{"id":2632617,"date":"2026-07-20T12:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-wont-take-paternity-leave-following-birth-of-fourth-child\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:17:02","slug":"vance-wont-take-paternity-leave-following-birth-of-fourth-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-wont-take-paternity-leave-following-birth-of-fourth-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance won&#8217;t take paternity leave following birth of fourth child"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-wont-take-paternity-leave-following-birth-of-fourth-child%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2632617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President JD vance announced that he will not take paternity leave following the birth of his third son, Alec Neel Vance, over the weekend, with his office declining to specify future plans but referencing previous comments about working from home. His wife, Usha Vance, adn the baby are reported to be healthy and happy. The news coincides with a busy political period for Vance, who is also the republican National Committee\u2019s finance chairman and involved in campaigning efforts. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tensions surrounding international relations persist<\/a>, as President Trump has intensified his stance against Iran, despite ongoing discussions among some governance officials, including Vance, about potential peace talks. the article also notes vance\u2019s previous balancing of family and political duties, including the birth of his daughter during his Senate campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4650072\/jd-vance-accuses-israel-paying-influencers-undermine-iran-negotiations\/\">JD Vance<\/a> won\u2019t take paternity leave following the birth of his fourth child, according to his office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vice president and second lady, Usha Vance, welcomed the birth of Alec Neel Vance, the couple\u2019s third son, over the weekend.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4655302\/jd-vance-paternity-leave-birth-fourth-child\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance won\u2019t take paternity leave following birth of fourth child<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance\u2019s office declined to say on Monday whether he would take paternity leave, but pointed to comments he made to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/jd-vance\/jd-usha-vance-embrace-chaos-growing-family-rcna347128\">NBC<\/a> this past spring, just before <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4651787\/white-house-staffer-administrative-leave-insider-trading-scandal\/\">White House<\/a> press secretary Karoline Leavitt took two months of maternity leave for the birth of her second child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that interview, Vance said that he planned to spend more time working from home with his family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Vance isn\u2019t unaccustomed to growing his family while balancing a full work portfolio \u2014 his daughter Mirabel was born in late 2021 while he was campaigning for the U.S. Senate \u2014 Alec\u2019s birth comes at a particularly pressing time for the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4650072\/jd-vance-accuses-israel-paying-influencers-undermine-iran-negotiations\/\"><strong>VANCE ACCUSES ISRAEL OF PAYING INFLUENCERS TO UNDERMINE IRAN CEASEFIRE TALKS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> has renewed his war against <a 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The vice president had previously been the point person for the 60-day memorandum of understanding talks before Trump closed that period earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, Vance, who is serving as the Republican National Committee\u2019s finance chairman, will likely still need to spend a significant amount of time on the campaign trail in support of Republican candidates and helping the party raise money for the 2026 election cycle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JD Vance won&#8217;t take paternity leave after fourth child&#8217;s birth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2632618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26077669263461.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[49694,82932,82931,82933,45891],"class_list":["post-2632617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-career-challenges","tag-family-responsibilities","tag-parental-leave","tag-paternity-policies","tag-work-life-balance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26077669263461.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2632617"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2632621,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632617\/revisions\/2632621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2632618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2632617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2632617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2632617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}