Former Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-pence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Pence</a> has officially launched his 2024 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">presidential campaign</a>, just days after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-pence-files-for-2024-presidential-run" target="_blank" rel="noopener">officially filing to run</a>. 
Pence, who represented Indiana in the House of Representatives from 2001-2013 before becoming governor of the Hoosier State, announced his launch in a campaign video released early Wednesday morning. 
&#8220;President Joe Biden and the radical left have weakened America at home and abroad,&#8221; Pence said in the video. &#8220;We can turn this country around. But different times call for different leadership.&#8221;
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I believe in the American people, and I have faith God is not done with America yet. Together, we can bring this Country back, and the best days for the Greatest Nation on Earth are yet to come! 🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pence2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pence2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/A8EkqgCDAm">pic.twitter.com/A8EkqgCDAm</a>
&mdash; Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mike_Pence/status/1666377457157668865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“I have long believed to whom much is given much will be required. My family and I have been blessed beyond measure with opportunities to serve this nation and it would be easy to stay on the sidelines. But that’s not how I was raised. That’s why today, before God and my family, I’m announcing I’m running for president of the United States,” he added.  
Throughout the video, Pence discussed securing the southern border, strengthening the economy, pursuing a balanced budget, and creating new opportunities. He talked about bringing the country “back,” saying that “the best days for the greatest nation on Earth are yet to come.” 
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As governor of Indiana, Pence implemented the largest tax cut in Indiana’s history, lowering individual income tax rates, the business personal property tax, and the corporate income tax, and also signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, later amending it after enormous corporate pressure. 
As vice president, Pence chaired the White House Coronavirus Task Force and certified the results of the 2020 presidential election after Trump requested that he not do so. He becomes the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/us/politics/pence-trump-presidential-campaign.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first former</a> vice president to run against the president he served with in the modern era. 
“I think we’ll have better choices,” Pence <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pence-trump-president-2024-campaign-19ee44bb97c7c3131631077917056446" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said recently</a> of Trump’s effort to win the 2024 nomination. “The American people want us to return to the policies of the Trump-Pence administration, but I think they want to see leadership that reflects more of the character of the American people.”
Pence will speak to supporters in Des Moines, Iowa, a critical GOP primary state, later on Wednesday. He joins a growing pool of GOP hopefuls, including former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jamie-raskin-refuses-to-give-details-about-what-was-in-fbi-document-alleging-biden-corruption" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Comer Announces Contempt Of Congress Hearings</a>
House Oversight Chairman James Comer announced today that the FBI has refused to &#8220;hand over the unclassified record&#8221; that allegedly links then-Vice President Joe Biden to a pay-for-play bribery scheme with a foreign national. Comer said his panel will now proceed with hearings on holding FBI Director Christoper Wray in contempt of Congress this Thursday.
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🚨🚨BREAKING: House Oversight Chair James Comer says the FBI has once again refused &quot;hand over the unclassified record&quot; that links then-VP Joe Biden to a pay-for-play bribery scheme with a foreign national. Oversight &quot;will now initiate contempt of Congress hearings this… <a href="https://t.co/2qoas43Igm">pic.twitter.com/2qoas43Igm</a>
&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1665769189813145601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-pence-files-for-2024-presidential-run" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Pence Files For 2024</a>
Former Vice President Mike Pence made his White House run official after filing Federal Election Commission paperwork to run in the GOP presidential primary. Pence is expected to formally announce in Iowa on Wednesday. Here he is on Sunday at Iowa’s Roast and Ride:
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Former Vice President <a href="https://twitter.com/Mike_Pence?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mike_Pence</a> on 2024: &quot;I don&#39;t have anything to announce today, but I can tell you when I got time to announce come this Wednesday, I&#39;m announcing in Iowa.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/R4aVbM55wv">https://t.co/R4aVbM55wv</a> <a href="https://t.co/sdgud5KIiE">pic.twitter.com/sdgud5KIiE</a>
&mdash; The Hill (@thehill) <a href="https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1665346665044389888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Meanwhile, New Hampshire GOP Governor Chris Sununu announced in a Washington Post op-ed that he would not be running in 2024 because “beating Trump is more important.” Here he is on CNN:
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Chris Sununu announces he will NOT be running for president, telling <a href="https://twitter.com/DanaBashCNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DanaBashCNN</a> there&#39;s &quot;a very large field&quot; and candidates need to be &quot;call[ed]&#8230;out&quot; when they&#39;re in the single digits and splitting the non-Trump vote.
