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Trump dismisses concern over virus spreading inside White House
Though it may appear spacious in movies and TV shows, the West Wing is actually rather cramped, making social distancing difficult

U.S. vice president's spokeswoman tests positive for coronavirus
News that staffer Katie Miller had fallen ill boost fears that the White House is at risk of becoming a viral hot spot

Trump aides defend U.S. coronavirus response
Vice President Mike Pence and Health Secretary Alex Azar go on Sunday talk shows with the message that risks from the disease remain low for most Americans and promises to make up for testing shortfalls

World leaders in Israel to recall horrors of Auschwitz
The presidents of Russia, France and Germany, US Vice President Mike Pence and Britain's Prince Charles are set to address the somber event at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center in Jerusalem

Pence aide testifies in Trump impeachment inquiry
A veteran diplomat who advises Vice President Mike Pence on Europe and Russia, Jennifer Williams will be the first person from the vice president's office to testify

Pence slams NBA, urging tougher stance on China
US Vice President Mike Pence says the 'NBA is acting like a wholly owned subsidiary' of China
Erdogan warns Syria offensive will resume unless Kurds complete withdrawal
'If the promises given to our country by the United States are not kept, we will continue our operation from where we left off with greater determination,' Erdogan says

Turkey, U.S. agree on Syria ceasefire to force Kurdish fighters' withdrawal
The agreement for the 120-hour pause eases what escalated into an unprecedented crisis between the United States and Turkey, but critics quickly accused President Donald Trump of again abandoning Kurdish allies

Erdogan says Turkey 'can never declare ceasefire' in north Syria
US President Donald Trump says, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Ankara to press Turkey to halt its offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters

U.S. slaps sanctions on Turkey as Syrian regime returns to north
The actions come hours after regime troops returned for the first time in years to parts of northeastern Syria, invited by Kurdish fighters desperate for protection as the United States pulls out

One giant leap: 50 years ago, humanity's first steps on the Moon
(UPDATED) NASA plans to return to the Moon to test technology for Mars by 2024

In rare U.S. criticism, Pence urges Saudis to free blogger Badawi
US Vice President Mike Pence says, in 'Saudi Arabia, blogger Raif Badawi is still in prison for the alleged crime of criticizing Islam through electronic means'

U.S. VP Pence visits overcrowded migrant camp, deplores 'crisis'
Democrats bow to pressure as Congress approves $4.6 billion in emergency aid for Trump's border funding request
Pence asks U.N. to recognize Guaido as Venezuela's leader
Washington will present a draft resolution to the UN Security Council aimed at recognizing Juan Guaido and appointing his representative as the ambassador to the world body
NATO anniversary party turns ugly as US rips Germany, Turkey
Hours before foreign ministers from the 29-member Western alliance opens talks in Washington, US Vice President Mike Pence delivers a stinging rebuke

Venezuela's Guaido and Pence agree to tighten noose on Maduro
The meeting comes after 4 people were killed and hundreds injured as Guaido supporters clashed with Venezuelan security forces on the borders with Colombia and Brazil over the weekend in a thwarted bid to bring in humanitarian aid

Iran takes aim at 'hateful' Pence comments
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says US Vice President Mike Pence's comments against Iran 'are both ridiculous but at the same time very very dangerous'

Pence demands EU isolate Iran as Israelis, Arabs unite
(UPDATED) US Vice President Mike Pence takes direct aim at allies Britain, France, and Germany, denouncing their new initiative to let European companies operate in Iran in defiance of unilateral US sanctions

U.S., Israeli leaders head to Poland with eyes on pressing Iran
'This is a global coalition that is built to deliver on the important mission of reducing the risk that has emanated from the Middle East for far too long,' says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

U.S. presents Middle East vision in Warsaw, but no converts
The countries that are sending top officials to Warsaw are pushing for a tough line on Iran

APEC leaders divided after U.S., China spat
(4th UPDATE) For the first time in the history of the APEC grouping, leaders were unable to agree on a formal written declaration amid sharp differences over trade policy
U.S., China in APEC cruise ship clash on trade, influence
(3rd UPDATE) Representatives from both countries duel in back-to-back speeches at a pre-APEC business forum

U.S., China rivalry to dominate APEC summit
The high-profile trade war between the world's two largest economies – as well as tit-for-tat tariff measures – will also serve as a backdrop to what could be a tense gathering

Pence says Trump-Kim meeting likely after New Year
Vice President Mike Pence insists US government would not repeat mistakes of the past where promises were broken

