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Kavanaugh swears in Vance, the new vice president

JD Vance is sworn in as the Vice President in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday.
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JD Vance is sworn in as the Vice President in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday.

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh administered the oath of office to Vice President JD Vance.

Vance's wife, Usha, and their three kids stood nearby, watching and smiling.

Usha Vance, a lawyer, spent a year clerking for Kavanaugh when he served as an appeals court judge in Washington, D.C.

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Rachel Treisman
Rachel Treisman (she/her) is a writer and editor for the Morning Edition live blog, which she helped launch in early 2021.