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Nancy Pelosi is reelected House Speaker in narrow vote

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The 117th Congress convened on Sunday to swear in new lawmakers and re-elect Nancy Pelosi as House speaker. Democrats are set to enter the session with the narrowest majority in the House for either party in 20 years with a 222-211 lead over Republicans and two new Democrats and four Republicans were sworn into the Senate while a pair of runoff elections to determine the balance of the chamber will be held Tuesday.

Pelosi secured the votes necessary for another round as House speaker, after running unopposed following a nomination from Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. Two Democrats voted against Pelosi, with Rep. Jared Golden of Maine voting for Sen. Tammy, D-Ill., and Rep. Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania voting for Jeffries. All Republican members supported House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for speaker with 209.

Sunday’s meeting comes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate and House will also prepare to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election on Wednesday in a joint session.

Pelosi wins re-election as House speaker with slim majority

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Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley To Pursue Solo Musical Ventures

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Florida Georgia Line announced the arrival date of their new album, Life Rolls On, out February 12th.  In a New Year’s zoom message Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard also announced that fans can expect even more music from them. Kelley and Hubbard posted a nearly 10 minute video about the new album coming out, and a possible tour in 2021 – and also shared that they have each been each working on their own solo music.

Tyler shared “You know, we never made a video for our fans…let’s just chat with our fans for a second, let’s fill them in on everything going on in FGL’s world and our personal world, cause there’s a lot going on. We want to make sure our truth is out there for you guys.” Brian continued “Having some extra time this year, being in a pandemic year…a lot of uncertainty and a lot of extra time…did a lot of soul searching and I took some time off of writing songs…didn’t know what I was searching for…kind of where I landed was falling in love with my guitar, and writing songs again, even more than ever.”

The duo emphasized that this does not mean the end of their musical partnership, and the two support one another with their new projects. Brian said, “This year has been crazy wild, and I think there’s nothing more important for both of us, and everybody listening, to honor your life’s calling, honor your creativity when the timing’s right,” and Tyler added, “We’ve kind of created this freedom around ourselves to where we can do whatever we want to do, creatively and musically, so it’s a lot of fun.”

You can check out the video from Brian and Tyler – here.

Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley to Release Solo Music Apart From FGL

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Blake Shelton New Song, ‘Minimum Wage’

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Blake Shelton surprises fans with a brand new single, “Minimum Wage,” which debuted during NBC’s New Year’s Eve on Thursday, Dec. 31st.  Shelton appeared virtually to premiere the music video to the new track exclusively. 

“I got engaged to Gwen Stefani. I don’t care what else happened besides that. That made it a great year for me,” Shelton said before revealing the song.

“Minimum Wage” follows his latest singles “Happy Anywhere” and “Nobody But You.”  

Blake Shelton Debuts Surprise New Song, ‘Minimum Wage’

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Zoë Kravitz Files for Divorce from Husband Karl Glusman After 18 Months of Marriage

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Zoë Kravitz, 32, and her husband Karl Glusman, 32, have split after 18 months of marriage. In court records obtained by PEOPLE, the Big Little Lies star filed for divorce on Dec. 23.

Kravitz and Glusman, who were first linked in October 2016, wed in June 2019 at the Paris home of the actress’ father, Lenny Kravitz.

Over the summer, the actress celebrated the pair’s wedding anniversary, sharing a black-and-white photo from their nuptials. “One year,” she captioned the image. The actor also shared his own tribute, calling the actress his “best friend.”

Kravitz first revealed news of their engagement during a 2018 interview with Rolling Stone: “Oh yeah, I’m engaged,” she explained when the reporter spotted her ring. “I haven’t told anyone yet — I mean, I haven’t told the world. I wanted to keep it private.”

Zoe Kravitz Files for Divorce From Karl Glusman After Less Than Two Years of Marriage

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Zoe Kravitz and Karl Glusman have called it quits. According to court documents obtained by…
 

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