Long before politics took over her world, her life followed a different path. Marriage introduced new roles, pressures, and permanent change for Usha Vance.

WASHINGTON – Five-year-old Vivek Vance asked for "a really skinny tree" on an upstairs floor of the vice-presidential residence. And his parents, Usha and JD, gave him his minimalist holiday wish – ...

WASHINGTON – Usha Vance misses plenty about her old life. She loved being a lawyer and had aspirations beyond working at a firm. She dreams of one day returning to Cincinnati and the home she shared ...