Texas land commissioner: 'Confident' in state's fight against Biden climate directives

George P. Bush supports Texas Governor Abbott in delaying the president's energy agenda.

Georgia congresswoman says she has "full support" from Donald Trump

The Israeli army said that on Sunday, an Israeli soldier shot and killed a Palestinian suspected of attempting to attack troops in the West Bank. The Army said in a statement that "armed assailants connected three knives to a stick" trying to attack soldiers at the junction of the West Bank south of Bethlehem. No soldiers were injured.

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense stated that six Chinese fighter jets and a U.S. reconnaissance plane entered the southwest corner of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone on Sunday, an unusual recognition of U.S. military activities. Tensions have surged in the past week or so after Taiwan reported that many Chinese fighters and bombers flew into the area near the Platas Islands controlled by Taiwan in the northern part of the South China Sea last weekend.

John Weaver (John Weaver) is a long-term Republican strategist who served as the late Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) in 2000 and 2008 and the former Ohio Governor John in 2016. · Kasic (R-Ohio) for the presidential campaign, he was accused of online harassment. According to the New York Times, 21 people participated. These people said in interviews that in the past few years, Weaver-who was also the co-founder of the famous anti-Trump organization Lincoln Project composed of Republicans, but no longer participated in it-sent unsolicited sex. Provoking the Internet. According to a report in The Times, these transactions reportedly did not result in a physical encounter, unless it was agreed by both parties. These people did not accuse Weaver of illegal behavior, but they did describe “the field they wanted Plundered by an influential old man in the movie." To work. "Weaver even sent a message to a 14-year-old boy and finally invited him to go to Las Vegas with him after the age of 18. One of them was a person who received the message from Weaver last year when he was a fresh graduate. A college graduate who is looking for a job. Politically, he said: "It seems that he is using his power. "The Times" provided new details about the situation, but the "Conservative Party of America" ​​first reported the solicitation allegations against Weaver earlier this month. For this story, Weaver admitted to sending inappropriate information and apologized. Read more in The New York Times. Trump's impeachment defense has been released. According to reports, Bannon encouraged him to go to the Senate. 5 Brutal comics about Republican Trump issues Arkansas Republican Governor praised Biden Government's ``seamless'' vaccine distribution

Senator Bernie Sanders said of the partisan Covid rescue plan: "Yes, I believe we do have the right to vote."

After a five-day lockdown was triggered by an infection of a hotel guard in Perth, Australia's two consecutive weeks of no community Covid transmission has ended. On Sunday afternoon, officials in Western Australia announced that a hotel security had tested positive for Covid-19 and speculated that the man might have also been a carpool driver. "I know that for many Western Australians, this will be shocking... Western Australians have been doing this for so long, but it is vital this week that we have to stay at home and keep our bodies. Alienated and personal hygiene, and undergoing inspections, Western Australian Prime Minister Mark McGowan said: "You have symptoms. "It is believed that this man was infected with a new and more infectious strain of Covid-19, such as the British and Brazilian strains. They pointed out that in the catastrophic second wave of 2020 in Melbourne, The use of temporary security in several locations is a driving factor. McGowan announced that the Labour Party will suspend the campaign and blockade, and voters are scheduled to vote on March 13. Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has suspended the Liberal Party’s campaign Activities and appeared to support the government’s strategy in a brief statement. Before it is passed, we will do it again. Stay calm. Follow the recommendations. Keep each other safe. The days ahead will be difficult.” He wrote. The government announced that due to the first semester that will start on Monday, schools will remain closed, while bars, pubs, restaurants and many other public places will be closed from 6pm on Sunday evening. The city’s popular Fringe Arts Festival will be closed for half of its time, and Australia’s domestic T20 league is now facing uncertainty. It is recommended that all workers work at home and must wear masks when leaving home. These restrictions cover the Perth city, the Peel area and the Southwest. Western Australia will be relatively stable by 2020, with good luck and remoteness. The combination of short-term blockade and strict border control has prevented a serious outbreak of the coronavirus. In total, nearly 2.8 million people in the state recorded only 903 Covid cases and 9 deaths.

