Pence seeks 'common sense' Social Security, Medicare reform
As he mulls a 2024 presidential bid, former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called for “common sense and compassionate solutions" to reform entitlement programs and the nation's debt burden, suggesting changes to Social Security and Medicare programs hurtling toward insolvency, particularly for younger generations, without naming specific recommendations. “What we need now is leadership because, if we act in this moment with the support of this generation, we can introduce common sense reforms that will never touch anyone who is in retirement, or anyone who will retire in the next 25 years,” Pence told an audience of college students at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. What to do with Social Security and Medicare, as the programs close in on projected insolvency dates, has emerged as a dividing line for Republicans seeking to lead their party in the 2024 presidential contest.
news.yahoo.comPence on Trump calls for protests against indictment: ‘Violence will not be tolerated’
Former Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday that he considers the Manhattan district attorney’s potential indictment of former President Trump to be “deeply troubling” but emphasized that “violence will not be tolerated” as the former president calls for protests. Trump said in a post to Truth Social that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday in…
news.yahoo.comTrump says biggest threat to America is not Russia but 'USA-hating people,' including 'godless' Marxists
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday in a new video that the biggest threat to the U.S. isn't Russia but rather Americans who hate their own country, including "godless" Marxists.
foxnews.comFormer Air Force officer gets prison term for Capitol attack
A retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat gear and carried zip-tie handcuffs into the Senate gallery was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison. Larry Brock joined other rioters on the Senate floor only minutes after then-Vice President Mike Pence, senators and their staff evacuated the chamber to escape the mob attacking the building on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Judge John Bates also sentenced Brock to two years of supervised release after his prison term and ordered him to perform 100 hours of community service.
news.yahoo.comNew judge to oversee Trump grand jury investigations
A new judge is poised to assume oversight of grand jury investigations concerning former President Donald Trump, including the ongoing probe into classified documents found at his Florida estate. U.S. District Judge James “Jeb” Boasberg is being sworn in Friday as chief judge of the federal district court in Washington, D.C. That role will give Boasberg, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, oversight of grand jury matters as well as sealed disputes that have surfaced in probes involving Trump.
news.yahoo.comPence defends joke about Buttigieg 'maternity leave'
The husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday he hasn’t heard from Mike Pence in the days since the former vice president mocked his family, but will continue to hold him accountable for his words. Chasten Buttigieg was asked on ABC’s “The View” whether Pence contacted him after joking at a dinner for journalists and politicians that Pete Buttigieg took “maternity leave” after he and his husband adopted newborn twins. “Pete is the only person in human history to have a child and everyone else gets postpartum depression,” Pence said Saturday at the Gridiron Dinner.
news.yahoo.comDivide on Ukraine support emerges in early 2024 GOP field
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are emerging as leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, but when it comes to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they are united in arguing that stopping the aggression isn’t a vital U.S. strategic interest.
Mike Pence reacts to criticism over 'flamboyantly pure' promise to his wife
In an exclusive interview with Yahoo News Chief National Correspondent Jon Ward, former Vice President Mike Pence responds to criticism over his decision to never dine alone with a woman other than his wife, Karen Pence. “I’m a sinner saved by grace,” he jokes, adding, “The outpouring of support that we’ve encountered in the months and the years that followed that [were] very humbling to me.”
news.yahoo.comChasten Buttigieg responds to Pence’s paternity leave joke: ‘Where would you be?’
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s husband Chasten Buttigieg on Monday pushed back against former Vice President Mike Pence’s jokes about his husband’s paternity leave, questioning where he would be if his grandchild was born prematurely. “An honest question for you,@mikepence, after your attempted joke this weekend. If your grandchild was born prematurely and placed on a…
news.yahoo.comPence: American people want ‘problem solvers, not payback’
In an exclusive one-on-one interview with Yahoo News Chief National Correspondent Jon Ward, former Vice President Mike Pence responds to former President Donald Trump’s vow of “retribution” if elected for a second term. Pence tells Yahoo News, “In the next election I think the American people are going to be looking for problem solvers, not payback.”
news.yahoo.comPence delivers rebuke of Trump's role in Jan. 6 riot
In his strongest statement to date, former Vice President Mike Pence criticized former President Donald Trump and his role in the Jan. 6 attack. Pence said "his reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day." Pence delivered his strongest rebuke of Trump as he moves closer to a possible 2024 presidential run. Robert Costa reports.
news.yahoo.comPence says Trump 'endangered my family' on Jan. 6
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday harshly criticized former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, widening the rift between the two men as they prepare to battle over the Republican nomination in next year's election. “President Trump was wrong," Pence said during remarks at the annual white-tie Gridiron Dinner attended by politicians and journalists. Pence's remarks were the sharpest condemnation yet from the once-loyal lieutenant who has often shied away from confronting his former boss.
news.yahoo.comPence urges Ukraine support as GOP hopefuls split on US aid
Former Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. should step up support for Ukraine, marking the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion with calls for faster military aid that put him out of step with some of his likely 2024 presidential rivals.
DOJ search of Pence's office turns up no new classified docs
The Justice Department has searched the office of former Vice President Mike Pence’s Washington advocacy group as part of its investigation into the discovery of sensitive documents at the homes and offices of current and former top U.S. officials.
Past US presidents, VPs asked to recheck for classified docs
The National Archives has asked former presidents and vice presidents to recheck their personal records for any classified documents following the news that President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence had documents in the possession after they left office.
Jan. 6 report: Trump 'lit that fire' of Capitol insurrection
The House Jan. 6 committee’s final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol.
Ex-Pence aide shrugs off doubts in Indiana election post bid
Former Mike Pence aide Diego Morales won the Republican nomination to become Indiana’s secretary of state after talking up a push for tighter state voting restrictions and appealing to those who believe the 2020 presidential election was riddled with fraud.
Jan. 6 takeaways: Subpoena for Trump, warnings for democracy
The House Jan. 6 committee has taken the extraordinary action of subpoenaing former President Donald Trump as it issued a stark warning in its final public hearing before the midterm election: The future of the nation’s democracy is at stake.