Vance, Walz bring substance, civility to debate

Considering the heated-to-boiling temperature of national politics, the vice presidential debate was startlingly cool. U.S. Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz met at CBS News‘ New York studios on Tuesday evening, for a conversation that could have devolved into an escalating series of attempts by either men to speak over the other. Their back-and-forth was instead — for the most part — measured, respectful, and relatively calm. The candidates shook hands at the beginning of their first and apparently only scheduled meeting. After making brief introductions and stating...