He adds many will need to quit by Christmas. <a href="https://t.co/ZgwrSWHDK6">pic.twitter.com/ZgwrSWHDK6</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1665753168381108226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://news.yahoo.com/texas-rangers-only-mlb-team-181100076.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Just One MLB Team Won&#8217;t Have Pride Day</a>
So far, one MLB team, the Texas Rangers, announced they will not hold a Pride event. When asked about their decision, the Rangers released the following statement: “Our commitment is to make everyone feel welcome and included in Rangers baseball. That means in our ballpark, at every game, and in all we do – for both our fans and our employees. We deliver on that promise across our many programs to have a positive impact across our entire community.”
Iowa Apartment Collapse Update
The bodies of the final three missing persons in the apartment collapse in Davenport, Iowa, were found Sunday night and Monday morning after days of searching. According to officials, the six-story apartment building partially collapsed late last week, and a rescue operation has been underway around the clock since. Here’s Davenport police chief Jeffrey Bladel:
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-attorneys-visit-doj-after-accusing-special-counsel-of-misconduct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump&#8217;s Attorneys Meet With DOJ</a>
Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys met with the Department of Justice (DOJ) today to discuss complaints about the special counsel investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents. 
Trump’s legal team arrived at the DOJ this morning weeks after accusing special counsel Jack Smith of misconduct. According to reports, Trump’s attorneys were to meet with DOJ officials about those accusations, as well as to get a feel for the state of Smith’s investigative efforts. Signs suggest that Smith is nearing a decision on whether to charge Trump over classified documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago last year. 
No details have yet been released from that Monday meeting. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith in November to take over DOJ investigations into the Mar-a-Lago documents and Trump’s role related to January 6. Over the weekend, Trump attacked the DOJ’s treatment of Biden and the myriad of alleged crimes connected to the current president’s family. 
<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/austin-has-its-first-known-serial-killer-138-years-but-questions-remain-rainey-street-deaths" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Austin Serial Killer</a>
Austin, Texas has its first serial killer in more than a century, Fox News reported. 
 Last week, police in Texas announced the arrest of 62-year-old Raul Meza Jr. in connection with two murders. Meza turned himself in after a statewide manhunt was launched after the May 20th killing of 80-year-old former probation officer Jesse Fraga. After turning himself in, police say he admitted to an additional murder — that of 66-year-old Gloria Lofton in 2019. Meza has been in and out of prison for decades, most notably serving time for the rape and murder of an 8-year-old child in the 1980s. Police say they do not believe Meza is responsible for the recent series of deaths at Lady Bird Lake. 
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/05/woman-arrested-tuberculosis-treatment-washington/70287859007/#:~:text=A%20wanted%20woman%20who%20public,Pierce%20County%20Health%20Department%20said." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington Authorities Arrest Tuberculosis Patient For Treatment</a>
Local authorities jailed a tuberculosis patient in Washington state who refused medical treatment for more than a year. 
A Washington judge issued an order in May for the unnamed woman to be involuntarily detained for treatment, which is legal under state law. Pierce County sheriff deputies located and detained the woman Thursday, and she is now being housed in Pierce County jail. This is the third time in 20 years that Pierce County officials have had to pursue a court order to force tuberculosis treatment. 
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-train-crash-investigation-possibility-sabotage-odisha-disaster/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian Train Wreck Kills Hundreds</a>
Indian authorities are trying to determine what went wrong in a deadly train crash that killed nearly 300 individuals and 1,000 injured others in India&#8217;s eastern state of Odisha on Friday. Authorities say initial data show that an electronic signaling system error is the likely cause of the crash. The incident is one of the worst train crashes in the country’s history. 
