With Gov. Mike Pence high on the shortlist of potential running mates for Donald Trump (and rising), the Indiana governor's role in the contentious state fights over education are likely to soon become national news.

Throughout the day Thursday, many media outlets began reporting that Trump was poised to name the Indiana governor as his running mate.

Gov. Mike Pence and Donald Trump met Tuesday, prior to a private fundraiser. Later, at the rally, Pence declared to a crowd of more than a thousand that Trump "gets it" and hears the voice of Americans.

With Gov. Mike Pence high on the shortlist of potential running mates for Donald Trump (and rising), the Indiana governor's role in the contentious state fights over education are likely to soon become national news.

Pence campaign spokesman Marc Lotter says the meeting is consistent with other meetings Pence has taken with party leaders.

In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, the president acknowledges "parallels" between the U.S. election and Britain's vote to leave the EU. But "the differences are greater than the similarities."

"The only reason the killer was in America in the first place is because we allowed his family to come here," Donald Trump said on Monday.

U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel was born in East Chicago and graduated from Indiana University before moving to California, where he was a federal prosecutor prior to his elevation to the bench.

Pence called the comments by the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee inappropriate and said a judge's partiality should never be questioned because of their ethnic background.

The Pittsburgh-based company, which employs thousands in Gary, is accusing China of price fixing, stealing trade secrets and mislabeling where its steel is coming from.