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☆ Opinion | Vivek Ramaswamy’s Voting Rights Proposal Isn’t Serious, but It Is Revealing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Jamelle Bouie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Vivek Ramaswamy is a 38-year-old investor and former pharmaceutical executive who wants to be the Republican nominee for president. We need to revive civic duty among young Americans,” Ramaswamy said on the website X, formerly known as Twitter. I think people, young people included, do not value a country that they simply inherit,” he told NPR. “I think we value a country that we have a stake in building. And I think that asking a young person, asking any citizen to know something about the country before voting, I think is a perfectly reasonable condition.”

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Republican presidential hopefuls have just two weeks left to qualify for the first presidential primary debate, which is set for Aug. 23. Candidates must hit the minimum threshold of 40,000 unique donors and the polling thresholds 48 hours prior to that debate, and also commit to supporting the eventual GOP nominee. So far, seven candidates have appeared to qualify for the debate in Milwaukee: former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, North Dakota Gov. Ambassador Nikki Haley as she struggles to break through the GOP presidential primary field.

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For his part, Trump has continued to stress his innocence. Chris Christie is sharpening his lines of attack against other candidates besides Trump. All hawkeyes on the GOP candidates: Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds is sitting down with a handful of Republican presidential candidates for interviews at the Iowa State Fair next month. Abortion in the courtroom: Iowa’s Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear an appeal of a lower court order that blocked a six-week abortion ban GOP Gov.

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☆ In Iowa, Pence Is Put on the Spot Over Jan. 6
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Trip Gabriel | More About Trip Gabriel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Mr. Pence, after listening with hands clutching his belt, offered a forceful rebuttal. Digging into the polls suggests why: About one in three potential Republican primary voters views Mr. Pence unfavorably. base that embraces Mr. Trump and his continued lying about the 2020 election blames Mr. Pence for his actions on Jan. 6, when he refused to block certification of the results. No vice president in American history ever asserted the authority that you have been convinced that I had. Still, the exchange was a crucial moment for Mr. Pence, in the eyes of the candidate, his campaign, a super PAC that supports him and outside Republican strategists.

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CNN —Conservative retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig has called the Republican Party base “spineless” for its continued support of former President Donald Trump and submitted that the GOP is destroying itself. Nor ought it be saved,” Luttig said in a scathing New York Times op-ed published Sunday. Luttig, a former judge on the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals, was a key witness at the January 6 committee hearings last year. He also name-checked prominent Republicans who have stopped short of throwing their political support to Trump but have attacked the Justice Department over its investigations into the former president. “Both Governor DeSantis and Mr. Pence pledged – in a new Republican litmus test – that on their first day in office they would fire the director of the F.B.I., the Trump appointee Christopher Wray, obviously for his turpitude in investigating Mr. Trump,” Luttig wrote.

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☆ 5 Takeaways From Mike Pence’s CNN Town Hall
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Katie Glueck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At another point, he said, “I’m proud of everything that we did during our administration to come alongside families and businesses in the midst of the worst pandemic in 100 years.”He made frequent overtures to evangelical voters. Mr. Pence spoke about his personal faith journey and sprinkled his remarks with references to the Bible. Mr. Pence seemed eager to discuss the subject, but he faces stiff competition for the voters who are often most moved by the issue. White evangelical voters ultimately became one of Mr. Trump’s most crucial constituencies, and many other candidates, including Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, are competing hard to make inroads with those voters as well.

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☆ Exclusive: Former White House official told federal prosecutors Trump knew of proper declassification process and followed it while in office
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Zachary Cohen Paula Reid | Zachary Cohen | Paula Reid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

During those voluntary interviews, the former official told CNN there was a distinct difference in the line of questioning from prosecutors in the two probes. Speaking to CNN on condition of anonymity, the former official said he told federal prosecutors that Trump knew the proper process for declassifying documents and followed it correctly at times while in office. Sources previously told CNN that Trump’s team returned some materials but not the document pertaining to Iran. “Nothing approaching an order that foolish was ever given,” Kelly told CNN. Most recently, Trump told CNN at a town hall that materials were “automatically declassified” when he took them.

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☆ Pence announces 2024 presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Veronica Stracqualursi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Former Vice President Mike Pence announced he’s running for president on Wednesday, setting up a battle for the Republican nomination with his former boss, Donald Trump. In a launch video released ahead of his campaign kickoff later in the day in Iowa, Pence casts himself as a Reagan Republican seeking to return America to conservative principles. Though a loyal second-in-command to Trump, Pence broke with him by refusing to overturn the 2020 election results and presiding over Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s victory on January 6, 2021. An evangelical Christian, Pence was picked to be Trump’s running mate in the 2016 election in hopes of bolstering his standing among Christian conservatives. And although some Trump supporters have spurned Pence, other Republicans have applauded Pence for his actions on January 6.