<a href="https://weather.com/news/weather/video/at-least-15-dead-8-missing-in-haiti-flooding-landslides" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Haiti Flooding Brings Death And Destruction</a>
And, torrential rain in Haiti over the weekend caused catastrophic flooding, leaving at least 42 people dead, 85 others injured, nearly 14,000 houses damaged, and many crops ruined. More than 13,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes on the Caribbean island.
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Former Vice-President Mike Pence has <a href="https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/158/202306059581702158/202306059581702158.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">officially filed</a> to run for president in 2024.
Pence, 63, represented Indiana in the House from 2001-2013, earning a reputation as a rock-ribbed conservative. From 2009-2011, he served as chairman of the House Republican Conference, the third-highest position in the House GOP caucus. He was elected governor of his state in 2012, then selected by former President Donald Trump as his running mate in 2016.
As governor, Pence implemented the largest tax cut in Indiana&#8217;s history, lowering individual income tax rates, the business personal property tax, and the corporate income tax, and also signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, later amending it after pressure from opponents. As governor, he passed two balanced budgets.
As vice president, Pence chaired the National Space Council as well as the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
After the 2020 election, Pence refused to yield to former President Trump’s request that the election results be overturned and certified the results of the election.
“I think we’ll have better choices,” Pence <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pence-trump-president-2024-campaign-19ee44bb97c7c3131631077917056446" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said recently</a> of Trump’s effort to win the 2024 nomination. “The American people want us to return to the policies of the Trump-Pence administration, but I think they want to see leadership that reflects more of the character of the American people.”
As far back as 2016, Pence, always a staunch foe of abortion throughout his career, said “I’m pro-life and I don’t apologize for it. We’ll see Roe vs. Wade consigned to the ash heap of history where it belongs.”
After five policemen were murdered in 2016 by a man whom police <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/dallas-sniper-who-gunned-down-5-cops-wanted-to-kill-white-people-chief-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> “wanted to kill white people,” Pence <a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/08/pence-dallas-shootings-horrific-ambush/86848818/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated,</a>“This attack on police officers in Dallas is also a heartbreaking reminder of the risks the men and women of our law-enforcement community take every day to protect and serve our communities. In the wake of this tragedy, we must be clear that violence and threats against law enforcement officers will never be tolerated and ensure that our police have the training and resources to defend themselves as they defend our communities.”
After the Obama administration issued a directive in 2016,stating that transgender public school students had to be permitted to use bathrooms and locker rooms that aligned with their gender identities, Pence <a href="https://time.com/4406337/mike-pence-gay-rights-lgbt-religious-freedom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said,</a> “The federal government has no business getting involved in issues of this nature.”
As a congressman in 2014, Pence <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/indiana/2014/12/04/pence-sues-obama-immigration-action/19885693/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reacted</a> to former President Obama’s executive order that would have prevented roughly five million illegal immigrants from being deported, saying, “While reasonable people can differ on ways to improve our nation&#8217;s broken immigration system, the president&#8217;s unilateral action was an unacceptable end run around the democratic process, and joining other states in pursuing legal recourse to challenge this action is the right thing to do.”

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Former Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-pence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Pence</a> will reportedly not face criminal charges in the federal investigation into his handling of classified materials after an attorney for Pence found classified documents at his home earlier this year.
The news comes as Pence is expected to announce next week that he is entering the 2024 presidential race.
“The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department’s National Security Division have conducted an investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information,” the Justice Department wrote to Pence’s attorney in a letter obtained by <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/02/politics/mike-pence-justice-department-documents/index.html">several</a> news organizations. “Based on the results of that investigation, no criminal charges will be sought.”
Former President Donald Trump responded to the news that Pence would not be charged by writing on social media: &#8220;That’s great, but when am I going to be fully exonerated? I’m at least as innocent as he is.&#8221;
However, in Pence&#8217;s case, once the documents were found at his Indiana home, the former vice president&#8217;s team quickly contacted federal authorities and turned them over. Pence cooperated with the investigation and his home was made available for the FBI to search for more classified material, in contrast with Trump&#8217;s defiant resistance to his documents being seized.
