“The White House is going back to the dogs ― including a shelter dog. After four years of President Donald Trump’s famously pet-free tenure, Joe Biden winning the 2020 presidential election means that the patter of furred feet will likely be heard inside the White House once more. The Biden family has two German shepherds: Champ, purchased from a breeder in 2008, and Major, adopted from an animal shelter 10 years later. When the Bidens got Champ, they were criticized for purchasing a puppy from a high-volume commercial breeder that some described as a puppy mill. The family took a different path the next time around, and adopted Major from the Delaware Humane Association in 2018. Steph Gomez via Delaware Humane Association Joe Biden and Major at the Delaware Humane Assocation in 2018. Major had been surrendered to the shelter along with his littermates, and the whole crew was in poor health. The Bidens first took in Major as a foster puppy and ultimately decided to adopt him permanently. (His siblings also all found homes.) Sedertdien, the pair has made regular appearances on social media, particularly in photos from Jill Biden. View this post on Instagram Build Bark Better. Happy #NationalDogDay A post shared by Dr. Jill Biden (@drbiden) on Aug 26, 2020 by 4:04pm PDT View this post on Instagram I miss mommy! Hey Champ, how do we get to Iowa? A post shared by Dr. Jill Biden (@drbiden) on Nov 16, 2019 by 10:09am PST Though Major has been described on social media and on some news sites as the “first rescue dog” in the White House, that isn’t accurate. Lyndon B. Johnson had a beloved dog named Yuki who was found by his daughter at a Texas gas station on Thanksgiving in 1966. Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images President Lyndon B. Johnson introduces his pet dog Yuki on the South Lawn of the White House in September 1967. “LBJ’s favorite dog was a rescue named Yuki, a white mutt who had been abandoned by his owner in a gas station in LBJ’s hometown of Johnson City, Texas,” wrote Johnson’s grandson, Lyndon Nugent, according to the Presidential Pet Museum. “They shared a very significant bond that personified the American spirit: Only in America could a poor boy from Johnson City end up in the White House.” And while decidedly not a dog, at least one other presidential pet had similarly scrappy roots. Socks, the famous black and white cat belonging to the Clinton family, was originally a stray who jumped into Chelsea Clinton’s arms in Arkansas. AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander Socks, the First Cat, in 1994.
Pfizer Declines Invitation To White House ‘Vaccine Summit’
85 Uitsigte0 Opmerkings0 Hou van
["Pfizer and Moderna, two pharmaceutical companies that have developed promising COVID-19 vaccines, will not participate in a “vaccine summit” Tuesday at the White House that touted the participation of private sector...
White Evangelical Leaders Pledge Seminaries Will Not Teach Key Theory On Systemic Racism
426 Uitsigte0 Opmerkings1 Hou van
["The presidents of all six Southern Baptist seminaries have roundly condemned a key method that scholars have developed to examine how systemic racism persists in America. The leaders, whose seminaries educate the ne...
House Passes Historic Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
97 Uitsigte0 Opmerkings0 Hou van
["Die VSA. House of Representatives on Friday voted to federally decriminalize marijuana, marking the first time either chamber of Congress has voted to end federal prohibition of the drug. The Democrat-controlled Hou...
I’m Mixed-Race And Have White Parents. Here’s What My Hair Taught Me About My Culture.
118 Uitsigte0 Opmerkings0 Hou van
["MAT LO I used to only let my hair down on the weekends. Dangling upside down, I giggle as my mother swings me gently by my ankles. I can see my curls bouncing freely as she flips me right side up. She gives me a ki...
‘Lord Of The Rings’ Cast, Experts Form Fellowship To Buy House Of J.R.R. Tolkien
119 Uitsigte0 Opmerkings0 Hou van
["Cast members from “The Lord of the Rings” have once again come together in a fellowship, but this time, it’s not to throw an ancient ring into the fiery pits of Mordor — it’s to purchase the home of Middle-earth cre...
Kayleigh McEnany verdedig Withuis-vakansiepartytjies te midde van COVID-oplewing
0 Uitsigte0 Opmerkings0 Hou van
["Koronavirusinfeksies en hospitalisasies styg tot rekordhoogtepunte, maar president Donald Trump sal soos gewoonlik voortgaan met vakansiebyeenkomste in die Withuis, Kayleigh McEnany, perssekretaris, Woensdag gesê. Haar mede...
Former Stanford Colleagues Cheer Scott Atlas Leaving White House Task Force
0 Uitsigte0 Opmerkings0 Hou van
["Dr. Scott Atlas resigned from the White House coronavirus task force on Monday after months of advocating against social distancing policies and disputing the medical consensus around COVID-19. A frequent Fox News g...
Melania Trump haat regtig Kersfees in 'Kimmel’ Spoof Van Wit Huis Vakansie Video
0 Uitsigte0 Opmerkings0 Hou van
["Melania Trump is gelukkig dat sy net een Kersfees by die Withuis oor het, want dit lyk nie of haar uitgelekte opmerkings oor haar vakansietake binnekort vergeet sal word nie. Die presidentsvrou het probeer sko....