The vice president’s humiliations in Budapest and Islamabad raise the question: Why did Trump set him up to fail?
Mike Pence
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J.D. Vance Is the Most Disliked New Vice President in History
The public isn’t taking to his obnoxious style, which bodes well for politics in the post-Trump era.
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A Lot of People Underestimated Harris
A Lot of People Underestimated Harris: After a meteoric rise in California politics, her 2020 presidential bid was a pratfall. As a veep, she sometimes gave word-salad interviews but came roaring back. Tonight, she faces down Trump after disproving the doubters.
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Ramaswamy Aces the VP Interview
The millennial mogul was the only candidate on the debate stage who wouldn’t bless Pence’s role on January 6 and the only one in sync with Trump on Ukraine.
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Garland’s Inaction on January 6 Gave Trump Breathing Room
A new Washington Post report examines why more than fifteen months elapsed before the Justice Department began investigating Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection.
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Republicans Say Inflation, Crime, and Immigration Are Out of Control. The Numbers Disagree.
Every day, good news overshadows the Republican presidential candidates’ talking points. The right-wing Cassandras need a new shtick.
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The Dangerous Journey of John Eastman
How a mild-mannered law professor became the architect of a scheme to overturn a presidential election.
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Pence to Trump: I Just Can’t Quit You
The special counsel demands that he testify but the former veep refuses—on dubious legal grounds—to fully break with the man who would have let him hang.
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Man in the Middle
A proud centrist readying to leave the House, Representative Jim Cooper reflects on Nancy Pelosi, the joy of chainsaws, and why both parties need to “persuade the independents.”
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Is This The Mike Pence Moment? (Really.)
The pious vice president backed the winner in Georgia, has MAGA cred from sucking up to Trump and helped save the Republic on January 6. Some Republicans might like it.
