JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off on Tuesday in the first and only vice presidential debate of the cycle, as the two candidates look to prop up the Republican and Democratic tickets with fewer than 40 days until Election Day.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) told Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to “put the human face” on Vice President Harris’s policies as he prepares for the upcoming vice presidential debate. “I think he’s just got to put the human face on the Harris-Walz policies,

US vice presidential candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz will face off Tuesday in a debate that promises to be a feisty battle to win over voters in middle America, who could decide the cliffhanger 2024 election.

CBS says vice presidential debate “moderators will facilitate opportunities” for JD Vance and Tim Walz to fact-check each other, but won’t intervene themselves.

The mics of JD Vance and Tim Walz will remain live throughout Tuesday's vice presidential debate in a break from the earlier presidential debate.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator JD Vance understand their jobs on Tuesday: not to boost their own profile and win votes for themselves, but to make the case for the top of the ticket.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) said Sunday he expects Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the GOP nominee for vice president, to hold his opponent, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), accountable on the debate stage on Tuesday.

Here are the rules for the debate, as laid out by CBS News:

You can't let your opponent take shots at your top of the ticket,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the Washington Examiner.

The next and likely final debate before Election Day begins at 9 p.m. Tuesday, and here’s what you should know about it.