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The latest news on Mike Pence, American politician, lawyer and former Vice President of the United States.

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7 Jun 1959

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Former Vice President of the United States of America

United States

Powell uses JFK award speech to defend Fed from political pressure

Former Fed chair urges protection of America’s democratic institutions, warns they face a ‘stress test’.

1 Jun 2026 - 11:35AM

Gun violence in the US

ICE shooting of Alex Pretti sparks NRA backlash, Trump U-turn

27 Jan 2026 - 5:35PM

Jimmy Lai trial

Jimmy Lai may complete non-national security jail terms by June: prosecutor

15 Jan 2026 - 12:21PMvideocam

Jimmy Lai trial

Court finds Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai guilty after landmark national security trial

Lai, 78, was mastermind behind three conspiracies to instigate international sanctions against Hong Kong and mainland China, judges find.

16 Dec 2025 - 7:04AMvideocam

In this courtroom sketch, Jimmy Lai sits flanked by prison guards on Monday. Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Jimmy Lai trial

Jimmy Lai’s ‘rabid hatred’ of party led him down ‘thorny path’: Hong Kong court

Judges find former media boss guilty of national security offences, dismissing his ‘inconsistent, contradictory and unreliable’ testimony.

16 Dec 2025 - 1:47AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Dick Cheney’s funeral held in Washington, with Trump off guest list

Former presidents Bush and Biden, and all living former vice-presidents attended the Washington National Cathedral service.

21 Nov 2025 - 10:45AM

US-China relations

Boeing picks Mandarin-speaking ex-White House adviser to lead China business

American aviation giant faces headwinds in China, where trade war and safety concerns have led airlines to consider rivals.

25 Oct 2025 - 7:30PM

An estimated 1,855 Boeing planes are operating in China, where the company has done business for some 50 years. Photo: Reuters

Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong court challenges Jimmy Lai’s rights claims in national security trial

Judge says opposing government is not wrong, but using ‘nefarious means’ to hurt Hong Kong is criminal.

21 Aug 2025 - 7:22AM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Mike Pence’s wife, Karen Pence – who just snubbed Donald Trump?

Mike Pence’s wife of 39 years caused controversy in 2019 by returning to teaching at a school that prohibited condoning either ‘homosexual or lesbian sexual activity’ or ‘transgender identity’.

10 Jan 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

China technology

CES, Pentagon’s expanded blacklist and more

This week: CES, Pentagon’s expanded blacklist and tepid inflation. Next week: China’s 2024 GDP, GBA conference, Pence visits Hong Kong and more.

10 Jan 2025 - 5:00PM

EV maker Xpeng’s AeroHT affiliate displays a modular flying car at CES 2025. Photo: AFP

Jimmy Lai trial

Apple Daily turned ‘radical’ after Jimmy Lai met US officials, Hong Kong court hears

Former publisher Cheung Kim-hung says editorial staff were excited about high-level meeting in Washington between Lai and Trump administration top brass in July 2019.

19 Jan 2024 - 10:09PM

Police and members of the public outside West Kowloon Court. Prosecutors allege Jimmy Lai was the mastermind of an anti-China conspiracy linked to Apple Daily. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

US presidential election 2024

‘Not my time’: Mike Pence drops out of 2024 presidential race

Pence ended his campaign after struggling for months to convince Republican voters he was the best alternative to his former boss Donald Trump.

29 Oct 2023 - 12:04PM

United States

TikTok collecting Americans’ data ‘every single day’, should be banned: Pence

The former US vice-president, who is set to deliver a policy speech on Beijing next week, called the app a platform for China’s government.

16 Sep 2023 - 12:18PMvideocam

US presidential election 2024

Mike Pence launches 2024 election bid challenging Donald Trump

The former vice-president is offering himself as the only traditional conservative in the field who can win the Republican nomination, defeat Biden – and govern with more civility than Trump.

