Mike Pence Is Still Afraid of Trump

And he is not alone among Republican presidential aspirants.

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For Trump and His Potential 2024 G.O.P. Rivals, It’s All About Iowa

As former Vice President Mike Pence visits the state on Saturday, Iowa has become pivotal for possible Republican presidential contenders, and for Donald Trump in particular.

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‘History Will Hold Donald Trump Accountable’ for Jan. 6, Pence Says

At a Washington dinner event, Mike Pence criticized the president he served under as well as Republicans who are minimizing the Capitol riot.

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Trump Knows How to Make Promises. Do His Rivals?

Mike Pence and Nikki Haley somehow manage to propose ideas that are both implausible and unpopular.

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Seeking Evangelicals’ Support Again, Trump Confronts a Changed Religious Landscape

Evangelicals were wooed by Donald Trump’s promise of an anti-abortion Supreme Court. Now, they’re back playing the field.

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G.O.P. Donors in New York Await a Parade of Presidential Hopefuls

Donald Trump’s support in the city’s wealthy political circles is waning, as 2024 rivals and potential candidates, including Nikki Haley and Mike Pence, make the rounds.

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Mike Pence Should Drop His Grand Jury Subpoena Gambit

The former vice president is injecting campaign-style politics into the special counsel’s inquiry and risks doing real damage to his reputation.

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Special Counsel Seeks to Force Pence to Testify Before Jan. 6 Grand Jury

Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to set aside any claims of executive privilege that former Vice President Mike Pence might raise to avoid answering questions.

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Why Medicare and Social Security Are Sustainable

Reports of their inevitable collapse are greatly exaggerated.

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Timothy J. Heaphy Led the House Jan. 6 Investigation. Here’s What He Learned.

The top staff investigator for the House inquiry on the Capitol attack opened up about his biggest takeaways and why proving intent is the key to a criminal charge against former President Donald J. Trump.

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Prosecuting Trump

The decision whether to indict Trump should be based on the law, not on a fear of the consequences of indicting him.

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Can Nikki Haley Surprise the G.O.P. Field? Our Columnists Weigh In.

A new scorecard looks at the strengths and weaknesses of Republican presidential candidates.

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Biden Officials to Brief Leaders in Congress on Mishandled Classified Files

The disclosure won’t include sharing the specific documents that improperly accompanied top officials when they left office, which lawmakers of both parties have demanded to see.

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Pence to Oppose Subpoena Seeking Testimony in Jan. 6 Inquiry

The former vice president is said to be planning to invoke the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause, saying his role as president of the Senate should insulate him from grand jury questions.

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Will Trump and Biden Gang Up on DeSantis?

Why the non-Trump G.O.P. candidates can expect similar attacks from the Biden White House and the Trump campaign.

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F.B.I. Is Searching Mike Pence’s Home in Indiana

Aides to former Vice President Mike Pence agreed to the search after discussions with the Justice Department.

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Pence Gets Subpoena From Special Counsel in Jan. 6 Investigation

The move by Jack Smith, the special counsel, is one of the most aggressive in his investigation of Donald Trump’s efforts to stay in power and is likely to lead to a battle over executive privilege.

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Koch Network, Aiming to ‘Turn the Page’ on Trump, Will Play in the G.O.P. Primaries

The move by the alliance of conservative donors could provide an enormous boost to a Republican alternative to the former president.

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As Archives Leans on Ex-Presidents, Its Only Weapon Is ‘Please’

The National Archives does not have any independent ability to enforce its request that former presidents and vice presidents to scour their files for classified documents.

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Biden Faces Blowback From Democrats on Classified Documents

The discovery of classified documents has thrust President Biden into an uncomfortable position after he started the new year with plans to do a victory lap of sorts.

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Classified Documents Found at Pence’s Home in Indiana

The documents were “inadvertently boxed and transported” to the former vice president’s home at the end of the Trump administration, Mr. Pence’s representative wrote in a letter to the National Archives.

#classified-information-and-state-secrets, #pence-mike

Republicans Under Pressure as Anti-Abortion Activists Call for a National Ban

Activists are pushing for tougher abortion restrictions, while politicians fear turning off swing voters who don’t support strict limits like a national ban.

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John Eastman Is Unbowed as Investigations Proliferate

A legal reckoning awaits a chief architect of Donald Trump’s effort to reverse his election loss. But in Mr. Eastman’s telling, he was far from a criminal.

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Jingle Bell Time Is a Swell Time to Decide About a 2024 Campaign

A host of Democrats and Republicans say they’ll discuss running for office with their families, weighing their political futures with eggnog, board games and maybe a wise uncle.

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Mike Pence Plays to the G.O.P. Base From a Times Stage

Mr. Pence, while promoting his new book at the DealBook Summit, frowned upon the idea of the Justice Department’s taking action against his former boss.

