[ad_1] This week’s Texas disaster left more than 4 million people in the dark and cold, and even more without clean water, when a rare blast of arctic air caused temperatures to drop, freezing both. natural gas power plants and wind turbines. Texas “predicted heat waves more than ice storms,” said Dan Reicher, who worked … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s exit has brought a more normal pace of return to politics in Washington, but outside the Beltway, deeper forces are reshaping the partisan landscape. Data from the NBC News poll shows voters who make up the two main parties are changing, and a massive shift is happening in jobs: the … Read more
[ad_1] Free water available at 10 Austin locations on Sundays for residents who cannot purchase or boil waterKXAN.com Texas Winter Storm: what to knowThe New York Times After the winter storm: When will drinking water be safe in Texas?WFAA UPDATE: Area counties, towns and military installations continue to struggle with water issuesKWTX Town of Shawnee … Read more
[ad_1] At his Senate hearing on Monday, Attorney General candidate Merrick Garland will pledge to prosecute the “white supremacists and others” who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, in support of Donald Trump’s attempt to reverse his electoral defeat . The pledge was contained in Garland’s opening testimony for the session before the Senate … Read more
[ad_1] In Manatee County, Florida, this week thousands of people were called to come to the rich Lakewood Ranch development and get a coronavirus vaccine. It was a call that many expected. “We were very lucky, we got the call, we got off,” a woman told CBS News’s Jim Axelrod. It was more than luck. … Read more
[ad_1] Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s candidate for attorney general, will sit before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing on Monday. In his opening statement, Garland says he will make civil rights, tackling “extremist attacks” and maintaining the independence of the Department of Justice one of his top priorities. “If I am … Read more
[ad_1] Iran doubles down on US must lift sanctions to restart nuclear arms talksUSA TODAY Republicans slam Biden’s decision to drop sanctions on IranFox News Iran continues plan to cut UN nuclear inspectionsThe Guardian Customer feedback: Biden’s foreign policy may look a lot like Trump’sDeseret news Texas Water Woes, Iranian nuclear market offer, vaccine research … Read more
[ad_1] President Joe Biden has said Texas is experiencing a major disaster, as residents continue to grapple with the aftermath of a catastrophic winter storm that hit the central and southern United States earlier this week. As of Saturday morning, the storm had been linked to at least 27 deaths across the state, and food … Read more
[ad_1] “Once Rush’s burial date is announced, we will reduce the flags to half the staff,” Governor Ron DeSantis said at a press conference in West Palm Beach on Friday. The governor said the honor is “what we do when there are things of this magnitude.” This decision does not appear to fit with state … Read more
[ad_1] Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory responded to Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, who spoke in an interview with the Washington Post on Friday about city council’s rejection of a local mask mandate by Lafayette. Guillory questioned the governor’s application of a state-level mask warrant, accusing Edwards of failing to properly apply the rule and failing … Read more