17 House GOP members send letter to Pelosi urging Swalwell's removal from Intel Committee

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will announce Thursday that she is appointing Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben as the new House chaplain — the first female chaplain ever for either chamber of Congress. Pelosi called the appointment "historic" and thanked the bipartisan group of House members who conducted the search.

Patti Smith has shared her feelings on Donald Trump‘s time as President of the United States.Speaking to The Guardian, the punk icon discussed the outgoing president’s four years in office and how relieved she is in the appointment of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. “It’s been a terrible atmosphere to live in,” Smith said of Trump’s tenure.

In a tweet on Monday, Congressman Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., compared Rep.

coronavirus pandemic won’t sideline Santa Claus and his reindeer from, as the storybooks say, delivering gifts to children around the world.While the Santa tracking operations center usually has around 1,500 volunteers fielding calls from around the world, this year they have scaled back because of COVID-19 concerns with few people in the center and many taking calls remotely.

coronavirus pandemic won’t sideline Santa Claus and his reindeer from, as the storybooks say, delivering gifts to children around the world.But as cases continue to rise across the globe, it begs the question: Will Santa be able to bring our gifts to us safely?“Santa Claus has been doing this for many, many years, as you know, and he’s been through pandemics before and challenges all around the globe.

Really, you can't take anything for granted about a centuries-old elf who relies on a magical sleigh to deliver presents to the 7.8 billion residents of an entire planet in a single night. Except this: The normal laws of plane, train and automobile travel don't apply.

made it harder to meet Santa Claus in person. However, that hasn’t stopped North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from activating its annual Santa tracker, which allows Yuletide yearners to keep tabs on Saint Nick as he delivers presents to children around the world on Christmas Eve.

HERE or NORAD Tracks Santa HERE. Traditionally, Santa starts out in the Pacific Ocean and travels west.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats of "selective hearing" Wednesday night – after President Trump called for Congress to raise coronavirus stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. "They’ve conveniently ignored @realDonaldTrump’s call to reexamine tax dollars wasted overseas while so many Americans are struggling at home," McCarthy wrote in a Twitter message.

A member of Congress with no suspicions about socializing with a Chinese national has no place on the House Intelligence Committee, according to outgoing Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., a former intelligence officer.

The FBI briefing on Rep. Eric Swalwell’s ties to a suspected Chinese spy made it clear that he should not remain on the House Intelligence Committee, House Minority Leader Rep.

California Lt. Gov.

We’ve made it to the Strictly final somehow! We’ve got three dances – Jive, American Smooth and Show Dance. I’m feeling good about the American Smooth because we’ve done it quite recently, but there are some complicated lifts at the end.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi needs to explain why she put Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., on the Intelligence Committee amid backlash over his relationship with a Chinese spy, Sen.Tom Cotton argued Wednesday.

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