The DOJ has appointed Special Counsel Jack Smith to investigate Trump&#8217;s alleged mishandling of more than 100 classified documents that were discovered at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida last year. Those documents were seized during an FBI search last August after nearly two years of failed negotiations. The National Archives first alerted Trump in May of 2021 that it was seeking approximately two dozen boxes of records to be returned to it, as required by the Presidential Records Act.
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The criminal investigation into Trump&#8217;s handling of the classified material is ongoing, although reports have suggested that Smith is closing in on charging decisions.
Trump faces numerous felony charges in New York in a case that has been widely criticized as being politically motivated. He also faces a federal investigation and an investigation in Georgia over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

Former Vice President Mike Pence Visits Iowa

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Former Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-pence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Pence</a> is expected to announce his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination in the first week of June.
According to a <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/pence-set-launch-presidential-campaign-week-rcna87040?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&amp;taid=647792f3593b3c0001b2891e&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published Wednesday by NBC News, Pence plans to kick off his presidential campaign on June 7 — beginning with a video and an in-person speech in Des Moines, Iowa.
Pence will join an <a href="https://www.politico.com/interactives/2023/republican-candidates-2024-gop-presidential-hopefuls-list/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ever-growing field</a> of Republican presidential hopefuls, led by his ex-boss former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and followed by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, radio host Larry Elder, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
Several others are expected to jump into the race in the near future as well, including former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie — but they all face an uphill battle with Trump ahead of DeSantis in <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most polls</a> and the Florida governor up by double digits over the rest of the field.
The former vice president also faces the added challenge of separating himself and his personal brand from that of his former boss — and opens the door for further attacks from him.
Since Trump announced his own bid for reelection — which would make him the first U.S. president to serve two non-consecutive terms since Grover Cleveland — he has primarily focused his attacks on DeSantis. But he has long claimed that Pence should have acted to stop the certification of President Joe Biden&#8217;s electoral win on January 6, 2021 — and he even went so far as to shift the blame for the violence that followed on that day to his former vice president.
&#8220;Had he sent the votes back to the legislatures, they wouldn’t have had a problem with Jan. 6, so in many ways you can blame him for Jan. 6,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/13/trump-pence-iowa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in March</a> of this year. &#8220;Had he sent them back to Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, the states, I believe, number one, you would have had a different outcome. But I also believe you wouldn’t have had &#8216;Jan. 6&#8217; as we call it.&#8221;
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Pence has <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pence-trump-january-6-capitol-riot-carlson-1e38cb44d55737031ca528b4f33aa1fb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">repeatedly rebuked</a> Trump for the riot that occurred on January 6, saying that the former president &#8220;endangered my family&#8221; on that day.

Former VP Set To Announce Presidential Bid In Coming Days

Former VP Mike Pence Set To Announce Presidential Bid In Coming Days

Former Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-pence-lays-out-timeline-for-presidential-announcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Pence</a> will appear on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnn-announces-presidential-town-hall-with-nikki-haley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> for a presidential town hall moderated by Dana Bash next month as the Republican mulls jumping into the GOP primary race.
The broadcast is set for Wednesday, June 7, at 9:00 p.m. ET from Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. Pence said last month that he would make a decision on running for president “well before late June,” and with a presidential town hall lined up, the former vice president’s decision appears to be coming within the next two weeks. 
Pence will field questions from the CNN anchor and a live audience made up of Iowa Republicans who plan to take part in the Iowa caucuses. The cable news network will hold a presidential town hall with GOP candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnn-announces-presidential-town-hall-with-nikki-haley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nikki Haley</a> on June 4, which will also take place in Iowa and be moderated by Jake Tapper. 
CNN held a town hall with former President Donald Trump on May 10 in a move that the network took heat for as Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-brings-rigged-election-fight-to-cnn-town-hall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sparred</a> with CNN moderator Kaitlan Collins over the 2020 election and the events of January 6. 
