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Texas' power grid operator has fired its president and CEO following last month's winter storm that left millions without electricity, media reports said.
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has under come fire from customers and politicians over its apparent failure to prepare for the cold weather and the enormous bills some customers have faced due to a massive spike in energy prices.
The only Republican to support a police reform act has a simple explanation for his vote.
Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX), a staunch conservative and ally of former president Donald Trump, raised eyebrows with his vote in favor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, but he explained later he had backed the legislation by mistake, reported the Washington Post.
A leading French daily has rattled the ruling party and sparked intense speculation about next year's presidential election by suggesting that voters won't come to Emmanuel Macron's aid if he finds himself in a rematch with the far-right.
Votes from the left propelled centrist Macron to power in 2017 in a run-off against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, just as they had helped Jacques Chirac in the 2002 election against Le Pen's father Jean-Marie.
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