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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, meets with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence inside 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. (Peter Summers/Pool photos via AP)

Mike Pence to U.K.’s embattled Boris Johnson: We’ve got your back

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson still has the Trump administration in his corner, Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday in London, even as much of the U.K. political establishment -- including Mr. Johnson's own brother -- was balking at the prime minister's blueprint for taking Britain out of the European Union.

September 5, 2019
In this handout photo provided by the House of Commons, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during his first Prime Minister's Questions, in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Britain's Parliament is facing a second straight day of political turmoil as lawmakers fought Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to deliver Brexit in less than two months, come what may. Johnson is threatening to dissolve the House of Commons and hold a national election that he hopes might produce a less fractious crop of legislators. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)

Donald Trump says ‘don’t worry’ about his pal Boris Johnson

President Trump cheered on embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday in his fight with Parliament over Britain's looming exit from the European Union, as Vice President Mike Pence prepares to meet with the prime minister Thursday in London.

September 4, 2019
US Vice President Mike Pence, left, and US Ambassador to Ireland Edward Crawford speak to the media at the ambassador's residence in Phoenix park, Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. The Vice President is currently in Ireland for a two day visit. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Mike Pence: Stay at Trump property in Ireland was ‘logical’

Mike Pence on Tuesday defended his two-night stay at a Trump golf resort in the Irish village of Doonbeg, where the vice president has some family ties, as a "logical" move that allowed him to showcase the bond between the U.S. and Ireland.

September 3, 2019
President Donald Trump pauses as he talks to media before boarding Maine One at the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, en route to Camp David in Maryland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump visits Va. golf club, as Dorian bears down

President Trump canceled an overseas trip to monitor the path of Hurricane Dorian but found time to visit his golf club in northern Virginia on Saturday. He is expected to be briefed on the storm's progresss back at Camp David Saturday afternoon.

August 31, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the 101st American Legion National Convention, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

U.S., Poland set to announce ‘strong’ pact on 5G security

Vice President Mike Pence and Poland are expected to announce a "strong agreement" on securing 5th-generation cellular networks during Mr. Pence's overseas trip this weekend, the White House said Friday, signaling headway in the administration's efforts to move allies away from Chinese telecom companies.

August 30, 2019
President Donald Trump watches with Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Mark Esper as the flag for U.S. space Command is unfurled as Trump announces the establishment of the U.S. Space Command in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump revives U.S. Space Command

President Trump revived the U.S. Space Command in a formal White House ceremony Thursday, putting the commander-in-chief a step closer to launching a military branch focused on the final frontier.

August 29, 2019
This Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, image provided by NASA shows a view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico. Leaving mercifully little damage in its wake in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Hurricane Dorian swirled toward the U.S., with forecasters warning it will draw energy from the warm, open waters as it closes in. (NASA via AP)

Donald Trump to skip Poland trip, send Mike Pence

President Trump on Thursday canceled his trip to Poland over the Labor Day weekend and instead will monitor Hurricane Dorian's expected landfall, calling the safety of Floridians in its path his "highest priority."

August 29, 2019
This June 2, 2017 file frame from video shows the Trump National Doral in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz, File) **FILE**

House Democrats to probe Trump’s bid to host G-7 at own club

House Democrats said Wednesday they will probe President Trump's interest in holding next year's Group of Seven summit at his golf club in Miami, saying it would make a mockery of the constitutional firewall between presidents' official conduct and their private interests.

August 28, 2019