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☆ Mike Pence Is ‘a Rebuke of Trump’s Presidency’: Our Columnists and Writers Weigh In on His Candidacy - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( New York Times Opinion | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As Republican candidates enter the race for their party’s 2024 presidential nomination, Times columnists, Opinion writers and others will assess their strengths and weaknesses with a scorecard. This entry assesses Mike Pence, the former vice president. He is polling well enough to be part of the Republican primary debates. Ross Douthat On paper, a former vice president known for his evangelical faith sounds like a plausible Republican candidate for president. But in practice, because of Pence’s role on Jan. 6 and his break with Donald Trump thereafter, to vote for Trump’s vice president is to actively repudiate Trump himself.

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☆ Justice Department Closes Investigation Into Mike Pence’s Handling of Documents
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Aruna Viswanatha | C. Ryan Barber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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It allows Pence to offer an additional contrast between himself and former President Donald Trump, his political rival who’s under serious investigation by the Justice Department and others. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department’s National Security Division have conducted an investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information,” the Justice Department wrote to Pence’s attorney. The Justice Department is still investigating the handling of classified records by Trump and Biden. Two months after Smith’s appointment, Garland appointed special counsel Robert Hur in January following reports that classified documents were found at Biden’s home and former private office. Biden’s team says that when the classified documents were first discovered last fall, they immediately notified the National Archives, which then informed the Justice Department.

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On top of the GOP gubernatorial primary in Kentucky, there are other contests taking place on Tuesday that could provide some clues about 2024 — even though it’s hard to draw too many lessons from individual races. Voters are also heading to the polls in Pennsylvania, which is hosting a crowded Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayor. Two races will also provide some insight into voter attitudes in two key counties in two crucial battlegrounds. In other Pence news, he will attend Iowa GOP Sen. Joni Ernst’s “Roast and Ride” event next month, per Fox News (former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is also attending). Jumping in: Former state Rep. Leslie Love jumped into the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan on Monday.

Notably, Trump refused to plant a flag in the sand on a potential federal abortion ban. Trump is vague on federal abortion banTrump repeatedly ducked questions about whether he would sign into law a federal abortion ban, as well as after how many weeks into a pregnancy abortion should be made illegal. He touted the Supreme Court’s decision last year to overturn Roe v. Wade’s federal abortion rights as “such a great victory” – and one made possible by his appointment of three conservative justices. But Trump also recognized splits within the GOP over whether to impose a federal abortion ban, and what the conditions of such a ban should be. “We now have a great negotiating ability, and I think we’re going to be able to get something done,” Trump said.

☆ Judges Deny Donald Trump’s Bid to Block Mike Pence’s Testimony Surrounding Jan. 6
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former Vice President Mike Pence was subpoenaed earlier this year by special counsel Jack Smith. Photo: Caroline Brehman/ShutterstockWASHINGTON—A federal appeals court paved the way late Wednesday for former Vice President Mike Pence to appear before the grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election. In a sealed decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected Mr. Trump’s emergency bid to prevent Mr. Pence from testifying in the criminal inquiry, dealing the latest setback to the former president as he confronts a swirl of legal scrutiny.

☆ FBI Is Searching Mike Pence’s Home for Classified Material
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Sadie Gurman | Alex Leary | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was searching Friday for classified material at the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence, people familiar with the matter said, after his lawyers discovered several such documents and turned them over to authorities. The search came as current and former senior government officials have drawn increased law-enforcement scrutiny over their handling of sensitive documents. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that the Justice Department was in talks with Mr. Pence’s legal team about scheduling the search with the team’s consent.

☆ FBI Finds Classified Document During Search of Mike Pence’s Indiana Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Sadie Gurman | Alex Leary | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Federal Bureau of Investigation removed several documents, including one with classified markings, during a search Friday of former Vice President Mike Pence‘s Indiana home, according to a spokesman for Mr. Pence. The search lasted five hours and came after his lawyers discovered classified material at his home last month and turned it over to authorities. In addition to the classified document, the FBI took six additional pages for further review, Pence spokesman Devin O’Malley said.

