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Full interview: Sen. JD Vance
Washington — JD Vance has officially resigned from his Senate spot arsenic helium prepares to go vice president aboriginal this month.
Vance, who served 2 years of his six-year Senate term, informed Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine of his plans successful a resignation missive Thursday, saying his resignation would beryllium effectual astatine midnight.
"As I hole to presume my duties arsenic Vice President of the United States, I would similar to explicit that it has been a tremendous grant and privilege to service the radical of Ohio successful the Senate implicit the past 2 years," Vance wrote.
DeWine, a Republican, volition name Vance's replacement. His successor volition capable the spot until a peculiar predetermination is held successful 2026. The victor of the peculiar predetermination would service the remaining 2 years of Vance's term.
"When I was elected to this office, I promised to ne'er hide wherever I came from, and I've made definite to unrecorded by that committedness each azygous day," Vance said successful a connection announcing his resignation.
Over the adjacent 4 years, helium said, helium volition bash each helium tin to assistance President-elect Donald Trump enact his agenda.
"Together, we volition marque America stronger, safer, and much prosperous than ever before," helium said.
Congress certified Trump and Vance's triumph connected Monday successful a proceeding that stood successful stark opposition to 4 years ago, erstwhile a convulsive mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol and disrupted the process. Trump and Vance volition instrumentality the oath of bureau connected Jan. 20.
Caitlin Yilek is simply a authorities newsman astatine CBSNews.com, based successful Washington, D.C. She antecedently worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a subordinate of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.
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