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Israeli soldiers gather in a staging area near the border with Gaza Strip, in southern Israel Tuesday.

What Republican presidential candidates are saying about the Israel-Hamas war

5:00am October 18, 2023

by Jeongyoon Han

Israel is a cornerstone of GOP foreign policy and presidential hopefuls are seeking to stand out from the crowded field as they proclaim their views on Israel, Hamas and the Middle East.

Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Northside Conservatives Club Meeting, on August 30 in Iowa.

Mike Pence says Republicans "face a choice" in 2024: populism or conservatism

2:36pm September 06, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

The former vice president didn't pull any punches in a headlining event at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics where he argued that conservatism, not populism, is the future of the GOP.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate on April 4, in Palm Beach, Fla.

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Judge sets March 4, 2024, as Trump trial date in election interference case

3:07pm August 28, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

The judge overseeing a criminal case against former President Donald Trump for interfering with the 2020 presidential election has set a trial date of March 4, 2024.

Vice President Mike Pence speaks alongside President Donald Trump in 2020. As Trump was being arraigned in Washington on yet another round of criminal charges this week, his former runningmate-turned-rival Mike Pence unveiled merchandise that quotes "Too Honest," a reference to Trump's response when Pence rebuffed his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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Opinion: Trump said Pence is 'too honest'

8:16am August 05, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon ponders a detail in this week's indictment of former President Trump: When his vice president refused to join a scheme to overturn the 2020 election, Trump called him "too honest."

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Trump, DeSantis, and Pence headline North Carolina Republican Party Convention in Greensboro

4:30pm June 08, 2023

by David Ford

The North Carolina Republican Party Convention is underway in Greensboro with headline speakers including Former President Donald Trump, Former Vice President Mike Pence, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

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Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a Coolidge and the American Project luncheon on Feb. 16. On Saturday, Pence criticized former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Pence says Trump was 'wrong' about Jan. 6 and that history will hold him accountable

6:14pm March 12, 2023

The former vice president said Trump's "reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day," in his most forceful rebuke yet of his two-time running mate.

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Then-President Donald Trump and then-Vice President Mike Pence are pictured in 2020.

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The Pence subpoena could set up a showdown over executive privilege

12:58pm February 11, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly invoked executive privilege as attempts to block testimony about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an event at the Heritage Foundation think tank on Oct. 19, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

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FBI conducts 'consensual' search on Mike Pence's Indiana home

3:57pm February 10, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

Former Vice President Mike Pence's Indiana home is being searched with consent from the former vice president's team. This comes after Pence reported classified documents in his possession.

Former Vice President Mike Pence (right) speaks with Morning Edition co-host Steve Inskeep at the law library of the Indiana state capitol in Indianapolis on Monday.

Mike Pence, pondering a presidential run, condemns Trump's rhetoric on Jan. 6

8:18am November 22, 2022

by Steve Inskeep

Former Vice President Mike Pence tells Morning Edition that he and former President Donald Trump have gone "our separate ways." Pence looks back on pivotal moments and ahead to what he might do next.

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Former Vice President Pence spoke at a "Politics and Eggs" event in New Hampshire on Wednesday and said he would consider an invitation to testify to the House Jan. 6 committee.

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Pence says he'd consider testifying to House January 6 committee

12:01pm August 17, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

During an event in New Hampshire Wednesday morning, former Vice President Pence said he'd consider an invitation from the House January 6 committee to testify.