The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.

The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and

Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, stand during the playing of the national anthem as the Indianapolis Colts played the San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 8, 2017.

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Vice President Mike Pence's visit to an Indianapolis Colts game last season was a brief one. 

After several members of the San Francisco 49ers knelt during the national anthem, Pence and his delegation immediately left the stadium -- and left taxpayers on the hook for the tab. 

A report published Saturday by the Huffington Post cites newly released documents from the Department of Homeland Security that estimate the cost of Pence's visit -- inc