Newly elected freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY), facing a scandal over his resume and claims he made on the campaign trail, points to the ceiling of the House Chamber as he talks with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) during a 9th round of votes for the new Speaker of the House on the third day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)





Musician Precious Perez, who has been blind since birth, performs during the Inauguration ceremony for Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey Maura Healey at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., January 5, 2023. (Photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters)





Residents walk along coastal front properties damaged after “atmospheric river” rainstorms slammed northern California, in the town of Aptos, U.S., January 5, 2023. (Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters)





Australian actor Cate Blanchett (L) poses backstage with American actress Jamie Lee Curtis after receiving the Desert Palm Achievement Award, at the 34th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards gala in Palm Springs, California, U.S., January 5, 2023. (Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)





A Holon Mover, an autonomous-driving, 15-passenger electric vehicle is displayed during CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 5, 2023. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Reuters)





The Peace Monument and the Capitol Dome are seen amid cloudy skies as the House of Representatives struggles to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress with a new Republican majority, at the Capitol in Washington, early Thursday, January 5, 2023. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)





Missionaries and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bennet Lim, 21, left, and Jack Bodmer, 18, hold signs as they entice commuters to give them a splash during the first major storm of the year in Chino, Calif. on Thursday, January 5, 2023. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP Photo)





A vehicle drives on a flooded road in Sebastopol, California, on January 05, 2023. Excessive rain, heavy snow and landslides are expected to wallop California through Thursday as a series of winter storms rip across the western US coast, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency. (Photo by Josh Edelson/AFP Photo)





Surfers ride waves in front of a Golden Gate Bridge tower at Fort Point in San Francisco, Friday, January 6, 2023. California weather calmed Friday but the lull was expected to be brief as more Pacific storms lined up to blast into the state, where successive powerful weather systems have knocked out power to thousands, battered the coastline, flooded streets, toppled trees and caused at least six deaths. (Photo by Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)





Christian leaders gather for a prayer vigil to mark the second year anniversary of the violent insurrection by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, January 6, 2023. (Photo by Matt Rourke/AP Photo)





House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy talks with Republican Representative elect from Georgia Marjorie Taylor Greene following the contentious 4th ballot for the next Speaker of the House in Washington, DC, USA 04 January 2023. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy faces serious opposition from his own Republican caucus, putting his bid for Speaker of the House in jeopardy. (Photo by Shawn Thew/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





An attendee demonstrates the AtmosGear electric powered inline skates during CES Unveiled ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) of Las Vegas, Nevada on January 3, 2023. CES explores next-gen technology in the context of numerous topics, including 5G and IoT, advertising, automotive, block chain, health and wellness, immersive entertainment, robotics and more. 2023 CES will showcase more than 1400 exhibiting companies. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP Photo)





A damaged Valero gas station creaks in the wind during a massive “bomb cyclone” rain storm in South San Francisco, California on January 4, 2023. A bomb cyclone smashed into California on January 4, 2023, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain that was expected to cause flooding in areas already saturated by consecutive storms. (Photo by Josh Edelson/AFP Photo)





Bill Drummond looks over damage after high winds caused a tree to crash through two of his upstairs bedrooms the previous day in Hazel Dell, Wash., on Thursday, January 5, 2023. (Photo by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian via AP Photo)





Drivers barrel into standing water on Interstate 101 in San Francisco, California on January 4, 2023. A bomb cyclone smashed into California on January 4, 2023, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain that was expected to cause flooding in areas already saturated by consecutive storms. (Photo by Josh Edelson/AFP Photo)





A visitor walks through a rainbow created by prisms at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian on Friday December 30, 2022 in Washington, DC. The rainbow pattern created by the prisms moves around the building depending on the time of the year and the direction of the sun. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)





A resident walks along a flooded street, after “atmospheric river” rainstorms slammed northern California, in the coastal town of Aptos, U.S., January 5, 2023. (Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters)





Ocean Beach after a rain storm in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, January 5, 2023. A powerful storm with hurricane-force gusts has begun to wind down after ripping across California, leaving behind power outages, flood threats and road closures just hours before another drenching is set to wash over the state. (Photo by Shelby Knowles/Bloomberg)





Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy gestures after lawmakers voted him to be the next speaker of the House of Representatives in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA 07 January 2023. McCarthy secured enough support to become House Speaker on the 15th vote by the House and on the fifth day of his bid; it is the longest speaker contest in the US in 164 years. (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/EFE)





Buffalo Bills' Siran Neal (33) and Nyheim Hines react after teammate Damar Hamlin was injured during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Monday, January 2, 2023, in Cincinnati. (Photo by Jeff Dean/AP Photo)