WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get his most contentious Cabinet picks to confirmation in the Senate, where Vance has served for the last two years.

JD Vance’s election as vice president has opened up one of Ohio’s U.S. Senate seats for the third time in as many years.

After rarely being seen in public in the two weeks since he delivered a brief, 46-second victory speech on election night, JD Vance reemerged this week to play one of the most important roles he will be expected to fill as Donald Trump’s No.

Vice President-elect JD Vance has been tasked with his first big role as Donald Trump ’s second-in-command: Helping to confirm Trump’s controversial cabinet picks.

A Secret Service spokesperson said no one protected by his agency was taken from the property for medical reasons or had any issues or concerns.

JD Vance often struggled in favorability polls during the campaign, but that has changed following Donald Trump's victory.

During the general election, Vice President-elect JD Vance made it clear that he was the policy attack dog and one of the primary messengers for Donald Trump's campaign. Now his vice presidential responsibilities are taking shape, with expectations that he will be Trump's "eyes and ears" in Congress, a source told ABC News.

The visit to shore up support for Gaetz comes the same day the House Ethics Committee is set to meet to discuss its report

J.D. Vance said in a now-deleted social media post that Trump's transition team is interviewing FBI director candidates.

Trump tapped Vance as his running mate in July, prompting him to depart from the Senate to serve as vice president following the election. Here's how the process works.