Nov 11 Trump shakes up transition team, elevating Pence’s role By Julie Pace and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is shaking up his transition team as he plunges into the work of setting up his administration, elevating Vice President-elect Mike Pence to head the operations. It amounts to a demotion for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie,… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 3:15 Questions of character continue to dominate final campaign scramble By PBS News Hour Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and their surrogates campaigned across the country with five short days to go. Clinton appeared in North Carolina and President Obama in Florida, trying to fire up student voters. Trump also campaigned in the Sunshine State,… Continue watching
Oct 28 Campaign plane carrying Mike Pence skids off New York runway By Will Weissert, Associated Press The plane was coming to New York from Fort Dodge, Iowa, where it had made a hard landing but stayed on the runway earlier Thursday afternoon. After a rally in Fort Dodge, Pence's flight to New York was delayed because… Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 4:22 Last debate looming, VP running mates cheer top of their tickets from the trail By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will debate for the last time in Las Vegas, where both campaigns have invited guests who may rattle the opposition. The final face-off comes as Donald Trump faces sliding poll numbers and allegations of sexual… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 2:57 Obama calls out Trump on rigged election claims By PBS News Hour President Obama mocked Donald Trump’s suggestions that the presidential election will be rigged, saying that blaming someone else when things are going badly means one doesn’t have what it takes to do the job. But Trump running mate Mike Pence… Continue watching
Oct 16 Pence says GOP ticket will ‘absolutely’ accept election outcome By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Mike Pence said Sunday he and Donald Trump will abide by "the will of the American people" on Election Day. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 3:33 Trump fires back after more women come forward with assault stories By PBS News Hour New accusations of sexual impropriety against Donald Trump emerged Friday. Running mate Mike Pence suggested the Trump campaign would be releasing evidence to disprove the allegations made by several women, but had not done so as of late afternoon. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Ryan won’t campaign for Trump; Clinton widens lead in polls By PBS News Hour Speaker of the House Paul Ryan says he will no longer defend or campaign for Donald Trump. The announcement comes three days after The Washington Post released a 2005 video in which Trump uses vulgar language to describe his treatment… Continue watching
Oct 10 Pence reaffirms backing of Trump after second debate By Thomas Beaumont and Brian Slodysko, Associated Press After canceling a weekend campaign appearance and leaving Donald Trump alone to deal with a video of sexually predatory remarks, Gov. Mike Pence trumpeted the GOP nominee's debate performance and hit the road for swing-state North Carolina. Continue reading
Oct 09 Republicans urge Pence to replace Trump in presidential race By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence faces a critical test after Donald Trump's comments about women. Continue reading