Новости за 15.12.2020

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) must resign or be removed from the House Intelligence Committee without delay. The disclosure of Swalwell’s involvement with a female Chinese communist spy, Fang Fang, a/k/a Christine Fang, was startling enough. Yet...

Christopher Krebs, the nation’s former top cybersecurity official who was fired by President Trump last month, will testify Wednesday during a Senate committee hearing on election security and the 2020 election process.The hearing will mark the...

First lady Melania Trump took off her mask to read to children at the Children's National Hospital on Tuesday, breaking state and hospital rules that require visitors wear a mask.The first lady h...

Workers at a Boston hospital have gone viral with their heartwarming celebration upon receiving their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine.In a video posted to ...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is urging Republicans not to object during Congress's count and certification of the Electoral College vote next month.McConnell's comments were made during a caucus c...

Televangelist Joel Osteen's megachurch in Houston received a $4.4 million Paycheck Protection Program loan.

Actor Matthew McConaughey is doubling-down on comments he made last week about "illiberals" and the current state of politics in the United States.While appearing on "Good Morning Britain" on Tuesday to promote his memoir "Greenlights," the "...

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) to serve as Transportation secretary, according to a person familiar with the pick.Buttigieg would be the first openly gay Cabinet secretary to be confirmed...

The FBI said it was investigating after one of its agents was involved in a shooting on a Metro train in Maryland Tuesday morning.The shooting occurred on a Red Line train near the Medical Center station in Montgomery County, Md., the bureau said in...

Nurse Sandra Lindsay, who is thought to be the first American to receive the COVID-19 vaccine outside of a clinical trial, said she is not experiencing any symptoms after receiving the inoculation on Monday.“I feel great this morning, no muscle pain...

The Trump administration on Tuesday finalized its rollback of standards for showerheads following a string of public complaints from the president about low-flow fixtures designed to save water.The Department of Energy (DOE) rule was joined by...

The Colorado Sun revealed in a report published on Tuesday that Jenna Ellis, an attorney currently representing President Trump in his legal battle to overturn the election, was fired as a Weld County prosecutor for...

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) on Monday called on fellow House Republicans to sign on to his effort to challenge the certification of the Electoral College's votes on Jan. 6, while blasting President-elect Joe Biden's election victory...

President-elect Joe Biden said that he spoke to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday, the first known conversation between the two men since Biden won the presidential election.Biden described it as a “good conversation” and...

President-elect Joe Biden is scheduled to speak in Atlanta on Tuesday as he campaigns for Democratic Senate candidates ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff elections.The event is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. EST.Wa...

State Sen. Amanda Chase (R), a Republican candidate for governor in Virginia, called on President Trump to declare martial law to keep Joe Biden from being sworn in as the next president.Writi...

Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) has released a movie thriller-style ad in support of Georgia GOP Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in which he pretends to fight against antifa activists. ...

Sens. Ted Cruz (R) and John Cornyn (R), along with a bipartisan group of congressional members from Texas, ...

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Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan made history earlier this month after becoming the first Muslim chaplain appointed to the California Legislature.Khan was appointed by California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D) on Dec. 7 to serve as the assembly’s...

President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden are heading to late-night TV for their first interview together since the former VP won the White House race last month.The couple will appear Thursday on "The Late Show" in...

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) revealed Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 late last month but has since recovered.Calvert said that he has returned to Washington, D.C., after missing votes, including on the annual defense policy bill last...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) on Tuesday called for a special legislative session for lawmakers to consider COVID-19 and wildfire aid for residents in the state.Brown requested the special session m...

Top congressional leaders are meeting on Tuesday afternoon as they try to finalize a mammoth government funding bill and work out an agreement on coronavirus relief. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (...

The organizers planning President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration said Tuesday that next month's event will include strict health and safety protocols and a “reimagined” parade in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.The...