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U.S. House Votes To Impeach Trump A 2nd Time, But Senate Trial Time Unknown

By NWPB News January 13, 2021

Final vote tally from CSPAN to impeach president Trump

The House of Representatives is on track to impeach President Trump for the second time in 13 months — which would make him as the only president to receive the rebuke twice. This time, though, impeachment could be bipartisan. Republicans all opposed the House vote in December 2019, arguing that it was politically driven. But now some GOP lawmakers are joining Democrats in Read More

House Passes 25th Amendment Resolution As Pence Says He Won’t Back It. Impeachment Vote Looms

By NPR News January 12, 2021

U.S. House vote for the 25th Amendment resolution was 223 in favor, 205 opposed

The House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday evening on a resolution calling for Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment against President Trump, days after violent insurrectionists breached the U.S. Capitol.Read More

Congress Blocks Objections To Election Results, Delayed After Long Day Following Insurrection

By NPR News January 7, 2021

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence officiated as a joint session of the House and Senate worked to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election. Jim Lo Scalzo/AP

The votes came after Congress reconvened hours after violent insurrectionists stormed the Capitol, forcing party leadership to evacuate the scene while rioters overtook the complex.Read More

‘I Didn’t Feel A Thing’: Vice President And Surgeon General Get COVID-19 Vaccine In Public Event

By NPR News December 18, 2020

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said the symbolic significance of his vaccination was important in sending a message to Black Americans that it is safe. CREDIT: Andrew Harnik/AP

Vice President Pence, second lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams received a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday at the White House in a televised event aimed at showing the vaccine is safe and effective.Read More

4 Takeaways From The Mike Pence-Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Debate

By NPR News October 8, 2020

Vice President Pence speaks during the vice presidential debate with Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Wednesday's debate, by 2020 standards, was normal. The candidates ignored questions and defended Biden's and Trump's records, but it was the fly that created buzz.Read More

WATCH: Mike Pence Makes Case For Trump At RNC, Falsely Implies Biden Wants To ‘Defund The Police’

By NPR News August 26, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the third night of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland, August 26, 2020. CREDIT: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

“Tonight, our hearts are with all the families who have lost loved ones,” Vice President Mike Pence said in his Wednesday night speech. “We mourn with those who mourn, and we grieve with those who grieve. And this night I know millions of Americans will pause and pray for God’s comfort to each of you.”Read More

Oregon Governor Announces ‘Phased’ Removal Of Federal Officers From Portland

By Dirk VanderHart July 29, 2020

People walk the fence surrounding the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse in Portland, Ore., on July 23, 2020. Federal law enforcement officers have arrested 60 people, according to an assistant U.S. attorney, since early July. CREDIT: Jonathan Levinson/OPB

Federal officers will begin leaving the city on Thursday under a deal reached between Oregon officials and the Trump administration. State police will help protect Portland's federal courthouse.Read More

Army Brass Defend Decision To Hold West Point Graduation, With Trump As Speaker

By NPR News April 30, 2020

At last year's commencement, before the novel coronavirus, West Point cadets celebrated graduation in tight rows. Julius Motal/AP

Despite concerns that many West Point cadets returning for a June 13 commencement may be exposed to the coronavirus, Army officials insist they'll be in a "safety bubble."Read More

Vice President Pence Visits Washington State As Coronavirus Outbreak Grows

By Austin Jenkins March 6, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence, at podium, speaks as Gov. Jay Inslee, left, and other officials look on during a news conference, March 5, 2020, at Camp Murray in Washington state. Pence was in the state to discuss the state's efforts to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. CREDIT Ted S. Warren/AP

As the death toll climbs and the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Washington tops 70, Vice President Mike Pence traveled to the state Thursday to tour the Military Department’s Emergency Operations Center, meet with Gov. Jay Inslee and other elected leaders and announce the arrival of a shipment of supplies for healthcare workers from the Strategic National Stockpile Read More

President Trump Appoints Mike Pence To Lead Government’s Coronavirus Response

By NPR News February 26, 2020

President Trump speaks as Vice President Pence listens during a Wednesday news conference about the U.S. response to the new coronavirus. CREDIT: Evan Vucci/AP

"Mike is going to be in charge," Trump said in an evening news conference, as officials said a case in the U.S. may have been transmitted within the community.Read More

5 Years After Indiana’s Historic HIV Outbreak, Many Rural Places Elsewhere Remain At Risk

By NPR News February 16, 2020

Ethan Howard was among 235 people in the southern Indiana community of Austin, Ind., to be infected with HIV in an outbreak that hit in 2015. It was fueled by injection drug use. CREDIT: Luke Sharrett/Kaiser Health News

Fewer than a third of the 220 counties deemed by the federal government as vulnerable to similar outbreaks have active syringe exchange programs which can stop the spread of the infection.Read More