Новости за 24.02.2021

Many Texans found themselves left in the dark and the cold after a winter storm battered the state. As of Tuesday, eight million Texans had issues with their water supply as busted frozen pipes compromised water mains across the state.

If confirmed, Joe Biden's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency vowed to give straight-forward intelligence on Iran.

The Georgia State Senate passed an important measure to prevent voting fraud with absentee ballots. The bill was sent to the state House for consideration after it passed the state Senate in a 35-to-18 vote Tuesday.

A House committee is set to hold a hearing regarding alleged disinformation in broadcast media. Members of the House Subcommittee on Communications Technology said Wednesday's shearing is to examine "disinformation and extremism in the media."

Democrats claim they are furious about the turmoil at the U.S. Capitol and are applauding the related indictments. In 2014, however, Joe Biden's attorney general nominee Merrick Garland agreed to quash an arrest warrant and dismiss an indictment of a violent leftist who bombed the Senate Chambers in the 1980's. One America's Richard Pollock spoke with Paul Kamenar of The National Legal and Policy Center about this hypocrisy and has more from Washington.

Lawmakers may be looking to use the controversial 2001 Patriot Act against people arrested at the January 6 capitol protest. One America's Shane Althaus has more.

In response to growing backlash over its crackdown on personal freedoms, China is now attempting to drastically change the definition of human rights. One America's Hans Hubbard reports.

Former Vice President Mike Pence touted his meeting with House conservatives. On Tuesday, Pence met with the Republican Study Steering Committee to discuss the agenda for the 117th Congress. He reportedly told GOP lawmakers he maintained a strong relationship with former President Trump and will continue to defend their administration's record.

Senators are taking the first-steps in investigating what went down on January 6 in our nation's capitol. On Tuesday, top Democrats and Republicans probed security officials on how they prepared for possible threats of violence.

The Senate recently pressed high-level tech officials on last year's SolarWinds cyber attack. On Tuesday, executives for SolarWinds, Microsoft, FyreEye and CrowdStrike spoke with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

A spokesperson for Tiger Woods thanked everyone for the "overwhelming support" after the golfer was seriously injured in a car crash.

Far-left activists are pressuring Joe Biden to give more immigration benefits to the holders of Temporary Protected Status or TPS.  At a rally in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Democrat activists demanded that TPS holders be granted permanent resident cards, which are also known as green cards.

The Biden administration's approach to domestic and international energy are facing heavy scrutiny. Speaking on the Senate floor Monday, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) characterized the policies as an assault on middle class Americans.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) condemned Democrats' approach to COVID-19 relief as "totally partisan." In a press conference on Tuesday, McConnell said the Biden administration has shown it is pretty far left across the board.

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