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Top Democrats are zeroing in on the recent winter storm devastation in Texas, calling for investigations into Republicans’ handling of the crisis and amplifying their support for radical environmental policies like the Green New Deal.
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Now that Democrats are in charge in Washington, critics say they ve started to mimic Big Tech censorship, using their power to go after those who don t see things the way they do, especially on social media and cable news. That concern is partly fueled by a new effort to target right-leaning TV news outlets for cancelation.
On Wednesday, the Democrat-led House Energy and Commerce Committee s Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a virtual hearing on disinformation and extremism in the media. The prolonged severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and the attack on our Capitol on January 6 have driven home a frightening reality: the spread of disinformation and extremism by traditional news media presents a tangible and destabilizing threat, Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) said in a statement.
Published: Monday, February 22, 2021
Texas Capitol in Austin at dawn. Photo credit: Bob Daemmrich/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom
The sun rose Friday in Austin over a Texas Capitol darkened to save energy, after winter weather paralyzed much of an unprepared Lone Star State. Bob Daemmrich/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom
Lights are back on for most Texans, but the policy fights over astronomical power bills, unprepared generating plants and an isolated grid are just beginning.
That was evident over the weekend as Texas electricity crisis grabbed attention on Sunday news shows and the White House said President Biden could soon visit the state.
Authorities are still sorting out the toll from last week s winter storm that left millions of Texas residents clustered in homes without heat, power or potable water for hours or days. Others kept power but may face bills in the hundreds or thousands of dollars, depending on their plans. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) held a meeting Saturday with Texas lawmakers to discu
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BIDEN LOOKS TO MOVE ON: The Biden administration is signaling a stand-down in a years-long effort to stop Russia from finishing the controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline to Germany as it seeks to repair relations with Europe.
The latest evidence that
President Biden is looking to move on and negotiate a solution with Germany comes after his State Department issued a report to Congress Friday that identified only a single Russian ship and its owner as being in violation of U.S. sanctions. The ship, Fortuna, and its owner, KVT-RUS, were already sanctioned in January by the Trump administration, although the new penalties are triggered under a dif