Giuliani Sweats, Pence Chills: A Tale of Two Press Conferences

Beads of sweat -- mixed with what looked like hastily applied hair dye to create twin rivers of brackish perspiration -- trickled down both sides of Rudy Giuliani’s face as the president’s increasingly frenetic lawyer argued Thursday that his client had been robbed. In alleging that the presidential election was rigged against Donald Trump, the former New York mayor even acted out a scene from the 1992 comedy “My Cousin Vinny.”

Hours later, with charts and graphs and a characteristically calm demeanor, the vice president of the United States led...