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Putting Mike Pence in charge is proof that the White House wants to protect its political line, not protect Americans To effectively contain an outbreak, government decisions must be based on saving lives, not scoring political points. Last week, the White House announced that the vice-president, Mike Pence, will lead the coronavirus task force. The […] More
Vice-President is leading White House taskforce on outbreak Republicans are only ‘pushing back’, Pence claims Robert Reich: Trump’s cuts have made the danger far worse When Donald Trump Jr said Democrats hope coronavirus “kills millions of people” in the US because they want to bring his father down, he was merely “pushing back” at politicisation […] More
The Texas senator tried to pick a fight after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out Mike Pence’s coronavirus credentials If you were in search of a scientifically minded, steadying presence to guide the country through the potential fallout of the coronavirus, you could not do much worse than Vice-President Mike Pence. This being the Donald Trump administration, […] More
The Vermont senator saw a landslide victory in Nevada while the vice-president faces criticism for leading the US coronavirus response Bernie Sanders steamrollered through the Nevada primary and Donald Trump played down the coronavirus threat. Who’s up and who’s down this week in US politics? Continue reading… More
At the annual CPAC conference in Maryland, Republicans were in buoyant mood about the president’s re-election prospects “Four more years!” the crowd chanted at Mike Pence, the vice-president. “Four more years!” Not so long ago, under the shadow of investigations, impeachment and dismal approval ratings, Donald Trump’s re-election seemed a long shot. But at the […] More
Trump’s pick met with outrage from experts who question vice-president’s record on health and say appointment ‘endangers us’ As an aspiring congressman, Mike Pence once claimed “smoking doesn’t kill”. As governor of the midwestern state of Indiana, he faced heavy criticism for his handling of the situation when the state experienced the worst HIV crisis […] More
Vice-president to take charge of US response to coronavirus Democrat challengers campaigning in run-up to South Carolina and Super Tuesday Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 12.12pm GMT United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has delivered a broadside in Geneva against Donald Trump’s policies on environment and migration, accusing the president of […] More
The vice-president’s daughter is increasingly becoming a link between anti-abortion organizations and the youth vote America’s anti-abortion movement has a new darling with an indisputable pedigree and a firm link to the heart of the White House: Charlotte Pence Bond, vice-president Mike Pence’s middle daughter. I joke with people that I’m not very political, which […] More
