Dec 21 With procedural vote, Senate advances bill to stop partial shutdown By Associated Press The move doesn’t immediately end the threat of a partial federal shutdown at midnight Friday. But it kick-starts negotiations as Congress tries to find a resolution to Trump’s demand for the wall. Continue reading
Dec 12 AP Analysis: A rancorous first glimpse of new Trump-Democrats dynamic By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump's first encounter with newly empowered congressional Democrats produced a striking Oval Office display that revealed how ill-prepared he is for the biggest political challenge of his presidency. Continue reading
Nov 27 Pence and Kushner make push for criminal justice rewrite on Capitol Hill By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senators announced a bipartisan agreement on the legislation earlier this month, but McConnell has yet to say whether he will hold a vote on the bill. Vice President Kike Pence and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner are expected to… Continue reading
Nov 17 Pence, Xi trade barbs in speeches at Pacific summit By Jim Gomez, Stephen Wright, Associated Press Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence traded barbs in speeches at a summit of world leaders Saturday, outlining competing visions for global leadership as trade and other tensions between them simmer. Continue reading
Oct 24 AP fact check: Pence flubs federal statistics on terrorists By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence misstated federal statistics Tuesday when trying to help President Donald Trump make the case that terrorists are among thousands of migrants moving through Mexico toward the U.S. border. Trump himself acknowledged he's got no proof terrorists… Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Vice President Pence accuses China of meddling in U.S. By Deb Reichmann, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence charged Thursday that Russia's influence operations in America pale in comparison with the covert and overt activities China is taking to interfere in the U.S. midterm elections and counter President Donald Trump's tough trade policies against… Continue reading
Sep 10 Pence: I’m confident no one on my staff wrote the NYT column By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence says he's "100 percent confident" that no one on his staff was involved with the anonymous New York Times column criticizing President Donald Trump's leadership. Continue reading
Aug 23 WATCH: Pence says Space Force will be established by 2020 By Erica R. Hendry The vice president is scheduled to speak at 1:45 p.m. EDT. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: Trump claims U.S. is ‘economic envy of the entire world’ By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump is celebrating data showing the U.S. economy surged in the April-June quarter to an annual growth rate of 4.1 percent. Continue reading
Jul 26 Pence says U.S. will sanction Turkey unless American pastor freed By Susannah George, Associated Press The United States threatened NATO ally Turkey with sanctions Thursday over a detained American pastor held on terror and espionage charges. Continue reading