Pence, who lost favor with Trump following the January 6 Capitol riot, will likely face many questions regarding his relationship with the former president. In an <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mike-pence-voters-ready-move-past-trump-fresh/story?id=97926749#:~:text=Stream%20on-,Mike%20Pence%20says%20voters%20are%20ready%20to%20move%20past%20Trump,%2C%22%20he%20told%20ABC%20News.&amp;text=ABC%20News'%20Jonathan%20Karl%20interviews,%2C%20on%20%E2%80%9CThis%20Week.%E2%80%9D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC interview</a> in March, Pence said it was time for the Republican Party to move on from Trump and have a “fresh start.”
&#8220;I think the American people long for leadership at the highest level that&#8217;s focused on the issues that are affecting their lives. And also, I think they longed for leadership that will keep faith with our highest traditions,&#8221; Pence said. 
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Early Republican presidential polling shows Trump leading the pack with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-releases-campaign-launch-video-twitter-launch-crashes-app-as-servers-strained" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> his candidacy Wednesday, coming in second. Pence currently polls around 5% in lockstep with Haley. Other declared Republican candidates <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/us/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polling</a> below 5% include Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

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Former Vice President Mike Pence said during an interview over the weekend that if he decides to run for president, he will make an announcement soon.
Pence made the remarks while speaking to Roberta Costa on CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face The Nation&#8221; on Sunday, saying his decision will be made by June.
&#8220;Anyone that would be serious about seeking the Republican nomination would need to be in this contest by June and I think if we have an announcement to make it will be well before late June,&#8221; Pence said.
When asked whether he is leaning toward running, Pence noted that he was in Iowa testing the waters, an indicator that a potential candidate is strongly considering running.
&#8220;Look, I love this country. And I think America is in a lot of trouble,&#8221; Pence said. &#8220;And what I hear people telling me is that the challenges that we&#8217;re facing in an increasingly dangerous world, the challenges that we&#8217;re facing in this economy with inflation at a 40-year high, a crisis at our border, are going to require someone who has the ability to step in on day one and set our country back on a path towards security and prosperity.&#8221;
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&#8220;And so we&#8217;re thinking very deeply about that,&#8221; Pence added. &#8220;And as I said, I don&#8217;t have anything to announce today, but I would tell you that I&#8217;m very humbled by the encouragement that we&#8217;re receiving, and I promise when we have something to announce, you&#8217;ll be among the first to know.&#8221;
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<blockquote>ROBERT COSTA: It&#8217;s almost May. When are you going to decide on whether you are running for the Republican nomination?
MIKE PENCE: Well, we&#8217;re getting awful close, but I don&#8217;t have anything to announce today, Robert, but I &#8211; I promise &#8212;
ROBERT COSTA: Will you make a hard decision by late June?
MIKE PENCE: I think anyone that would be serious about seeking the Republican nomination would need to be in this contest by June and &#8211;
ROBERT COSTA: So, you will make a decision by late June?
MIKE PENCE: I &#8212; I think &#8212; if we have an announcement to make &#8212;
ROBERT COSTA: Whether &#8212;
MIKE PENCE: It will be well before late June.
ROBERT COSTA: But are you leaning in or are you leaning away from running?
MIKE PENCE: Well, I&#8217;m here in Iowa, Robert.
ROBERT COSTA: Well, that&#8217;s a tell.
MIKE PENCE: Look, I love this country. And I think America is in a lot of trouble. And what I hear people telling me is that the challenges that we&#8217;re facing in an increasingly dangerous world, the challenges that we&#8217;re facing in this economy with inflation at a 40-year high, a crisis at our border, are going to require someone who has the ability to step in on day one and set our country back on a path towards security and prosperity. And so we&#8217;re thinking very deeply about that. And as I said, I &#8211; I don&#8217;t have anything to announce today, but &#8211;
ROBERT COSTA: It sounds like you&#8217;re leaning in. It sounds like you&#8217;re leaning in.
