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US Politics News: US Vice President JD Vance becomes father for the fourth time, Indian-origin wife Usha Vance gives birth to a son; Such a unique incident happened for the first time in 156 years of history.
Samira Vishwas | July 20, 2026 12:24 PM CST


Washington/Lucknow. A very pleasant and historic news has emerged from the top corridors of American politics and the White House. According to an exclusive international report of Zee News, the baby’s laughter has echoed for the fourth time in the house of the Vice President of the United States of America JD Vance and his Indian-origin wife and Second Lady Usha Vance. Usha Vance has given birth to a healthy son on the morning of Sunday, July 19, 2026, at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland, near Washington. The Vance couple have confirmed this by issuing an official statement on the social media platform ‘X’. This birth has become a historical milestone not only for the Vance family, but for the entire American political history. This is the first time in the 156-year history of America when a child has been born to a Vice President while still in office (Sitting Vice President). Named ‘Alec Neil Vance’, Vance said – ‘Both baby and mother are healthy’ Vice President JD Vance, in his official post revealing the name of the newborn baby, wrote:

"We are thrilled to share that this morning our son, Alec Neel Vance, was born. Both Usha and the baby are completely healthy and happy. Our other three children are very excited and happy to meet their little brother."

Along with this, he expressed his gratitude to the military doctors of Walter Reed Medical Center and the entire team of the White House Medical Unit, who took excellent care of Usha and the child during this entire process. 156-year-old history: Last time such a rare coincidence happened in 1870. According to data from the White House Historical Association, this is a very rare event in American politics: Shayler Colfax’s record: Earlier in the year 1870, then President Ulysses S. During Grant’s tenure, Ellen Wade, the second wife of Vice President Schuyler Colfax Jr., gave birth to a son, Schuyler Colfax III. 1.5 century wait: From then till date (in 156 years) no Vice President had enjoyed the happiness of a child while in office, which has now been changed into a new history in 2026 by the pair of JD and Usha Vance. The entire family of four children, the decision to stay away from Washington for privacy, let us tell you that 41-year-old JD Vance is one of the youngest and influential faces of the current American administration. He married 40-year-old Usha Vance (daughter of Indian immigrants), his classmate during Yale Law School, in 2014. After the arrival of this new guest ‘Alec Neil’, now there are four children in their family – which include two elder sons Ivan (9 years), Vivek (6 years) and a daughter Mirabell Rose (4 years). According to sources, the Vance family has leased a house in the Middleburg area of ​​rural Northern Virginia to give their children a normal and quiet life amidst the political glare and security cordon of Washington DC. Although the Vice President’s official residence will remain the ‘Naval Observatory’, he will use this new residence to raise his children. Meanwhile, top leaders of both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party have sent congratulatory messages to the Vance family for this new arrival and historic record.


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