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Meetings continued on Saturday between Congressional leadership staff and White House officials to come to an agreement for funding the government. Negotiations remain at an impasse.

No Deal To End Government Shutdown As Negotiations Continue In Washington

6:06pm January 05, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Congressional leadership staff and White House officials are meeting this weekend to come to an agreement, but remain at an impasse over funding for a border wall.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) sits beside Vice President Pence, who talks to U.S. national security adviser John Bolton (left) during the 13th East Asian Summit in Singapore on Thursday.

Pence, Putin And Bolton Have 'Informal Conversation' At Asian Summit In Singapore

3:45pm November 15, 2018

by Bill Chappell

They "discussed the upcoming G20 Summit and touched on the issues that will be discussed" when President Trump and Putin attend that meeting, the White House says.

Vice President Mike Pence and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi arrive for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Singapore on Wednesday.

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Pence Condemns Myanmar's Suu Kyi For Treatment Of Rohingya, Imprisoned Journalists

9:54am November 14, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Speaking at a regional summit in Singapore, the vice president called the persecution of Myanmar's Muslim minority "without excuse." He also called the jailing of two journalists "deeply troubling."

President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Stephen Clark, the superintendent of the National Parks of Western Pennsylvania, walk through the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on Tuesday.

At Sept. 11 Commemoration, Trump Praises 'Heroes Of Flight 93'

3:33pm September 11, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The president said the site of the crash in Shanksville, Pa., "is now a monument to American defiance ... a message to the world America will never ever submit to tyranny."

The flag-draped casket of Sen. John McCain arrives inside the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Friday.

Politics & Government

McCain Makes A Final Return to Washington For Rare Honors

1:22pm August 31, 2018

by Deirdre Walsh

The senator's casket will lie in state in the Capitol rotunda overnight, watched by an honor guard. Congressional leaders and Vice President Pence paid tribute in Friday's memorial service.

Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery curator Ann Shumard talks about a photograph of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that was displayed at the gallery on Monday. The former presidential candidate died Saturday of brain cancer at the age of 81. This is the fir

Politics & Government

McCain Services To Include Past Presidents, But Not Trump

6:24pm August 27, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Former McCain campaign chairman Rick Davis outlined five days of tributes and memorials to McCain, who died Saturday at the age of 81.

Vice President Pence will deliver the keynote address at the annual NRA convention in Dallas on Friday in front of an audience that won't be carrying any guns.

No Guns Allowed During NRA Convention Speech By Trump, Pence

1:34pm May 01, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The organization said it's the Secret Service's decision, but the group is taking heat from critics demanding the same level of security and members arguing the ban undermines the NRA's basic tenets.

Vice President Pence and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 10.

Pence Planned To Meet North Koreans At Olympics, But Pyongyang Canceled

6:28am February 21, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The vice president was set to meet Feb. 10 with North Korean representatives, including leader Kim Jong Un's sister, the State Department said. However, "at the last minute," Pyongyang backed out.

Vice President Pence is greeted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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Pence Starts Asia Trip Amid Signs Of Strain With South Korea

4:22pm February 07, 2018

by Elise Hu

The vice president visited Tokyo Wednesday. The U.S. and Japan both favor hard-line policies toward North Korea but South Korea wants dialogue and has welcomed the North's team to the Winter Olympics.

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Vice President Pence addressed the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on Monday. He said a new U.S. Embassy would open in the city by the end of next year.

U.S. Embassy In Jerusalem Will Open By End Of 2019, Pence Says In Israel

2:03pm January 22, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Vice President Pence announces a faster timeline for opening the embassy than had been previously reported and calls Jerusalem "Israel's capital" in a speech to the Knesset.