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Here are the Top Questions for Today’s DealBook Summit Speakers

Andrew will interview Janet Yellen, Volodymyr Zelensky, Mark Zuckerberg, Andy Jassy, Ben Affleck and many more.

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Mike Pence Is Having a Moment He Doesn’t Deserve

His memoir, “So Help Me God,” is very illuminating, though not always in the way the former vice president wants it to be.

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Justice Dept. Seeking to Question Pence in Jan. 6 Investigation

Prosecutors want to speak with the former vice president as a witness to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power, and he is said to be considering how to respond.

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A Crowd of Possible Trump Rivals Renews G.O.P. Fears of a Divided Field

Ron DeSantis, Ted Cruz, Mike Pompeo, Nikki Haley and other Republicans with a potential eye on 2024 gathered in Las Vegas at a moment of deep vulnerability for Donald Trump.

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Pence on a Trump 2024 Run: ‘I Think We’ll Have Better Choices’

In an interview, the former vice president expressed anger over Donald Trump’s conduct on Jan. 6, 2021, but deflected questions about his character.

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Pence Says Trump Was ‘Reckless’ in Assailing Him on Jan. 6

In excerpts from an interview with ABC, the former vice president said he was angered that Donald J. Trump’s tweet during the Capitol attack had endangered him and his family.

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In New Book, Pence Reflects on Trump and Jan. 6

“You’re too honest,” President Donald J. Trump said as he pressured his vice president to intervene to block Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory.

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Mike Pence Runs Toward Abortion Fight

While many in the G.O.P. are trying to avoid talking about abortion in the weeks before midterm elections, the former vice president wants to make the procedure “unthinkable.”

#abortion, #midterm-elections-2022, #pence-mike

A Chess Champion’s Warning About Ukraine and U.S. Democracy

Seeing the Russian invasion as part of a war on democracy that poses a serious threat to the United States, Garry Kasparov is leading a push to keep Western countries engaged in the fight.

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House Passes Overhaul of Electoral Count, Moving to Avert Another Jan. 6 Crisis

The legislation, opposed by most Republicans, is a bid to update the law that former President Donald J. Trump tried to exploit on Jan. 6, 2021, to invalidate his defeat.

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Jan. 6 Panel Questions Trump Cabinet on 25th Amendment Talks

The House select committee has used the August congressional recess to delve into discussions inside former President Donald J. Trump’s cabinet about removing him from office after the riot.

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Mike Pence Is Spineless

During the Trump years, Pence was an enabler and accomplice. He helped to sell Trump and defend him.

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Pence Calls on Republicans to Stop Assailing the F.B.I. After Mar-a-Lago Search

Former Vice President Mike Pence also said he would consider talking to the Jan. 6 committee if he were “summoned to testify.”

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Lawmakers Urge Electoral Count Changes to Fix Flaws Trump Exploited

Lawmakers in both parties are eager to act after former President Donald J. Trump and his allies sought to exploit a 135-year-old law to overturn the 2020 election.

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Is It All About ‘Fealty to Trump’s Delusions’? Three Writers Talk About Where the G.O.P. Is Headed

How should we assess the Republican Party?

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Mike Pence Keeps Trying to Make Mike Pence Happen

It’s difficult to find a Republican strategist who will say the former vice president has a real chance in a 2024 matchup against his former boss. But he’s clearly laying the groundwork.

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Mike Pence Urges Conservatives to Look Forward as a Trump Cloud Hovers

Mr. Pence, speaking in Washington hours before Donald Trump was set to do the same, tried to draw distinctions with the former president after a week of revelations related to Jan. 6, 2021.

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Marc Short Testifies to Grand Jury in Jan. 6 Investigation

Marc Short, who was chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, was subpoenaed in the Justice Department’s expanding inquiry into the efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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Pence Backs Trump Loyalists and Skeptics in House Elections

Mike Pence has quietly helped Republican candidates despite their loyalty to Donald J. Trump and support for his election lies, which placed Mr. Pence’s life at risk.

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Cassidy Hutchinson Changes Everything

Her testimony delivered shocking and consequential revelations, but they have hardly been the only ones.

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6 Takeaways From Today’s Jan. 6 Hearing

The former White House aide provided crucial insight into what President Donald J. Trump was doing and saying during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and in the days before.

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After Dobbs: What Can Be Done?

Readers suggest compromise legislation, offshore abortion clinics, expanding the Supreme Court and more. Also: Justices Thomas and Kavanaugh; Mike Pence; bathing suits.

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Pence Navigates a Possible White House Run, and a Fraught Political Moment

In a speech on Monday, former Vice President Mike Pence sounded like a future presidential candidate, but not like someone interested in discussing the specifics of Jan. 6.

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The man who stood up to Trump was also the man who didn’t stand up to Trump.

The man who stood up to Trump is the man who didn’t stand up to Trump.

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Mike Pence and the Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations

How much credit should he get for doing the bare minimum?

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