Maj. Gen. William Walker, the commanding general of the D.C. National Guard overseeing the military mobilization for Joe Biden’s inauguration, graduated from St. Sabina, Leo, UIC and Chicago State.
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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks as she and President-elect Joe Biden introduce their nominees and appointees to key national security and foreign policy posts at The Queen theater, in Wilmington, Delaware. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign her Senate seat on Monday, two days before she and President-elect Joe Biden are inaugurated.
Aides to the California Democrat confirmed the timing and said Gov. Gavin Newsom was aware of her decision, clearing the way for him to appoint fellow Democrat Alex Padilla, now California s secretary of state, to serve the final two years of Harris term.
US Vice President Mike Pence With Wife Karen. (Photo Credits: Twitter)
Fort Drum, January 18: Vice President Mike Pence and his wife made their final official appearance together Sunday with a visit to Fort Drum, where they thanked the 10th Mountain Division and their families for their service.
“I m here to deliver a very simple message to each and every one of you on behalf of your commander and chief, and every American, Pence said. Thank you for your service. And to the 1st Brigade combat team, welcome home.” The 1st Brigade recently returned from Afghanistan.
Karen Pence, speaking before her husband took the podium, became emotional and briefly faltered as she addressed the troops. “It is such an honour to be with you here I go for our very last trip as vice president and second lady of the United States,” she said.
Tensions were high across the United States on Sunday amid threats by protesters to descend on statehouses throughout the nation, as law enforcement officials girded for possible violence ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration in Washington on Wednesday.