Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz went face to face tonight for the first and only planned vice-presidential debate of this U.S. election cycle. Read our play-by-play below where our journalists and experts shared their insights and analysis as the debate happened.

Live blog experts

Guests for the live blog included:

  • Rachel Aiello – national correspondent for Â鶹´«Ã½
  • – debate expert and teaching professor of Communications at Wake Forest University
  • – body language expert and co-founder of communications training company TruthPlane
  • Eric Ham – bestselling author, former congressional staffer and Â鶹´«Ã½ political analyst
  • Phil Hahn – CTVNews.ca editor in chief for U.S. election coverage and special projects producer