WASHINGTON—Republican Donald Trump’s vice-presidential short list is heavy with Washington insiders who could help usher a President Trump’s agenda through the jungle of Congress. In addition to his time as governor, Pence served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 12 years. ( ANDREW HARNIK / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ) Trump tweeted Monday that he was “very impressed” by socially conservative Indiana Governor Mike Pence. N.C. Corker was one of the highest-profile Republicans to praise a major foreign policy speech Trump delivered this spring. ( ANDREW HARNIK )Currently the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Corker would bring serious foreign policy chops to a Trump ticket.

Source: thestar July 05, 2016 16:35 UTC