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Trump-McConnell feud could threaten Republicans' path to power

By Steve Peoples, Jill Colvin, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

Leading GOP strategists say the exploding feud is a distraction at best and, at worst, a direct threat to a political comeback.

Some power restored in Texas but water woes persist

By Paul J. Weber, Jill Bleed, Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 7 million people have been ordered to boil their water before consuming it. The extreme weather was blamed for the deaths of over three dozen people, some while trying to keep warm.

How to help Texas during winter storm blackouts

By Chloe Jones

An unprecedented winter storm and unprepared electrical grid has left millions of Texans without reliable power and water and has killed at least 20 people since Monday.

Where states are boosting or slashing higher ed funding amid the pandemic

By Emma Whitford, Inside Higher Ed

Governors have proposed a patchwork of higher education funding increases and cuts in their budgets.

WATCH: Texas crisis has governor facing energy industry

By Paul J. Weber, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants mandates that would require power plants to withstand extreme winter weather. The number of Texas residents still without electricity Thursday was fewer than 500,000 after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures.

Report slams Chicago response to unrest after Floyd's death

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

The Office of Inspector General concludes that the department's top brass was woefully unprepared for the violence that erupted and did not provide officers on the front lines of the violence with nearly enough guidance of what they should be…

WATCH: Pelosi calls effects of storm in Texas 'heartbreaking'

By Associated Press

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says a House panel will look into Texas' response to the problems that have been caused by the extreme weather in Texas.

Path to citizenship in new Democratic immigration bill

By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

The legislation will reflect the broad priorities for immigration reform that Biden laid out on his first day in office, including an increase in visas, funding to process asylum applications and new technology at the southern border.

Experts warn against COVID-19 variants as states reopen

By Marion Renault, Associated Press

Scientists widely agree that the U.S. simply doesn’t have enough of a handle on the variants to roll back public health measures and is at risk of fumbling yet another phase of the pandemic.

Longtime Illinois state legislator Michael Madigan to resign seat

By John O'Connor, Associated Press

An institution in Illinois politics, Madigan is resigning the post he has held for 50 years. He was tarnished by a federal investigation of Statehouse bribery announced last summer that implicated him.