Pence on Wednesday said: “We’ve created more jobs in the last 3 months than Joe Biden and Barack Obama created in their 8 years in office.” It came after he spoke of “creating jobs” and “renewing the American dream and opportunity for every American” during a speech in Arizona. In May, June and July there were more than 9 million jobs gained, according to Bureau of Labor figures. However, this came after more than 20 million job losses in March and April, with fears many of these losses will be permanent....

In a town hall with CNN Wednesday night, Pence continued to open up about his perspective on January 6, which he spoke about for the first time in an interview aired on ABC News Monday. Pence told CNN that he did not immediately reach out to speak with Trump in the days immediately following the riot, but finally did meet with the former president on the Monday after the attack after being approached by Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump....

In a video over 8 minutes long and presented Tuesday afternoon, Casey Lucier, investigative counsel for the House committee, described multiple instances of how a plan to use “fake electors” to sway the outcome of the 2020 election was not encouraged by the White House Counsel’s Office. Lucier focused attention on a text message exchange between Sean Riley, an aide for Johnson, and Chris Hodgson, an aide for Pence. On January 6, moments before the joint session in Congress commenced to approve the electors and validate the election in Joe Biden’s favor, Riley texted Hodgson with an urgent request....

The Line: Boston College -2.5, Total: 40 Line movement: Boston College opened as 3.5-point favorites in Las Vegas and was bet against, down to -2.5 at most shops. Underdog backers could still find Penn State +3 (-120) midweek. Totals have ranged from 39 to 40. For updated spreads and totals from around Las Vegas, visit our live odds page. Trends that matter: Boston College is 1-5 ATS in its last six bowl games…....

State Representative David Delloso, a Democrat from Delaware County, proposed the bill to the Pennsylvania General Assembly on September 30. According to Lancaster Online, supporters cited a report that “says legalizing recreational adult use of marijuana would create a $1.66 billion industry, add more than 18,000 jobs and generate over $580 million in tax revenue.” The bill amends a 1951 law regulating the vending of alcohol to include provisions for the sale of cannabis....

Pennsylvania currently matches the federal minimum wage requirement of $7.25 an hour. Under Wolf’s proposal, minimum wage employees would start receiving $12 an hour in July, and the state wage would increase annually until it reaches $15 an hour in 2027. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made raising the state’s embarrassingly low minimum wage more crucial than ever as thousands of essential workers are struggling to buy food and avoid homelessness,” Wolf said in his proposal....

Three parents of Pennsbury School District students filed a lawsuit last month over a mandate requiring students to wear masks in classrooms and on buses. Others have attended school board meetings in recent months to air their grievances about the school imposing restrictions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and about school teachings on racism and diversity. In a Friday statement, Pennsbury School Board President Christine Toy-Dragoni said that she had recently received emails, social media messages and messages to her cell phone that threaten “every woman in my family with rape, every man in my family with significant injury,” in addition to threats to publish her personal information and to murder her....

Joe Gibbs Racing crew chief Chris Gayle was fined $10,000 and Gayle and car chief Todd Brewer were placed on probation for the rest of the year for weight attached in an unapproved location to the car of Elliott Sadler. That penalty is classified as a “P3” in NASCAR’s new system, where P1 is the lowest and P6 is the most severe penalty. MORE: Best short-track drivers | Power Rankings | Bristol crashes | Sony sues Ricky Bobby bar...

The annual report, known as “Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China,” was published Wednesday by the Pentagon. The document included a broad array of observations of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and its rapid development in key areas as tensions persist between the world’s top two powers. Among the more striking metrics included in the report was an estimated 300 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and 300 ICBM launchers currently possessed by the PLA Rocket Force....

Defense officials announced the new policies during a nonpublic press briefing this afternoon that was attended by Newsweek. The Pentagon said the new regulations fall into four main categories: “preserving privacy for servicemembers, protecting health care providers, ensuring access to reproductive health care, and improving awareness of resources.” These new rules following the the striking down of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court in June, which led to months of uncertainty regarding the protection of reproductive rights of servicemembers....

