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Mike Pence

Coverage of the 48th vice president of the United States

Who is running for president in 2024? Meet the GOP candidates
2024 Elections

The GOP field is thinning as Trump maintains his dominance.

By Nicole Narea and Li Zhou
What the new Trump indictment has already provenWhat the new Trump indictment has already proven
Policy

The indictment may or may not lead to a conviction. But the facts it lays out show that Trump is utterly unfit for high office.

By Zack Beauchamp
The wild gimmicks Republicans are trying to get on the debate stageThe wild gimmicks Republicans are trying to get on the debate stage
Politics

It’s everything from gift cards to a sweepstakes for Messi soccer tickets.

By Li Zhou
Why the Biden, Clinton, and Pence document cases don’t compare to Trump’sWhy the Biden, Clinton, and Pence document cases don’t compare to Trump’s
Politics

Trump claims he’s the victim of a double standard. But the allegations in the indictment put him in a league of his own.

By Nicole Narea
Mike Pence is a man without a constituencyMike Pence is a man without a constituency
2024 Elections

It’s not yet clear who exactly his Republican supporters would be.

By Li Zhou
Louie Gohmert’s failed election lawsuit, briefly explainedLouie Gohmert’s failed election lawsuit, briefly explained
Politics

Vice President Mike Pence will not be allowed to pick the next president.

By Cameron Peters
The 2020 vice presidential debateThe 2020 vice presidential debate
Politics

Mike Pence and Kamala Harris will take the stage in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday night.

By Vox Staff
A post-debate focus group of undecided voters suggests that Kamala Harris faces an uphill battleA post-debate focus group of undecided voters suggests that Kamala Harris faces an uphill battle
Politics

Her debate performance didn’t go over well with a mostly male focus group. But polls show a much more favorable response.

By Nicole Narea
Why Mike Pence’s pink-looking eye caused so much speculationWhy Mike Pence’s pink-looking eye caused so much speculation
Money

The vice president’s appearance in the debate is more than a meme, given the White House’s lack of transparency about Covid-19.

By Terry Nguyen
Mike Pence tried to blame Kamala Harris for undermining a Covid-19 vaccine. But the public blames Trump.Mike Pence tried to blame Kamala Harris for undermining a Covid-19 vaccine. But the public blames Trump.
Politics

Pence’s spin on a Covid-19 vaccine ignored the biggest obstacle to public trust: his boss.

By Dylan Scott
“Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking”: Kamala Harris repeatedly shut down Mike Pence’s interruptions at the debate“Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking”: Kamala Harris repeatedly shut down Mike Pence’s interruptions at the debate
Politics

According to data from NBC News, Pence interrupted Harris nearly twice as many times as she interrupted him.

By Li Zhou
Susan Page, a veteran political journalist, is moderating the vice presidential debateSusan Page, a veteran political journalist, is moderating the vice presidential debate
Politics

She’s recently been the subject of scrutiny.

By Li Zhou
Trump’s Operation Warp Speed could be a success. The problem is Trump.
Covid-19

If the US public doesn’t trust a Covid-19 vaccine, Operation Warp Speed will fail.

By Dylan Scott
The fight over plexiglass dividers at the VP debate is a microcosm of Pence’s coronavirus failuresThe fight over plexiglass dividers at the VP debate is a microcosm of Pence’s coronavirus failures
Politics

From the start, the VP has put optics over public health.

By Aaron Rupar
What a Pence presidency would look like
Explainers

We’ve already seen a lot of what he might do.

By Anna North
The most shocking line in Vice President Pence’s 2020 RNC speechThe most shocking line in Vice President Pence’s 2020 RNC speech
Politics

Pence blames right-wing violence on a vague leftist enemy.

By Ian Millhiser
Team of sycophants: a presidential historian on Trump’s White HouseTeam of sycophants: a presidential historian on Trump’s White House
Politics

“He’s emotionally unsuited to deal with the presidency.”

