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February 18, 2021

ABC 'World News Tonight' gives Cruz Cancun fiasco four times more coverage than Cuomo nursing home scandal

ABC's "World News Night" devoted roughly four times more coverage Thursday to the Cancun controversy surrounding Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, than the growing legal problems faced by Democrat New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

February 18, 2021

Ted Cruz's wife, Heidi, invited neighbors to join Cancun trip in leaked texts: Report

Leaked texts reveal Sen. Ted Cruz’s wife, Heidi, discussing frigid conditions in Texas and inviting neighbors on the getaway trip that a resort in Cancun, Mexico even as state residents were without power or clean water, according to a report Thursday.

February 18, 2021

Cruz admits Cancun trip 'obviously a mistake' as he returns to find protesters outside his Texas home

Protesters gathered outside Sen. Ted Cruz’s home in Houston, Texas, on Thursday afternoon as the embattled Republican lawmaker returned home from a family vacation in Cancun, Mexico that triggered a national outcry.

February 18, 2021

Cruz pounded by Democrats over Cancun excursion

Democrats are using Sen. Ted Cruz’s trip to Cancun as his state faces an energy crisis to demand his resignation. 

February 18, 2021

Rick Perry says Texans would go longer without power just to keep feds ‘out of their business’

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that Texans would voluntarily spend even longer without power during freezing temperatures just to keep federal regulators out of their state.

February 18, 2021

Celebrities react to Texas winter storm: 'Sending prayers of resilience'

Celebrities react to the deadly winter storms in Texas and the southern United States that have left at least 20 dead as they face record-breaking low temperatures.

February 18, 2021

Dem mayor who traveled during holidays, told others not to due to COVID-19, sees ethics complaint dismissed

An ethics complaint against Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, who flew to Texas over the Thanksgiving holidays after telling his constituents to limit travel, was dismissed by the state's Board of Ethics Wednesday. 

February 18, 2021

2 Dallas officers shot and wounded while responding to call

Two Dallas police officers were shot and wounded while responding to a shooting call Thursday, the police chief said.

February 18, 2021

Major winter storm slams eastern US as power outages persist in Texas, southern states

A major winter storm is now slamming the eastern U.S. as around half a million people in Texas are still waiting for power to be restored following days of bitterly cold temperatures. 

February 18, 2021

Texas power outages spark AOC Green New Deal claim, which spurs critics

A tweet by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed ignoring a Green New Deal resulted in Texas' infrastructure failures.