☆ FBI to Search Mike Pence’s Home for Additional Classified Materials
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Aruna Viswanatha | Sadie Gurman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—The FBI is expected to search former Vice President Mike Pence‘s Indiana home for classified material in the coming days, according to people familiar with the matter, as senior government officials come under increased law-enforcement scrutiny of their handling of such documents. The Justice Department is in talks with Mr. Pence’s legal team about scheduling the search, the people said.

The poll finds an American public that’s equally concerned about the discovery of classified documents found at Biden’s and Trump’s homes, even though the current president and ex-president handled their situations in different ways. Sixty-seven percent of Americans say it’s concerning that classified documents were found at Biden’s former office and personal home, including 33% who say it’s “very” concerning; 18% say it’s not too concerning or concerning at all. Strikingly, a majority of Democrats (52%) say they’re concerned about Biden’s classified documents, while a majority of Republicans (53%) are concerned about Trump’s. The NBC News poll was conducted Jan. 20-24, so mostly before the Jan. 24 news that small number of classified documents were found at former Vice President Mike Pence’s home. The most popular ideas: providing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who meet certain requirements (80% say Congress should do this), taking a harder line against China (75% say Congress should act) and addressing immigration by increasing border security (72%).

On other pages, they said he memorialized in writing some of his experiences or thoughts as vice president at the time. The number of notebooks Biden kept is large, according to the person familiar with the investigation, but they did not know the precise number. Trump and Biden’s possession of classified documents is the subject of separate special counsel investigations. Attorney General Merrick Garland has so far not named a special counsel to investigate Pence’s handling of classified documents. On Friday, Pence apologized for having classified documents in his possession and said he takes full responsibility for it.

☆ Pence Classified Documents Pose New Dilemma for Attorney General
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Sadie Gurman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The discovery of classified material at former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home tests the standard Attorney General Merrick Garland laid out when appointing two special counsels to examine similar breaches by President Biden and former President Donald Trump, citing their likely 2024 presidential runs. Mr. Pence is also considering a White House bid. While Mr. Garland hasn’t said whether he will have a special counsel review documents found at the former vice president’s home, the prospect illuminates the dilemma he now faces in referring politically unpredictable probes to outside prosecutors over whose decisions he has little control.

☆ Pence Documents Pose New Dilemma for Attorney General
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Sadie Gurman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Mike Pence’s Classified Documents
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Here we go again: Documents with classification markings have been discovered at the Indiana home of Vice President Mike Pence, material that was quickly handed over to the FBI. Which ex-statesman will be the next to do a disappointing double-check of the basement file cabinets? Is Attorney General Merrick Garland prepared to give them all their very own special counsels? After seeing the news about President Biden’s classified stash in Delaware, Mr. Pence hired outside counsel to go through his files, his lawyer told the National Archives in a letter dated Jan. 18. That search turned up “a small number of documents bearing classified markings that were inadvertently boxed and transported to the personal home of the former Vice President at the end of the last Administration.”

☆ Classified Documents Found at Mike Pence’s Indiana Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Andrew Restuccia | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—Former Vice President Mike Pence‘s lawyers discovered classified material at his private home, according to a letter his representative sent to the National Archives. Lawyers hired by the former vice president recently discovered “a small number of documents bearing classified markings that were inadvertently boxed and transported” to Mr. Pence’s home, according to a Jan. 18 letter to the National Archives from Gregory Jacob, who oversees Mr. Pence’s records. Mr. Pence was unaware of the existence of the documents, the letter said.

A "small number" of classified documents were discovered last week at former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home, according to two letters Pence’s counsel sent to the National Archives obtained by NBC News on Tuesday. Pence's team “immediately” secured the classified documents in a locked safe, Jacob said. The transfer was facilitated by Pence’s personal attorney, who has experience in handling classified documents and was involved with the Jan. 16 discovery. Pence spokesman Devin O’Malley later told NBC News that “no potential classified documents” were found at the offices of Pence’s organization Advancing American Freedom after Pence’s team searched the offices and the former vice president’s home in Indiana. In a statement Tuesday, Comer said Pence reached out to the panel about classified documents found at his Indiana residence.

☆ Classified Documents Found at Mike Pence’s Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Andrew Restuccia | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—Former Vice President Mike Pence’s counsel discovered classified material at his private home, according to a letter his representative sent to the National Archives. Counsel hired by the former vice president recently discovered “a small number of documents bearing classified markings that were inadvertently boxed and transported” to Mr. Pence’s home, according to a Jan. 18 letter to the National Archives from Gregory Jacob, who oversees Mr. Pence’s records.

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