U.S. urges sustained sanctions pressure on North Korea
In remarks at the opening of a meeting with Southeast Asian leaders, Vice President Mike Pence says America's regional 'partnership also includes our pressure campaign regarding' the North
U.S. VP Mike Pence criticizes Suu Kyi over Myanmar treatment of Rohingya
Pence adds to the pressure on Suu Kyi, who this week has had an Amnesty International honor revoked and faced sharp words from Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad

Call for open markets as world leaders gather in Singapore
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong calls for Southeast Asian companies to invest more in each others' markets and be more open to foreign competition

Maduro calls U.S. vice president 'a madman' for linking Venezuela to caravan
Nicolas Maduro, the socialist president of Venezuela, says 'imperialist paranoia' leads the US 'to accuse Maduro and Venezuela of everything that happens to them'

With Pence salvo, US declares full-on China rivalry
US president Donald Trump's message to Beijing: he 'will not back down'

Pence paints China as enemy in U.S. election
Vice President Mike Pence accuses China of waging an 'unprecedented effort to influence American public opinion' ahead of critical congressional elections on November 6

Officials rush to assure Trump they didn't pen op-ed criticizing him
Amid frenzied speculation about who is hiding behind a cloak of anonymity, Vice President Mike Pence is the first to assert that he did not pen the New York Times piece

Trump, under pressure to honor McCain, orders flags to half-staff
Donald Trump's about-face comes after he found himself mired in controversy over his rather conspicuous failure to pay tribute to McCain

North Korea slams 'ignorant and stupid' Pence, renews summit threat
North Korea's Choe Son-Hui lambasts a media interview on Monday, May 21, in which US Vice President Mike Pence warns Kim Jong-Un that it would be a 'great mistake' to try and play Donald Trump

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Secret Pence, North Korea meeting planned, then scrapped
(UPDATED) Pyongyang scrapped the planned talks during the 2018 Winter Olympics after the US vice president denounced abuses from the 'murderous regime,' US officials say

U.S., South Korea united despite inter-Korea talks – Pence
North and South Korea hold talks in conjunction with the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, believed by analysts to undermine alliance between Seoul and Washington
'Kimchi diplomacy' for two Koreas in Olympic rapprochement
(UPDATED) There is speculation Pyongyang could invite South Korea President Moon Jae-in to visit for a summit later this year

Trump praises White House aide accused of domestic abuse
(UDATED) White House speechwriter David Sorensen resigns in the same week, also over domestic abuse claims. He denies the allegations.

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U.S. won't rule out Olympics talks with North Korea
Rex Tillerson: 'With respect to the vice president's trip to the Olympics and whether or not there would be an opportunity for any kind of a meeting with North Korea, I think we'll just see'

Pence in Jerusalem pledges embassy move by end of 2019, faces protest
Pence's speech, filled with biblical references and praise of Israel, is greeted with loud applause by Israeli Jewish lawmakers

Palestinian president to shun Pence over Jerusalem move
'There will be no meeting with the vice president of America in Palestine,' Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's diplomatic adviser Majdi al-Khaldi says. 'The United States has crossed all the red lines with the Jerusalem decision,' he adds.

Under fire Tillerson denies rift with Trump
(3rd UPDATE) 'I serve at the appointment of the president and I am here for as long as the president feels I can be useful to achieving his objectives,' says US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

U.S. rallies LatAm on Venezuela after Trump military warning
The United States rallies its Latin American allies after President Donald Trump warned of possible military action

Pence stresses 'peaceable' solution sought for Venezuela
US Vice President Pence: We have many options for Venezuela but the president also remains confident that working with all of our allies across Latin America we can achieve a peaceable solution

Angry Pence denies eye on 2020 U.S. presidential bid
US Vice President Mike Pence slams a New York Times article on a supposed shadow campaign for 2020 calling it disgraceful and offensive

Pence slams Russian 'occupation' on Georgia visit
Pence is currently on a tour of Eastern Europe aimed at reassuring US allies rattled over Russia s 2014 annexation of Crimea and backing for a bloody separatist rebellion in Ukraine

Russia expulsions won't deter U.S. 'commitment to allies' – Pence
We stand with the people and nations of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania and we always will US Vice President Mike Pence says

Mike Pence walks high wire over Trump scandals
As the Russia scandal encroaches ever further on Donald Trump s White House the vice president is also walking a political tightrope

Liftoff for Trump's bold space plans may have to wait
How will the United States space program play out under the leadership of US President Donald Trump?
