Walz and Vance clash over abortion and immigration in vice-presidential debate

VP candidates serve up less drama than Harris-Trump debate but still have a few gaffes in policy-driven discussion

• Key takeaways from the Walz-Vance debate

Tim Walz and JD Vance took to the stage on Tuesday night for a vice-presidential debate that served up less drama than September's presidential debate, but offered revealing differences on abortion, school shootings, and immigration.

Three weeks ago Kamala Harris and Donald Trump had endured a contentious hour-and-a-half, with an emotional Trump being goaded into ranting about the number of people who attend his rallies and declaring the vice-president to be a Marxist", before reportedly threatening to sue one of the debate moderators. Harris enjoyed a brief polling uptick from that performance.