Fever fever hit Kentucky, where dissatisfaction with coronavirus restrictions and the results of the Breonna Taylor death investigation spurred petitions to remove the governor and the attorney general. Although Kentucky has provocative elected officials, it is rare in the Bluegrass State to play cards in this way. In these two new cases, the effort to impeach Kentucky was triggered by differences in policy or administrative decisions by the highest government of Kentucky.

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Saturday that Russia and Turkey opened a joint center on Saturday to observe the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire. The ceasefire was reached after conflict broke out in the region last year. The two countries agreed to establish the center in the Agdam region of Azerbaijan and officially opened in November. The Ministry of Defense said in a statement that it will consist of 60 soldiers from Turkey and Russia.

People familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN and The New York Times that five lawyers who were preparing to defend former President Donald Trump in the former Senate impeachment trial have left his legal team. Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier were considered the two lead lawyers, and Josh Howard, Johnny Gasser and Greg Harris were also eliminated. No other lawyers announced that they were involved in the case, so it seems that Trump is irrefutable. According to reports, the lawyer left due to differences in legal strategy. Trump reportedly wanted them to promote his unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud in last year’s presidential election, instead of focusing on whether the conviction of the former president after he left office was constitutional. This argument seems to be Republican. The consensus among people and his reasons. I may be acquitted. The source said that Bowles and Trump lacked a chemical reaction, and it was reported that the decision to leave was mutual. It is not clear where Trump will go-it is reported that his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani wants to accept the case, but he is a potential witness at the trial because he was charged in Trump Speaking at a rally before inciting a deadly congressional riot, the New York Times pointed out that first, "almost all" of Trump advisers blamed Giuliani for his impeachment. Considering that Republican senators have stated that they will not vote for convictions, some people wonder why Trump is not even willing to spend money on lawyers now. The following is Trump’s statement almost verbatim to advisers> https://t.co/zktWOIrUD6- Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 31, 2021, Trump’s former chief strategist Stephen According to Stephen Bannon, the former president should personally the Senate because "he is the only one who can sell it." However, according to reports, aides opposed this idea. Learn more on the New York Times and CNN. 5 cruel and funny cartoons about the Republican Trump issue. The Republican governor of Arkansas praises the Biden administration for ``seamless'' vaccine distribution, and Moscow police's attempt to shut down pro-Navalny protests may backfire

Follow the latest developments in our live blog. On Monday, Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested in a raid in a military coup. Myanmar Military Television said that the armed forces controlled the country for a year. Before the announcement on the military-owned Myawaddy TV station, people had been worried about the threat of a military coup for several days, and the country’s new parliamentary meeting was about to begin. Myo Nyunt, a spokesperson for the ruling National League for Democracy Party, told Reuters by phone that Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other leaders were "taken away" in the early hours of the morning. He added that he also wants to be detained. He said: “I want to tell our people not to respond rashly. I hope they act in accordance with the law.” He told AFP that he was very worried about the two: “In view of what is happening now We must assume that the military is launching a coup.” Irrawaddy, a mature online news service, said that members of the party’s Central Executive Committee, parliamentarians and regional cabinet members have also been detained. Communications appear to have been disrupted. Naypyidaw’s call Appearing to be unreachable, witnesses said soldiers had been deployed outside the city hall in the main city of Yangon. People running MRTV TV said in a Facebook post that it could not be played due to technical issues.

On Sunday, Chicago Public Schools postponed the enrollment of thousands of elementary and middle school students for at least one day because the school district and teachers failed to reach an agreement on a COVID-19 safety plan. The Chicago City Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers' Union, which represents 28,000 public school educators, decided to postpone the in-person class after months of negotiations and still not reaching an agreement. The two sides have disagreements on teachers' requirements for stricter security agreements to prevent the virus from spreading in classrooms.

