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close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for March 2 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro called out the 2021 Golden Globes for a lack of Latino representation. Ahead of the 78th annual Golden Globe awards, it came to light that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which votes for the awards, has no Black voting members. While hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as well as late-night comedians lambasted the HFPA over its lack of Black inclusion, Castro took the HFPA to task for underrepresenting artwork in film and television done by the Latino community in 2020. "Latinos are almost completely missing at the @goldenglobes—it’s unsurprising and unacceptable," he tweeted on the day of the show . "The film industry must address the pernicious lack of opportunity and representation of Latino Americans. The stories that … [Read more...] about Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro blasts Golden Globes for lack of Latino representation: ‘It’s unsurprising’

close Video Green New Deal would create ‘more events’ like Texas power outage: Rick Perry Rick Perry, former Energy Secretary and former Texas governor, discusses the potential impacts of progressive energy policies on ‘America Reports.’ As Texas entered a deep freeze on Feb. 14, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio broke seven record lows over three days. Ice-laden trees snapped power lines. Wind turbines ground to a halt while some reliable natural gas, coal and nuclear plants failed to get energy to the grid. Electricity demand hit an all-time high – but the supply wasn’t available, plunging some four million Texans into the cold and darkness. As massive gas-powered turbines spun down across Texas and the lights went out, an aggressive narrative spun up: the electric grid failed in Texas, not because wind and solar failed, but due to a lack of regulatory power to force the electric industry – from natural gas producers to pipeline operators to power … [Read more...] about Chuck DeVore: Texas’ blackouts – here’s the truth about why they happened and what we have to do next

Former President Donald Trump Donald Trump Prosecutors focus Trump Organization probe on company's financial officer: report WHO official says it's 'premature' to think pandemic will be over by end of year Romney released from hospital after fall over the weekend MORE 's reentry into public life at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Sunday exacerbates challenges for political leaders in both parties, as well as the media. Washington has been a relatively Trump-free zone for the first 40 days of President Biden Joe Biden Senate Democrats negotiating changes to coronavirus bill Rural Americans are the future of the clean energy economy — policymakers must to catch up WHO official says it's 'premature' to think pandemic will be over by end of year MORE 's administration, particularly with Trump banned from Twitter, the megaphone that allowed him to gin-up news cycle after news cycle. The speech to a faithful crowd in … [Read more...] about Trump’s reemergence poses risks for GOP, media

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Rep. Mike Gallagher Michael (Mike) John Gallagher Republican rips GOP lawmakers for voting by proxy from CPAC Lawmakers to roll out legislation reorganizing State cyber office House Republicans gear up for conference meeting amid party civil war MORE (R-Wis.) on Monday criticized lawmakers for using the proxy voting system implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to skip floor votes for reasons unrelated to their health, including fellow House Republicans who attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday. Many Republicans have warmed to proxy voting in the last few months after previously launching a lawsuit last year that challenged it as unconstitutional and arguing that members of Congress should show up to work in person like other essential workers on the front lines of the pandemic. Those Republicans included 13 who voted by proxy on Friday on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package and filed letters with the House clerk … [Read more...] about Republican rips GOP lawmakers for voting by proxy from CPAC