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Trump's 'Space Force' to be built in stages by 2020: Mike Pence
A new U.S. "Space Force" will soon take shape but will at least initially be a step below the proposed sixth branch of the military envisioned by President Donald Trump, his vice president said Tuesday. The White House does not foresee the creation of an ...
Mike Pence alleges Venezuela-financed leftist groups organized migrant caravan
Vice President Mike Pence suggested Tuesday that leftist groups financed by Venezuela might be behind the caravan of Central American migrants headed toward the U.S. border. Speaking at a forum hosted by The Washington Post, Pence said he had been in contact with the presidents ...
China slashes banks' reserve requirements as trade war with U.S. imperils growth
China's central bank on Sunday announced a steep cut in the level of cash that banks must hold as reserves, stepping up moves to lower financing costs and spur growth amid concerns over the economic drag from an escalating trade dispute with the United ...
Pence speech merely opening salvo as U.S. declares full-on rivalry with China
In the buzzwords of George W. Bush's administration, China needed to become a "responsible stakeholder." For Barack Obama, China had an interest in embracing "the rules-based international order." U.S. President Donald Trump's message to Beijing is, true to his character, starker. Trump, his Vice President ...
Pence to visit Japan in November for economic dialogue with Aso
The U.S. and Japanese governments are arranging an economic dialogue in mid-November in Japan involving Vice President Mike Pence and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, sources said Thursday. Pence will make a stop in Japan before or after his trip to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ...
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday was to accuse China of intimidation in the South China Sea and of trying to undermine President Donald Trump as the administration deploys tough new rhetoric over Chinese trade, economic, and foreign policies. In a speech to the Hudson ...
Trump to skip summits with Asian leaders in Singapore and Papua New Guinea; Pence to attend
U.S. President Donald Trump will skip summits with Asian leaders in Singapore and Papua New Guinea in November, sending Vice President Mike Pence in his place, the White House said on Friday, an announcement that will raise questions about his commitment to a regional ...
Mike Pence on hand for return, with one dog tag, of presumed Korean War dead
Decades after the end of the Korean War in 1953, the remains of dozens of presumed U.S. war returned Wednesday to Hawaii for analysis and identification. The U.S. military believes the bones are those of U.S. servicemen and potentially servicemen from other United Nations ...
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday he believes it's time for special counsel Robert Mueller to conclude his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and other potential misdeeds by those in the president's orbit. "In the interests of the country, I think it's ...
U.S. Embassy road signs went up in Jerusalem on Monday before next week's opening of the mission in accordance with President Donald Trump's recognition of the city as Israel's capital. Trump says he is making good on U.S. legislation and presidential pledges dating back decades. ...
Sen. John McCain, 81, and battling brain cancer, has made clear he does not want President Donald Trump to attend his funeral, U.S. media reported Saturday. McCain, a Vietnam war vet and respected senator from Arizona who has had a turbulent relationship with Trump, instead ...
Mike Pence blasts 'weak' immigration laws in U.S.-Mexico border speech
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence blasted "weak" and "ineffective" immigration laws Monday during a trip to the border with Mexico, as a caravan of immigrants two hours to the west prepared to claim asylum in America. Pence's remarks came as he toured a construction site ...