Oestersunds will host Arsenal on February 15 at the Jaemtkraft Arena before the return leg a week later at the Emirates Stadium in London. And Gero says that all the players and officials of the club are to return back to Sweden on or before January 10 from their break before making the trip to Spain, a week later. “We are preparing very well for the explosive encounter with Arsenal....

Foote must think the pod people have taken over. The scrupulous, skeptical John Updike worries that he writes worse on the computer, but has succumbed to its convenience. “In the old days you were always forgetting what occurred 200 pages before,” he says. “Now you can change a character’s name everywhere with a single keystroke.” Harold Brodkey says he tried going back to a typewriter, “and it’s hell. Nobody’s mind works that way....

Fans (or paid agitators?) of LaRouche, a perennial candidate who was not invited to take part, interrupted the debate five times. At each cascade of shouting, the candidate who had the floor just stopped talking and stood there waiting for security guards to remove the nuisance (roughly, in some cases). At one point, when Sen. Joe Lieberman got interrupted midsentence, he let out a whiny “Oh, come on!” Finally, Sharpton took the troublemakers on....

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that Trump’s Victim Of Immigration Crime Engagement Office (VOICE) is being replaced by The Victims Engagement and Services Line and called it “a more comprehensive and inclusive victim support system.” The new agency will combine services already established such as methods for reporting abuse in immigration detention centers. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that “providing assistance to society’s most vulnerable is a core American value....

The unnamed officer was captured on police bodycam footage during a protest against racial injustice and police brutality on May 31 as part of a wave of Black Lives Matter protests this year. The footage was originally published on Friday by The Appeal, a national online news and commentary website focusing on the legal system, among other issues. It was quickly picked up by other outlets. In the video, a police sergeant can be heard saying to another officer: “Dude, dude, dude, I f*ckin’ drove down Tremont [Street]—there was an unmarked state police cruiser they were all gathered around....

How Barca must rebuild in summer The 35-year-old, who was on the Gunners’ books between 2005 and 2008, had been a free agent since leaving BATE Borisov in 2016. However, Hleb - who previously had at spell at Krylya Sovetov in 2012 - is back at the club with the option to extend his latest stint by another year. A statement on the club’s website read: “Alexander is well acquainted with our club and our fans....

The experienced attacker, 32, had been without a club since leaving Crystal Palace at the end of the 2015-16 campaign, but has now found a new home in the Super Lig. All the latest transfer rumours Adebayor has signed a contract until June 2018 with the Istanbul outfit. “I had talks with a lot of people from this club and the way they presented the project to me was quite interesting,” Adebayor told beIN Sports....

More than 98 arrests have so far been made, most of which involve federal charges, and over 275 suspects have been identified. While the focus has been on “quick hit cases,” officials are also looking at the bigger picture to identify if the riot was a coordinated effort between those inside and outside of the Capitol. “That is a tier 1, top priority for the U.S. attorney and federal law enforcement—to see if there was an overarching command and control and organized teams to breach the Capitol and accomplished some type of mission inside the Capitol,” Michael Sherwin, acting U....

An unnamed U.S. official told the Associated Press on Sunday that law enforcement were probing threats to kill or attack congressional lawmakers near the Capitol building ahead of Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. The source spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not allowed to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation. The threats, which were mostly shared online and in chat threads, included plans to attack congressional lawmakers as they’re traveling to and from the Capitol building to attend the impeachment proceedings, according to the official....

The 31-year-old joined QPR in October on a short-term deal, but failed to appear in a single match for Harry Redknapp's side. The U.S. international has found playing time hard to come by in recent seasons, as he made just nine total appearances while on loan with La Liga outfit Malaga in the 2012-13 campaign. Wednesday currently sits in 19th place of the English League Championship, four points above the relegation zone....