Jason Schmid, a longtime senior GOP aide on the House Armed Services Committee, has resigned from his post, according to a letter to incoming ranking member Mike Rogers (R-Ala.). The letter was first obtained by Politico Tuesday. In the letter, Schmid blasted GOP House members for supporting an objection to President-elect Joe Biden's victory even after the deadly riot that occurred Jan. 6 by a mob of President Trump's supporters."Anyone who.
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President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that his comments were totally appropriate at the rally preceding the failed fatal insurrection at the Capitol. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo
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BRAD SCHNEIDER (D-Ill.) announced he tested positive for the coronavirus today, marking a third lawmaker to test positive after sheltering from the Capitol riots in a room with Republican members who refused to wear masks. Rep.
U.S. will reportedly require all international visitors to show negative COVID-19 test result
The United States is reportedly set to implement a requirement that all international visitors show a negative COVID-19 test result before flying to the country.
The federal government will require all international airline passengers to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before boarding flights to the U.S.,
The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to issue an order that would go into effect on Jan. 26 after having discussed such a move for weeks with agencies and with the White House s coronavirus task force, the report says.
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