MIKE PENCE: I, look I &#8211;
ROBERT COSTA: Leaning toward it versus away?
MIKE PENCE: I &#8211; I would tell you that I&#8217;m very humbled by the encouragement that we&#8217;re receiving, and I promise when we have something to announce, you&#8217;ll be among the first to know.</blockquote>

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Ohio Republican and House Judiciary Committee Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jim-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Jordan</a> confirmed his support for former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> for the 2024 presidential election.
Jordan <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jim-jordan-president-trump-2024-legal-issues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News on Friday that former Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who are both expected to announce a presidential bid soon, are “great guy[s],” but Trump has his full support going into the GOP presidential primary. The House Republican’s comments come as the GOP primary heats up and two weeks after Trump was charged with 34 felony counts for his alleged hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels.
&#8220;I just talked to Vice President [Mike] Pence. Great guy … Governor DeSantis, a great guy. When we formed the Freedom Caucus, there were nine of us. He was one of the nine. But I am 100% for President Trump,&#8221; Jordan said.
Jordan said that he supports Trump because, during his four years in Washington, D.C., he proved he will stick to his promises.
“No one has demonstrated that they will do what they said and get things done like he did, and he did it with everyone in that town against him,” he said. “And that&#8217;s what I still respect about President Trump, and I&#8217;m for him all the way.”
Jordan has stood by the former president as Trump faces his criminal trial in Manhattan, launching an inquiry into the unprecedented investigation of an ex-president. Last week, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jordan-subpoenas-ex-prosecutor-from-trump-probe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subpoenaed</a> former New York County Special Assistant District Attorney Mark Pomerantz, who has pursued criminal charges against Trump. Pomerantz abruptly resigned along with one other prosecutor leading the Trump inquiry in February of last year after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg reportedly expressed doubts about the case he inherited from his predecessor.
Pomerantz’s public statements about the investigation “strongly suggest that Bragg’s prosecution of President Trump is politically motivated,” according to Jordan.
Bragg <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manhattan-da-sues-jim-jordan-in-fight-over-trump-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> Jordan earlier this week, seeking to block congressional subpoenas linked to the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation of Trump and accusing Jordan of “obstruction and interference.”
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Trump, who consistently leads <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/gop_primaries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polls</a> for the GOP nomination by double digits, now adds Jordan’s name to a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-has-endorsed-donald-trump-president-2024-republicans-gop-2023-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">growing list</a> of Republicans who have publicly come out in support of him for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Six senators and at least 40 House members, including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) have all endorsed or expressed that they are behind Trump for 2024.
Trump is currently up against three other declared Republican candidates. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson have all announced their campaigns for the White House. DeSantis and Pence, along with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), are widely expected to jump into the race in the coming weeks or months.
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.

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Key members of Congress have been granted access to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-than-1100-pages-of-biden-docs-found-at-think-tank" target="_blank" rel="noopener">classified documents</a> found at locations linked to President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>, former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>, and former Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-pence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Pence</a>, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.
The Biden administration began sharing the materials with the &#8220;Gang of Eight,&#8221; which includes House and Senate leaders and the top members of each chamber&#8217;s intelligence committee, last week in a &#8220;rolling production,&#8221; <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/11/politics/gang-of-eight-classified-documents/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a source told CNN</a>.
Lawmakers have been briefed on the documents in the past but voiced frustration with what they said was a lack of transparency that hindered their ability to perform oversight.
Two &#8220;Gang of Eight&#8221; members, Senate Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL), have been particularly vocal, citing concerns about national security. A meeting in February with the Justice Department and leaders of the U.S. intelligence community &#8220;left much to be desired,&#8221; they said in <a href="https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/2/rubio-warner-statement-on-presidential-classified-document-briefing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a joint statement</a> at the time.
Biden&#8217;s and Trump&#8217;s handling of classified documents is each under investigation by two separate special counsels appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland.
FBI agents seized more than 100 classified documents stored at Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida last summer in an escalation from negotiations that had taken place during the preceding months.