7 Jun 2023 - 6:29PM

Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has announced his intention to challenge for the Republic nomination for the 2024 US presidential election. Photo: Reuters

US presidential election 2024

Republican 2024 field gets crowded with Pence, Christie to announce bids

Donald Trump enjoys a solid lead in early polls for the Republican nomination and a crowded field could potentially benefit his candidacy in the presidential primaries.

1 Jun 2023 - 3:07PM

Former US vice-president Mike Pence. File photo: AP

Donald Trump

Pence testifies before grand jury probing Trump bid to overturn election loss

The former US vice-president’s appearance is likely to give prosecutors a first-person account about conversations held before the deadly January 6 Capitol riot.

28 Apr 2023 - 8:42AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Mike Pence won’t fight order to testify to Trump January 6 grand jury

The former US vice-president will not appeal against the ruling, and will comply with the subpoena from the special counsel investigating Trump.

6 Apr 2023 - 6:18AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Mike Pence must testify before January 6 grand jury, US judge rules

The former vice-president was subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

29 Mar 2023 - 2:24AM

Former US vice-president Mike Pence speaks to reporters before an event at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, on March 21. Photo: The Roanoke Times via AP

Donald Trump

Pence praises journalists’ coverage of US Capitol riot

Speaking at the Gridiron Club Dinner, a prestigious press event in Washington on Saturday night, Pence said: ‘The American people know what happened that day because you never stopped reporting.’

13 Mar 2023 - 8:24AM

Donald Trump

Pence subpoenaed by special counsel probing Trump

The subpoena could lead to an extraordinary scenario of a former vice-president potentially testifying against his former boss in a criminal investigation.

10 Feb 2023 - 11:25AM

United States

Classified documents found at Mike Pence’s home

Discovery puts Pence in the company of his former boss, former president Donald Trump, and President Joe Biden after documents with classified markings were found at their residences.

25 Jan 2023 - 11:31AM

Former US vice-president Mike Pence. File photo: AFP

Donald Trump

US Justice Department seeks to question Pence in January 6 probe, report says

The former vice-president is said to be considering the request by investigators looking into Trump’s effort to stay in power after losing the 2020 election.

24 Nov 2022 - 5:30AMvideocam

Former US vice-president Mike Pence speaks at an event in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Pence plays up his China credentials as US turns to 2024 presidential race

The former American vice-president reaffirms his commitment to the Trump White House’s tough line on Beijing.

20 Nov 2022 - 8:00PMvideocam

United States

Mike Pence would consider testifying to January 6 Capitol riot panel

Aides to Pence told the panel in June that former President Donald Trump pressured the then-vice president to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

17 Aug 2022 - 11:52PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Capitol riot hearing: Trump unleashed mob after Pence rejected election plot

The mob storming the building came within 12 metres of the VP; Trump supporters threatened to hang Pence, even erecting a gallows outside.

17 Jun 2022 - 8:48AM

A photo released from the National Archives to the House January 6 committee shows then-Vice President Mike Pence in a secure Capitol Hill location. Photo: AP

Ukraine

Pence’s veiled swipe at Trump: no room in party for ‘Putin apologists’

The former vice-president, in a speech to donors, took on those in his party who have failed to forcefully condemn Putin for his invasion of Ukraine.

9 Mar 2022 - 12:46PMvideocam

A demonstrator holds a placard depicting Russia’s Vladimir Putin during a protest in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo: AP

US Politics

Pence says he and Trump may never ‘see eye to eye’ on January 6

Former US vice-president says he and Donald Trump have spoken ‘many times’ since leaving office.

4 Jun 2021 - 10:40AMvideocam

United States

Pence lays groundwork for 2024 run, but could Trump trip him up?

Donald Trump’s anger over the former vice-president’s refusal to overturn the 2020 election results means he is viewed with suspicion by many Republicans.

30 Mar 2021 - 8:03PMvideocam

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