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Classified documents found at former VP Mike Pence’s Indiana home
Read full article: Classified documents found at former VP Mike Pence’s Indiana homeA "small number" of classified documents was discovered last week at former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home, according to letters Pence’s counsel sent to the National Archives obtained by NBC News.
VIDEOS: Watch the biggest moments from Inauguration Day
Read full article: VIDEOS: Watch the biggest moments from Inauguration DayLook back at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with these videos of the biggest moments from Jan. 20. This list will be updated as Inauguration Day unfolds. Biden’s inaugural addressHarris takes the oathFirst executive orders signedInaugural paradeGift-giving ceremonyMilitary reviewPence says farewellGaga, JLo and BrooksMoving poem, benediction
Vice President Mike Pence gets COVID-19 vaccine
Read full article: Vice President Mike Pence gets COVID-19 vaccineVice President Mike Pence receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in Washington. Karen Pence, and U.S. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence received the COVID-19 vaccine Friday. In remarks after his shot, Pence called the speed with which the vaccine was developed “a medical miracle.”“The American people can be confident: we have one and perhaps within hours two” safe vaccines,” Pence said, referring to expected FDA approval for Moderna’s vaccine. Pence, the highest profile official yet to receive the vaccine, has taken an increasingly visible role in selling the vaccine, as President Donald Trump has taken a step back.
US Army medical task force arrives in Houston to help fight coronavirus surge, officials say
Read full article: US Army medical task force arrives in Houston to help fight coronavirus surge, officials sayHOUSTON A U.S. Army Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force (UAMTF) arrived in Houston Monday to help fight the surge of coronavirus cases after Texas Gov. One task force has been in San Antonio since July 6 and the other task force arrived in Houston Monday. The 85-member task forces are comprised of medical and support professionals from the Army Reserve who will aid local health care efforts. Greg Abbotts office about where the task force will be located in Houston went unanswered. Within the last few weeks, COVID-19 cases have surged in Texas with Houston and Harris County becoming the epicenter of the outbreak in the Lone Star State.
Report shows $480,000 in donations to cover Pence legal aid
Read full article: Report shows $480,000 in donations to cover Pence legal aidWASHINGTON Donors contributed nearly $480,000 last year to cover Vice President Mike Pences legal expenses from special counsel Robert Muellers probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 elections, according to Pences financial disclosure report. The annual report, released Tuesday, shows that a dozen donors contributed to the trust fund in May of last year. The report states the money was used to pay a bill from McGuireWoods LLP. Many government officials have turned to legal defense funds over the years to finance their legal representation. The report states that every contributor had to certify that they are U.S. citizens, the money came from personal funds and that Pence did not solicit the contribution, among other requirements.