Kay Martley said that the Los Angeles County DA was shocked by the decision to stop parole for the follower of Manson who was convicted of killing her cousin.

Experts say that what will happen next in the United States in the fight against global warming may change the way Americans drive, allowing them to quietly and obviously gain their power and other aspects of daily life. The Biden administration is about to change this situation. The President took a series of administrative actions during his first eight days in office. He tried to drive the U.S. economy from fossil fuels to gases that no longer emit more heat into the air by 2050.

Report: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in the raid and the military controlled the country for one year. The Myanmar military declared a state of emergency. US President Joe Biden informed Myanmar of the unrest. The military threatened to take "action" against so-called election fraud. Australia asked the leader to release the Burmese leader’s ruling National League for Democracy spokesperson, said Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures in the ruling party had been detained in the early morning raid. The military launched a coup on Monday and announced that it had controlled the country for one year in a state of emergency. This move was aroused by the escalation of the increasingly tense situation between the civil administration and the powerful military. People were worried about a coup after the election, which the military called fraud. Spokesperson Myo Nyunt told Reuters that Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other leaders were "taken away" in the early hours of the morning. Please follow the latest updates below.

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, World Health Organization and climate activist Greta Thunberg have all been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. They all have the support of Norwegian legislators, who have been selecting winners. Navalny was nominated by Russian scholars and is known for his democratic efforts in the country. The fight against COVID-19 is also at the forefront and central position, and the WHO and GAVI vaccines Henrik Urdal was nominated as the director of the Oslo Institute for Peace. "I mean, if the (Nobel) Committee wants to award awards for global cooperation against some major global threat (climate change), I won’t have any problems with it, but I think it will probably Extend the scope of the award beyond what I think is at least recognized now." Thousands of people are eligible to nominate candidates, from members of Congress all over the world to previous winners. Other nominees include former US President Donald Trump, NATO and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The Norwegian Nobel Committee decides who wins the prize and does not comment on the nominations. Nominations will close on Sunday (January 31). The 2021 winners will be announced in October.

During the coronavirus pandemic, controversy about Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers' League continued.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed a law on Friday before the February 1 deadline set by global financial regulators to strengthen anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations. This Southeast Asian country may return to the “white list” of the Financial Action Task Force, which may delay foreign investment and send money to millions of overseas Filipinos. This will boost domestic consumer spending, but it needs to accept more. Strict review and supervision. The new law expands the powers of the Anti-Money Laundering Commission, enabling it to impose targeted financial sanctions against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their financing.

The rate of COVID-19 vaccination is becoming increasingly frustrating in long-term care settings, where some houses are still waiting for the first shot while also fending off a virus that can destroy residents. The major chain pharmacies that fired in these places are far apart in vaccinating nursing home residents and staff. CVS and Walgreens have begun mass vaccination in almost all states, and they say they are proceeding as planned.

Former President Trump announced on Sunday that lawyers David Skohn and Bruce Custer Jr. will serve as defense attorneys in the upcoming Cast impeachment trial. Why it matters: The recruitment came the day after the news that South Carolina lawyers Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier had left the newsgroup, partly because Trump wanted them to argue that the election was stolen, rather than focusing on the constitution CNN reported that stay vigilant: Free subscription to America’s most influential newsletter. News report: According to a statement from Trump’s office, Schoen is “already working with the 45th president and other advisers to prepare for the upcoming trial,” while the lawyer “is worth noting: Trump’s trial is on 2 Beginning on the 8th. Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives before he left his office for “inciting an uprising” in the US Congress earlier this month. *Forty including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Mitch McConnell) Five Senate Republicans supported efforts to rescind his trial earlier this month, arguing that convicting the former president is unconstitutional. Going deeper: Democrats plan to marshal video and audio for the Trump trial to support safe, smart, Sensible journalism. Sign up for the Axios newsletter here.

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