Leaders of House China panel denounce attack on Rep Judy Chu
The leaders of a new House select committee on China defended Democratic Rep. Judy Chu on Sunday, saying it was abhorrent and unacceptable for a GOP lawmaker to question her loyalty to the United States based on her Chinese heritage. Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher, the Republican chair of the China panel who appeared Sunday with Krishnamoorthi on CBS' “Face the Nation,” said Gooden was out of line.
news.yahoo.comWith filing deadline looming, Perry undecided on re-election bid; only one candidate in D10 race so far
As Councilman Clayton Perry's legal troubles from an alleged Nov. 6 hit-and-run continue, possible opponents are eying his seat on council, which some allies have advised him to seek for a fourth term. But with just over a week left in the filing period, Perry says he still hasn't made up his mind whether to run for re-election.
China spy balloon is a 'threat' to American sovereignty and 'not just an isolated incident,' Gallagher says
EXCLUSIVE: House China Select Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher told Fox News Digital that the Chinese spy balloon flying over the continental United States is “not just an isolated incident,” but a violation and threat to American sovereignty.
foxnews.comMcCarthy creates House China Select Committee to confront CCP threats
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday announced the creation of the China Select Committee and tapped Rep. Mike Gallagher to chair the panel that will focus and push back against threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party to U.S. national security.
foxnews.comFormer councilman tapped to replace Clayton Perry on San Antonio City Council
The retired U.S. Air Force officer was immediately sworn into the same position he previously filled from January 2014 to June 2017. He will represent the North Side council district again until either Perry returns or his term expires in early June 2023.
Navy will let Wisconsin keep badger statue for 50 more years
The Navy will let Wisconsin keep its beloved badger statue for 50 more years, scrapping plans to move the sculpture to an East Coast museum. The statue, sculpted from melted-down cannons seized from Cuba during the Spanish-American War, was affixed to the first USS Wisconsin before World War I. The U.S. Naval Academy Museum lent it to the state in 1988. The academy museum contacted state officials in March 2020 asking for the statue's return so it could be lent to the nonprofit Nauticus Museum in Norfolk, Virginia, where the second USS Wisconsin is berthed as an exhibit.
news.yahoo.comRep. Gallagher recounts assault on Capitol, cost of Republicans objecting electoral votes
Rep. Gallagher recounts assault on Capitol, cost of Republicans objecting electoral votes Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher recounts the breach on the Capitol. He condemns the objections to confirmation of the Electoral College vote, and says it sent a message of "false hope" to the rioters.
cbsnews.comGOP congressman describes U.S. Capitol assault as "banana republic territory"
GOP congressman describes U.S. Capitol assault as "banana republic territory" Congressman Mike Gallagher compared the assault on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump protesters to what he saw in Iraq while serving in the military. The Wisconsin Republican said the unrest was a consequence of members of his party vowing to object to the Electoral College in Congress. Gallagher spoke with CBS News correspondents Major Garrett and Ed O'Keefe during a CBS News Special Report.
cbsnews.comTrump raises China concerns as reason to veto defense bill
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump offered a new rationale Sunday for threatening to veto the annual defense policy bill that covers the military's budget for equipment and pay raises for service members: China. “The biggest winner of our new defense bill is China! I will veto!” Trump said in a new tweet. “President Trump clearly hasn’t read the bill, nor does he understand what’s in it," Reed said. McConnell said it was important for Congress to continue its nearly six-decade long streak of passing the defense policy bill.