Vance to sit for CBS town hall in Michigan ahead of midterms

The event will air just weeks before Michigan voters go to the polls for a hotly contested Senate race

Posted Thursday, October 8, 2026 10:45 am

Sophia Cai | POLITICO

Vice President JD Vance will take questions from Michigan voters in a CBS News town hall airing Oct. 17 as the Trump administration prepares a closing message to voters ahead of the midterms.

The town hall comes amid a blitz of campaign events for Vance and President Donald Trump as their party faces multiple headwinds that could cost them control of the House and Senate.

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Vance to sit for CBS town hall in Michigan ahead of midterms

The event will air just weeks before Michigan voters go to the polls for a hotly contested Senate race

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