US Democratic VP nominee Walz accepts CBS News' offer to debate Vance on Oct. 1

Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks at a campaign event with Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) campus, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., August 10, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz said on Wednesday he has agreed to debate his Republican rival JD Vance on Oct. 1, which is one of four dates proposed by CBS News for a vice presidential debate.

Vance has not said whether he would accept the Oct. 1 date.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward; Editing by Eric Beech)