Biden&#8217;s team said they found about ten records marked classified while clearing out Biden&#8217;s office at a D.C. think tank in the days before the 2022 midterms, although that discovery was not made public <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-center-classified-documents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">until January when CBS News broke the story</a> of a Department of Justice inquiry. Since then, searches by Biden&#8217;s lawyers and the FBI have taken place at Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and his beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware, which have turned up more materials of interest to investigators.
Documents with classified markings were also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-pence-takes-full-responsibility-for-classified-docs-at-his-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found at Pence&#8217;s home</a> in Indiana.
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The discovery of these classified documents prompted the National Archives to call on other former presidents and vice presidents to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/26/national-archives-classified-documents-obama-bush-clinton-cheney-gore" target="_blank" rel="noopener">check for such materials</a>. The agency is tasked with taking custody of presidential and vice presidential records at the end of an administration under the Presidential Records Act.
Some of the documents found in locations linked to Biden date back not only to his time as vice president but <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/justice-department-finds-more-classified-documents-at-joe-bidens-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also to his tenure as a U.S. senator</a>.

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Pence To Comply With J6 Subpoena
Former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pence-says-he-wont-appeal-ruling-requiring-him-to-testify-to-jan-6-grand-jury" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vice President</a> Mike Pence will comply with a subpoena to testify about the events of January 6th. Daily Wire reporter Brandon Drey joined Afternoon Update with more:
<blockquote>DREY: A spokesman for Pence told Politico that he “will not appeal the Judge’s ruling and will comply with the subpoena as required by law.” Last month, a U.S. District Court ruled that Pence must comply with a grand jury subpoena issued by the investigation’s special counsel. Pence initially challenged the subpoena, citing constitutional protections relating to his role as president of the Senate. However, the judge’s ruling still requires Pence to answer questions about any illegal acts by Trump.</blockquote>
Indiana, Idaho Ban Sex-Change Surgeries And Puberty Blockers For Minors
This week, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/indiana-and-idaho-ban-trans-treatments-for-minors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican governors</a> in Indiana and Idaho signed bans on sex-change surgeries and puberty blockers for minors. Meanwhile, New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive action that makes the Garden State a “<a href="https://twitter.com/TimMeadsUSA/status/1643704758102896642?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">safe-haven</a>” for such procedures.
Idaho Bans Minors Traveling For Abortion Without Parental Consent
Also in Idaho, Republican Governor Brad Little <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/idaho-governor-signs-ban-on-abortion-trafficking#:~:text=BOISE%2C%20Idaho%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94,an%20abortion%20without%20parental%20consent." target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed a law banning individuals</a> from traveling with a minor to another state for an abortion, or helping a minor obtain an abortion-inducing drug, without permission from parents. Violating this law is punishable by up to five years in prison.
RFK, Jr. Runs For President
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/robert-f-kennedy-jr-files-to-run-for-president-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed to run for the presidency in 2024 on Wednesday</a> as a Democrat. Kennedy is the son of Robert F. Kennedy, the former U.S. attorney general and U.S. senator assassinated in 1968 while running for president. RFK, Jr. has earned a reputation as an environmental lawyer and a best-selling author, but in recent years has garnered attention for his stance against vaccines. He is up against best-selling author Marianne Williamson, who declared her candidacy last month, and, presumably, President Joe Biden. 

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French Protestors Storm BlackRock Over Retirement Age
French activists <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/activists-storm-blackrock-headquarters-in-paris-amid-pension-reform-protests" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stormed</a> the Paris offices of financial giant BlackRock on Thursday amid ongoing protests against the nation’s recent pension reforms.
Citizens have been protesting for nearly two weeks after French President Emmanuel Macron overrode a provision in the nation’s constitution to advance a bill through Parliament that raised the retirement age from 62 to 64. Labor unions and other entities have organized nationwide strikes and protests in response to the move — which came amid concerns about the state retirement fund’s looming insolvency. Demonstrators briefly entered the historic Le Centorial building in central Paris and lit firecrackers as they chanted anti-government slogans. The aggressive protests over have led to police using tear gas in their attempts to mitigate more violent demonstrations. The town hall of Bordeaux was set ablaze at the outset of the protests last month.
