey, left, and recent Xavier graduate, Julia Lankisch, hug outside the Hamilton County Justice Center in downtown Cincinnati, Monday, May 13, 2024 after their arraignment for criminal trespassing. The Pro-Palestine protesters were arrested after protesting outside the Xavier University graduation on Saturday.

• Grand jury ignores felony disguise charges against pro-Palestinian protesters at Xavier

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• Northern Kentucky dentist sentenced to 20 years in patient's overdose death

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