More Than 20% of US Lives in a Virus Hot Spot
It’s been a frequent Trump administration talking point on the recent spike in Covid-19 infections: Don’t worry, only a small sliver of U.S. counties is at greater risk.
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Pence Kicks Off Faith Tour in Red Milwaukee Suburb
Vice President Mike Pence launched his “Faith in America” rally tour in a Milwaukee suburb Tuesday, returning to a reliably conservative area of a key battleground state to drum up enthusiasm among the president’s base less than five months from the election.
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Pence Self-Isolates in a Crucial Week
The Trump administration’s leading health experts on the novel coronavirus will testify in a Senate hearing by videoconference this week after three of them and the committee’s chairman were exposed to people who tested positive for Covid-19.
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Second White House Staffer Tests Positive for Coronavirus
After a second White House employee tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the White House on Friday insisted it is taking precautions to prevent the virus from spreading in the building.
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White House to Phase Out Coronavirus Task Force
Despite the U.S. Covid-19 death toll reaching 70,000 on Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence said the White House coronavirus task force will soon disband thanks to the “tremendous progress” the nation has made in fighting the pandemic.
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Trump Won’t Get Tested After Meeting With Infected Official
A Brazilian official who met with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence just days ago has tested positive for COVID-19, but the White House says neither Trump nor Pence will be tested for the coronavirus.
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Aboard Cruise Ship Off California Coast, 21 Test Positive for Coronavirus
Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday that 21 people aboard a cruise ship off the coast of California have tested positive for coronavirus.
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Pence Talks Coronavirus Response With Florida Governor
Vice President Mike Pence met with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday as the White House seeks to quell growing fears of a widespread outbreak of the coronavirus, which has put the stock market on track for its worst week since 2008.
Read moreVice President Visits Florida for ‘Latinos for Trump’ Event
Vice President Mike Pence rallied a Florida church full of potential Latino voters on Thursday evening by appealing to their faith and announcing a disaster declaration for Puerto Rico.
Read morePence Works to Reassure Kurdish Allies in Surprise Iraq Trip
Vice President Mike Pence worked to reassure the United States’ Kurdish allies in an unannounced trip to Iraq on Saturday, the highest-level American trip since President Donald Trump ordered a pullback of U.S. forces in Syria two months ago.
Read morePence Aide From Trump-Zelensky Call to Testify in Impeachment Probe
As the public barrels toward televised hearings in the impeachment inquiry next week, the closed-door testimony parade continues Thursday with an aide to Vice President Mike Pence who listened in on the call that started it all.
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Pence: US and Turkey Agree to Ceasefire in Syria
The United States and Turkey announced a five-day ceasefire Thursday in the invasion of Syria by Turkish forces that has resulted in the slaughter of Kurdish fighters.
Read moreWhite House Subpoenaed, Pence Drawn Into Impeachment Probe
House lawmakers leading the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump subpoenaed the White House on Friday for records related to the president’s engagement with Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky.
Read moreDemocrats to Probe Pence Stay at Trump Ireland Resort
Expanding their investigation into President Donald Trump’s business dealings and potential violations of anti-corruption rules, House Democrats have demanded travel expenditure records from Vice President Mike Pence’s trip to Ireland this week that included a stay at a Trump resort.
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Iceland’s Leader Will Skip Meeting With Pence
Iceland’s prime minister said she will skip U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to her Nordic nation, to keep “prior commitments” by attending a trade union conference and meetings in Sweden.
Read morePence Tour of Migrant Center Shows Men Crowded in Cages
Vice President Mike Pence toured two detention facilities on the Texas border Friday, including a Border Patrol station where hundreds of men were crowded in sweltering cages without cots.
Read moreFellow Hoosiers Buttigieg and Pence Have Complicated Relationship
On the campaign trail, Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg blasts Vice President Mike Pence’s cultural and religious conservatism. But as the mayor of Indiana’s fourth-largest city, his tone toward the state’s Republican former governor was more muted.
Read morePence in Colombia Announces New Sanctions on Maduro
The Trump administration announced new sanctions Monday on allies of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro as it struggles to find new ways to boost his opponent after an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the economically devastated nation faltered amid strong resistance from security forces loyal to the socialist leader.
Read morePence Flies to Colombia to Plan Moves Against Maduro
Vice President Mike Pence travels Monday to Bogotá, Colombia to meet with members of a regional coalition and Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to discuss the next steps aimed at ousting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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