Mike Pence announces 2024 presidential run
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Former vice president Mike Pence on Wednesday announced that he is entering the running for the 2024 presidential election, setting up a heated competition for the Republican nomination with former president Donald Trump.
In a launch video for his campaign, Mr Pence said a “different leadership” could turn the country around to prevent the American dream from being “crushed”.
“Today our party and our country need a leader that will appeal, as Lincoln said, to the better angels of our nature,” Mr Pence continued.
In a speech in Iowa, Mr Pence trod a fine line between embracing the record of the Trump administration and chastising the former president for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot.
In an increasingly crowded GOP field, Mr Pence faces competition from fellow ex-Trump administration figures, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.
Mr Pence served as a member of the House of Representatives between 2001 and 2013 and as Indiana’s governor between 2013 and 2017, but rose to international attention as Mr Trump’s running-mate in 2016.
He is the first vice president in modern US history to run against his former running mate.
1686183925Report: Steve Bannon subpoenaed by Jack Smith’s Jan 6 probeDonald Trump’s former White House adviser Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith as part of a grand jury in his investigation into the January 6 insurrection, says a report.
The Washington DC grand jury is separate from the investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home after he left the White House.
The subpoena is for both documents and testimony and was sent out in late May, sources told NBC News.
Graeme Massie has the latest.
Oliver O’Connell8 June 2023 01:25
1686183325DeSantis defends flying migrants to CaliforniaFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday defended his state’s decision to fly migrants from the US-Mexico border to California, arguing that the state had essentially invited the migrants with its welcoming policies toward immigrants.
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Oliver O’Connell8 June 2023 01:15
1686182305Trump reacts with fury at news of possible indictment in classified documents caseFormer President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to share his furious reaction to the news that he may soon be indicted.
The Independent reported earlier on Wednesday that prosecutors are ready to ask grand jurors to approve an indictment against Mr Trump for violating a portion of the US criminal code known as Section 793, which prohibits “gathering, transmitting or losing” any “information respecting the national defence”.
Gustaf Kilander and Andrew Feinberg report from Washington, DC.
Oliver O’Connell8 June 2023 00:58
1686181998Can Pence match Christie when taking on Trump?While former Vice President Mike Pence landed a few blows on his one-time running mate, Donald Trump, regarding the January 6 2021 Capitol riot, he also claimed credit for the perceived successes of the Trump administration and said he had been proud to serve alongside him every day.
While Mr Trump has been sparring for some time with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the real anti-Trump attack dog who entered the race most recently is former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney lauds the “fascinating dynamic” Mr Christie brings to the race for the Republican nomination in the way in which he goes after Mr Trump.
He notes on Twitter: “More importantly, Trump has never faced attacks like this (at least not from someone who knows how to deliver them.) Should make the debates must-see-TV.”
Mr Mulvaney adds: “That is, if Trump isn’t too afraid to be on stage with Christie.”
Oliver O’Connell8 June 2023 00:53
1686181200No charges filed against Pence in classified papers probe, but prosecutors ready to ask for Trump indictmentThe Department of Justice is preparing to ask a Washington, DC grand jury to indict former president Donald Trump for violating the Espionage Act and for obstruction of justice as soon as Thursday, adding further weight to the legal baggage facing Mr Trump as he campaigns for his party’s nomination in next year’s presidential election.
The Independent has learned that prosecutors are ready to ask grand jurors to approve an indictment against Mr Trump for violating a portion of the US criminal code known as Section 793, which prohibits “gathering, transmitting or losing” any “information respecting the national defence”.
Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.
Oliver O’Connell8 June 2023 00:40
1686179412Pence accuses Trump of treating abortion issue as an ‘inconvenience’Former Vice President Mike Pence plans to make the expansion of abortion bans a centre plank of his 2024 campaign, and made that clear as he launched his bid for the GOP nomination on Wednesday.
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Oliver O’Connell8 June 2023 00:10
1686178212Mark Meadows has testified to grand jury in special counsel investigations into TrumpDonald Trump’s former chief of staff testified before a grand jury in Washington DC, according to multiple media reports, in the surest sign in weeks that the Department of Justice’s investigation into January 6 has reached the highest levels of the White House.
John Bowden has the details.
Oliver O’Connell7 June 2023 23:50
1686177012Pence says Trump viewed the pro-life movement as an ‘inconvenience’
Oliver O’Connell7 June 2023 23:30
1686176112When is the first Republican presidential debate?The first 2024 Republican presidential debate will be held on 23 August, the Republican National Committee announced Friday, with a second debate the following night should it be needed.
A number of rules were laid out that candidates must comply with, see what they are here:
Oliver O’Connell7 June 2023 23:15
1686174312ICYMI: Pence files paperwork to jump into crowded 2024 GOP primary raceMike Pence, the ex-Indiana governor who spent four years as then-president Donald Trump’s loyal vice President until he became persona non grata in MAGA circles for certifying their defeat in the 2020 election, has officially declared himself a candidate for the GOP nomination in next year’s Republican presidential primary.
Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.
Oliver O’Connell7 June 2023 22:45