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Former Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-pence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Pence</a> will forego appealing a federal court order that requires him to testify before a grand jury investigating the actions of former President Donald Trump in the weeks leading up to the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
&#8220;Vice President Pence will not appeal the Judge&#8217;s ruling and will comply with the subpoena as required by law,&#8221; spokesman Devin O&#8217;Malley said Wednesday in a statement to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/05/pence-testimony-jan-6-appeal-00090634" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a>.
Last month, Chief U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled the former vice president must comply with a grand jury subpoena issued by the investigation&#8217;s special counsel Jack Smith.
Pence initially challenged the subpoena, arguing his role as president of the Senate presented issues with his testimony due to the Constitution making his position &#8220;a hybrid creature of the executive and legislative branch,&#8221; POLITICO reported.
According to the &#8220;speech or debate&#8221; clause, Pence, under his role to certify the electoral votes of a presidential election, is given immunity from criminal prosecutions or civil suits that stem from acts taken within the legislative sphere and official responsibilities.
An attorney for Pence reportedly said the clause serves as a shield against having to testify about anything related to his role on January 6. However, U.S. News <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2023-04-05/pence-will-not-appeal-ruling-ordering-his-testimony-in-trump-probe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> the judge&#8217;s ruling would still require Pence to answer questions about any illegal acts by Trump.
O&#8217;Malley asserted in the statement the principle prevailed in the court&#8217;s decision.
&#8220;In the Court&#8217;s decision, that principle prevailed,&#8221; O&#8217;Malley said. &#8220;The Court&#8217;s landmark and historic ruling affirmed for the first time in history that the Speech or Debate Clause extends to the Vice President of the United States.&#8221;
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Trump has not said if he will appeal the ruling himself, although the former president&#8217;s team had argued his executive privilege blocks some presidential conversations from disclosure to the public.

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Pence Says He Won’t Appeal Ruling Requiring Him To Testify To Jan 6 Grand Jury

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A federal judge ordered this week that former Vice President Mike Pence must testify to a grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump&#8217;s efforts to stay in office after losing the 2020 presidential election.
The ruling comes as prosecutors have sought testimony from Pence about Trump&#8217;s demands of him to use his ceremonial role in overseeing the Electoral College vote count to stop the process.
Trump&#8217;s lawyers had sought to limit Pence&#8217;s testimony by claiming executive privilege while Pence&#8217;s lawyers sought to limit his testimony by &#8220;arguing that his role as the president of the Senate meant he was protected from legal scrutiny by the executive branch — including the Justice Department — under the Constitution’s &#8216;speech or debate&#8217; clause,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/us/politics/pence-testify-jan-6-grand-jury.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>.
The report noted that Pence&#8217;s aides thoroughly documented the pressure from the former president which was on top of the public pressure that he was exerting on Pence.
&#8220;If Vice President @Mike_Pence comes through for us, we will win the Presidency,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1346698217304584192" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> on Twitter on January 6, 2021. &#8220;Many States want to decertify the mistake they made in certifying incorrect &amp; even fraudulent numbers in a process NOT approved by their State Legislatures (which it must be). Mike can send it back!&#8221;
In a subsequent post, Trump <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/posts/mike-pence-didnt-have-the-courage-to-do-what-should-have-been-done-to-protect-ou/10166091123235725/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>: &#8220;Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify. USA demands the truth!&#8221;
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The ruling comes after a separate judge ruled that several Trump administration officials could not invoke executive privilege to avoid testifying in the criminal probe into Trump&#8217;s actions surrounding the 2020 election.
The ruling this week is the latest legal setback for the former president as a federal appeals court <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/appeals-court-rules-trump-lawyer-must-testify-to-federal-grand-jury-turn-over-records-due-to-crime-fraud-exception" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> last week that an attorney for Trump must testify and turn over records on the former president in a separate federal criminal investigation into his handling of U.S. government records after he left office.

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