President Biden declares major disaster in Texas following severe winter storm

President Biden declares major disaster in Texas following severe winter storm

President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Texas as the state reels from a severe winter storm that left millions of people without power amid freezing temperatures.Biden’s action makes federal funding available to communities across 77 counties, including hard-hit Harris County, where Houston is located. Additional disaster designations may be made after further…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants Cuomo Administration Investigated Over Nursing Home Deaths

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants Cuomo Administration Investigated Over Nursing Home Deaths

Democratic New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced on Friday that she was joining several other Democrats in the state in calling for a full investigation into Governor Andrew Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.In a statement emailed to Newsweek, Ocasio-Cortez wrote, “I support our state’s return to co-equal governance and stand with…

Russians Sent Thousands of Threats Against U.S. Judge James Robart After Trump Tweeted About Him

Russians Sent Thousands of Threats Against U.S. Judge James Robart After Trump Tweeted About Him

Thousands of threatening messages that were sent to U.S. District Judge James Robart during Donald Trump’s presidency came from Russia, according to CBS.Robart, who temporarily blocked Trump’s travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries, received numerous online death threats and criticisms after Trump tweeted a series of attacks against him in 2017.In an interview with CBS’…