Trump presents ‘partner’ Pence, but no doubt who’s the star

Donald Trump presented running mate Mike Pence to the nation Saturday, hailing the Indiana governor as his "first choice" and "my partner in the campaign." But he left no doubt in a sometimes awkward event that Pence's role will surely be as sidekick to the at the top of the ticket.

Donald Trump claims Mike Pence’s primary endorsement of Ted Cruz…

Donald Trump said Saturday that his running mate's original endorsement of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz during the GOP primaries was actually, in fact, more of an endorsement for him. "Gov. Pence, under tremendous pressure from establishment people, endorsed somebody else," Trump said, referencing the Indiana Republican primary.

In tight re-election bid, Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk steps away from GOP

Sen. Mark Kirk made his second appearance in Chicago's gay Pride Parade this year. He broke ranks to support Democrat-backed gun control measures and called his party's presumptive presidential nominee "too bigoted and racist" for the job.

In tight race, Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk steps away from GOP

" Sen. Mark Kirk made his second appearance in Chicago's gay Pride Parade this year. He broke ranks to support Democrat-backed gun control measures and called his party's presumptive presidential nominee "too bigoted and racist" for the job.

Political outsider Trump introducing insider Mike Pence as running mate

His running mate largely unknown to the public, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is introducing Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, a steady conservative with governing experience inside and outside of Washington. Trump and Pence will appear together Saturday morning at a midtown Manhattan hotel, an unofficial kickoff event to the Republican National Convention two days before it opens in Cleveland.

Trump insists Pence was ‘my first choice from the start’

Donald Trump Clinton video mocks Trump's VP indecision Convention puts GOP tech to the test Joint Clinton, DNC group raises M in quarter MORE on Saturday insisted Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was his first choice for a running mate, as reports emerge that he considered changing his VP pick at the last second. Trump called Pence "my first choice from start" in a tweet hyping Saturday's joint press conference with the Indiana governor.

Trump, Pence set to make debut as Republican ticket

Donald Trump publicly introduces new running mate Mike Pence on Saturday, two days before the start of the Republican National Convention. "Look forward to introducing Governor Mike Pence ," Trump tweeted Saturday.

How Picking Mike Pence As VP Might Cost The Trump Campaign Donations

Presidential nominees choose vice presidential running mates for what they add to the ticket, whether it be experience or the capacity to draw votes. Here's what Mike Pence might subtract from this fall's Republican ticket with Donald Trump: an unknowable amount of campaign cash from the financial services industry.

White House contenders Trump and Pence to address America

Donald Trump and his running mate will present themselves to America as the Republican team that will take on Hillary Clinton and her Democratic sidekick for the US presidency in November. Billionaire businessman Mr Trump announced Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate on Friday, adding an experienced politician with deep Washington connections to the party presidential ticket.

Woman who pointed out alleged rapist is sentenced in killing

Esparza a former psychology professor was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for the 1995... Norma Patricia Esparza was a Southern California college student in 1995 when she says she was raped by a man she met at a bar. A black man killed by police in front of a convenience store was remembered as the "meaning of Southern hospitality" and a good man whose death at the hands of two white police officers "woke up Baton Rouge and... Grieving residents of Baton Rouge honored an appeal at the funeral of a black man killed by police to celebrate his life rather than demonstrate about his death.

Pence ready to make the case for Trump

Gov. Mike Pence showed in his first national interview after being tapped as Donald Trump's running mate that he understands his job. Pence ready to make the case for Trump Gov. Mike Pence showed in his first national interview after being tapped as Donald Trump's running mate that he understands his job.

Trump passes Christie over for vice president

Just the night before, on Fox News, Trump had listed Christie among his three finalists. Political observers say the vice president announcement doesn't diminish the role Christie may play in Trump's campaign - or the prospect of a Trump administration job for the governor, who was among the first establishment Republicans to back the political outsider after his own presidential bid collapsed in February.

Arizona Sen. Flake says Pence “adds to the ticket”

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake says Donald Trump's choice of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate "adds a great deal to the ticket." The Arizona Republican has been openly critical of Trump for months, saying his statements on immigration, trade and Muslims raise huge issues that have kept him from backing the presumptive GOP nominee.

Mike Pence To Sit Down With “Republican Shill” Sean Hannity For First …

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's first public appearance as Donald Trump's running mate will apparently come in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity. Hannity is a "Republican shill" and a pro-Trump advocate with the tendency to be a "very soft interviewer" when interviewing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and other GOP politicians.