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6 Highlights From the Pence-Harris Debate
During the vice presidential debate Wednesday night, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence sparred over a variety of policies, revealing significant differences on several issues. The debate, which was moderated by USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page, featured the two contenders discussing issues ranging from climate change and COVID-19 to abortion…Fred Lucas -
More Young Americans Agree That ‘Every Life Matters,’ Pence Says
RALEIGH, North Carolina—The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in June striking down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics is proof of what’s at stake with the federal judiciary, Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday in remarks at a pro-life event. President Donald Trump has been able to appoint and win Senate confirmation for more than 200…Ken McIntyre -
As Iowans at Town Hall Worry About Police Protection, Pence Slams ‘Defund’ Movement
URBANDALE, Iowa—Bonnie Mattaliano, a retired health care worker, says she appreciates the Trump administration’s consistent backing of law enforcement. “We have a lot of friends of ours who are police officers. It is hard to see the attacks on them,” Mattaliano, of Solon, Iowa, said Thursday in an interview with The Daily Signal. Mattaliano, 60, was…Rachel del Guidice -
The Washington Post’s ‘Fact Checker,’ Not Pence, Deserves the 4 Lying ‘Pinocchios’
Glenn Kessler, the so-called “fact checker” at The Washington Post, this week called out Vice President Mike Pence’s answer to an interview question about election fraud. But it’s Kessler, not Pence, who deserves four “Pinocchios” for many of the misleading claims he makes about it in his column. Pence said: “Make no mistake about it….Hans von Spakovsky -
Pence: ‘The Choice We Face Is Whether America Remains America’
TAMPA—Vice President Mike Pence portrayed a stark contrast facing America during a visit Wednesday to Florida. “We stand at a crossroads of freedom,” Pence said. “Before us lie two paths: One based on the dignity and worth of every individual, and the other on the growing control of the state. One road leads to greater freedom…Rob Bluey -
Problematic Women: Charlotte Pence Bond on News for Kids, Growing Up Pence, and Marriage
Starting a news program is no small thing, even when it’s for little people. Charlotte Pence Bond, Vice President Mike Pence’s daughter, joins “Problematic Women” to discuss her recently launched news program for kids called the “Littles News Briefing.” Pence Bond, 26, also speaks about her relationship with her dad, growing up in the Pence…Virginia Allen -
Pence: ‘Socialism Has Failed … Freedom Works’
Vice President Mike Pence warned a gathering of conservative activists Thursday about the perils of socialism and its historical record of failure. “Socialism has failed everywhere it has been tried, in every era in every continent. Freedom works,” Pence told a cheering crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC. “It was freedom…Fred Lucas -
This Student Stood Up for Mike Pence Amid Leftist Protests
“I Like Mike” was the campaign that Taylor University freshman David Muselman created when a few progressive students tried to keep Vice President Mike Pence from visiting campus. The vice president had been invited to deliver the 2019 commencement address at the Christian college in Upland, Indiana. When the leftist students tried to block his…Virginia Allen -
Pence: ‘Permanent’ Cease-Fire Achievable Between Turks and Kurds
Vice President Mike Pence expressed hope Tuesday night for a “permanent” cease-fire between Turkey and the Kurds after the five-day pause in hostilities in northeastern Syria that he helped negotiate last week. “Earlier today, we received word from the Syrian defense forces commander that all of their military forces have been pulled from the safe…Fred Lucas -
Mike Pence to Headline First-Ever Heritage Honors Gala
The Heritage Foundation announced Monday that Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the keynote address at the first-ever Heritage Honors gala dinner Oct. 22. Pence’s speech will be part of the leading conservative think tank’s annual President’s Club Meeting, which runs Oct. 21-23 at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C. The event is Heritage’s largest…Rob Bluey -
‘Keep Doing What You’re Doing’: Mike Pence’s Mission as Vice President
Vice President Mike Pence recounted a story Tuesday that illustrates life as President Donald Trump’s right-hand man. The vice president had escaped to Florida earlier this year with wife Karen for “a couple of days on the beach,” according to Pence, when two fellow beachgoers spotted him. “We were sitting there in our ball caps…Rob Bluey -
Pence Says Striking Auto Workers, GM Should Unite Behind Trade Deal
Vice President Mike Pence called for the United Auto Workers and General Motors—at loggerheads in a strike that started Monday—to unite in calling on Congress to approve a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. “I have a respectful message for all the United Auto Workers who are currently on strike,” Pence said Tuesday in…Fred Lucas -
Pence Says He Can’t Recall ‘Greater Honor’ Than Casting Final Vote to Defund Planned Parenthood
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday evening that he doesn't think he has had “a greater honor than to cast the tie-breaking vote to defund Planned Parenthood.” The vice president spoke at a gala celebrating the 40th anniversary of Concerned Women for America, an organization that calls itself “the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization”…Mary Margaret Olohan -
Vice President Pence’s Visit to Poland is a Chance to Reaffirm Strong Ties
Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Poland this weekend in place of President Donald Trump, who canceled his three-day visit on account of Hurricane Dorian’s looming arrival in Florida. During this visit, Pence is expected to announce measures that further solidify the U.S.-Polish bilateral relationship, the revitalization of which has proven one of the…Daniel Kochis -
‘The Bible Stays,’ Pence Tells American Legion of VA Hospital Suit
Veterans gave Vice President Mike Pence a standing ovation on Wednesday when he told them about the Trump administration’s reversing of the bans on religious symbols in veterans hospitals, declaring flatly, “The Bible stays.” Pence was discussing specifically a New Hampshire lawsuit when he addressed the 101st American Legion National Convention in Indianapolis in his…Fred Lucas -
Pence Calls Out Democrats for Allowing Holocaust ‘to Be Cheapened as a Cliché’
Vice President Mike Pence criticized Democratic lawmakers Monday for diminishing the atrocities of the Holocaust in order to promulgate their own political narrative. “We can never allow the memory of those lost in the Holocaust to be forgotten by freedom-loving people around the world. We must teach our children and our children’s children the truth…Molly Prince -
College Refuses to Back Down After Protests Over Pence Speaking
What’s so controversial about an evangelical college inviting an evangelical leader to speak? Absolutely nothing—unless that leader is Vice President Mike Pence. Apparently, there isn’t anywhere the former Indiana governor can go these days without generating debate—including a Christian university in his own home state. But is the protest on Taylor University’s campus real—or just…Tony Perkins -
Pence: Democrats Embrace ‘Infanticide and a Culture of Death’
Vice President Mike Pence used an appearance Friday at an annual gathering of conservatives to call out Democrats for advancing a “culture of death” in recent actions on abortion. “Life is winning in America. For all the progress we’re making, tragically, at the very moment more Americans are embracing the right to life, leading members…Fred Lucas -
Pence Promises Governors a ‘Historic’ Infrastructure Plan
Vice President Mike Pence on Friday told a gathering of state governors that the Trump administration is working with Congress on what he called a “historic” infrastructure program that would both reduce red tape and provide more federal funding. Addressing the governors at the vice presidential residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, Pence did…Fred Lucas -
Pence Praises DEA for Border Security, Weakening Maduro Regime
Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday that regardless of what happens in Congress, the administration will secure the southern border—and that includes a wall. After a briefing on drugs at the southern border by senior officials from the Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Administration, Pence spoke to about 60 DEA employees at the DEA Museum…Fred Lucas