By Sean Illing
Mike Pence launched Republicans’ war on Planned ParenthoodMike Pence launched Republicans’ war on Planned Parenthood
Politics

As a member of Congress, Pence sponsored the first bill to defund Planned Parenthood in 2007 — and did so repeatedly through 2011, when it finally passed the House.

By Sarah Kliff
Mike Pence: Donald Trump’s pick for vice presidentMike Pence: Donald Trump’s pick for vice president
Politics

Donald Trump has tapped Indiana Gov. Michael Pence as his running mate. Here’s what we know.

By Vox Staff
Mike Pence's church pitch, the Johnson Amendment, and the decline of the religious rightMike Pence's church pitch, the Johnson Amendment, and the decline of the religious right
Politics

The candidate’s plea to to evangelicals two days before the election says a lot about the Religious Right’s decline

By Alissa Wilkinson
Mike Pence enabled Donald Trump. Stop saying he’d make a good president.
Politics

Let’s dispel the notion that Mike Pence didn’t know what he was doing.

By Libby Nelson
Mike Pence is no less of a threat to women than Donald Trump
Politics

Trump’s loud misogyny is drowning out a bigger threat to women’s rights.

By Emily Crockett
Mike Pence: “I do not condone his remarks and I cannot defend them”
Politics

He says he’s glad Trump says he’s sorry.

By Matthew Yglesias
A modest proposal to replace Trump with Pence — with or without Trump’s consentA modest proposal to replace Trump with Pence — with or without Trump’s consent
The Big Idea

Trump could win the race, but Pence could run the country.

By Akhil Reed Amar
Vox Sentences: Someone tell Mike Pence who his running mate is
Mike Pence

Mike Pence appears unfamiliar with the words and actions of one Donald J. Trump.

By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
How the Clinton campaign is making #ThatMexicanThing a thing, explained
Politics

The three words that could make Tim Kaine’s attack dog debate performance worthwhile: “That Mexican thing.”

By Tara Golshan
Mike Pence demonstrated what Trumpism might look like after Trump
Politics

Pence distanced himself from Donald Trump the person — but he played on the same anxieties that fueled Trump’s rise.

By Dara Lind
A Trump-Pence administration absolutely would "punish" women who have abortionsA Trump-Pence administration absolutely would "punish" women who have abortions
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Politics

Mike Pence denied it at the VP debate. He’s wrong.

By Emily Crockett
Mike Pence brazenly contradicted Trump on Russia and Syria
World Politics

Whatever foreign policy Mike Pence just outlined, it’s not Donald Trump’s.

By Zack Beauchamp
Tim Kaine: Pence and Trump should “trust women” on abortion, not ban it
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Politics

It was a revealing exchange between two Catholics.

By Emily Crockett
Mike Pence is a great salesman. But he’s stuck selling a terrible product.
Politics

A product named Donald Trump.

By Andrew Prokop
Mike Pence won the debate by throwing Donald Trump under the bus
Politics

A victory for his 2020 presidential campaign.

By Matthew Yglesias
Mike Pence says Clinton-Kaine is an "insult-driven" campaign as Trump tweets insults
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Politics

The irony wasn’t lost on Hillary Clinton.

By Jeff Stein
Yes, Mike Pence, it’s possible for black cops to have implicit bias
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Politics

The research on implicit bias is clear: Anyone is susceptible to it.

By German Lopez
Mike Pence is politely fighting on the front line of the right-wing culture war
Politics

His extreme social conservatism, from Planned Parenthood to LGBTQ rights to ... being a smoking truther?

By Emily Crockett
Mike Pence claimed “smoking doesn’t kill” as late as 2000
Politics

Really, Mike?

By Dylan Matthews
Mike Pence and Donald Trump disagree on a heck of a lot of issues
Politics

On top of that, they have opposite political philosophies.

By Tara Golshan