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The Fox News star attacked the president for being too late in traveling to Texas just days after defending Senator Ted Cruz for leaving on a Mexican vacation as millions of his constituents were without power, heat and water.

“A LITTLE LATE: Biden, First Lady to Tour ‘Frozen Texas’ as Temps Rise to a Pleasant 77 Degrees,” tweeted Mr Hannity as Mr Biden and the first lady flew to Houston.

But that was not his view last week when Ted Cruz came under withering criticism for going on vacation with his family at the height of the winter crisis.

“You made the right call coming back. You also can be a father,” Mr Hannity told Mr Cruz on his Fox News Show on 19 February.

“There’s also something called technology. We also know what teleworking is. And I think there’s a lot of sanctimony and politics being played in this attack.”

The president is visiting Texas to see how it is recovering from the record-breaking winter storms, which left millions of people without electricity, heat and water for days on end.

The Biden administration will take no direct action against Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammad bin Salman following the release of a US intelligence assessment that concluded he approved the operation to murder journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The long awaited report was released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Friday, more than two years after dissident Khashoggi was murdered by a hit squad at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul.

Richard Hall has more details.

Joe and Jill Biden received a tour of the Houston Food Bank during their tour of storm-hit Texas.

The president is visiting Houston, Texas, following severe winter storms which left much of the state without electricity for days.

The federal government will open the facility in Del Rio, Texas, to expand processing capability for children and women on the US-Mexico border, according to CNN.

In January, more than 5,800 unaccompanied children and nearly 7,500 families were taken into custody by Customs and Border Protection at the southern border.

Earlier this month CBP announced it was opening a “soft-sided” structure in Donna, Texas, to increase capacity.

The Biden administration has rejected conservative claims they are continuing the separation policy of Donald Trump with their use of detention facilities.

The Justice Department has charged about 275 people so far for their alleged involvement in the deadly US Capitol riots that occurred on 6 January, an official told CBS News.

This came after Americans watched supporters of Donald Trump storm the Capitol building with the intent to cause destruction and pressure lawmakers, including former Vice President Mike Pence, who they believed were not stopping a “fraudulent” presidential election.

Danielle Zoellner has the story.

Democratic National Convention chief program executive, Stephanie Cutter, reportedly asked for host Julie Louis-Dreyfus to tone down her 2020 DNC act, according to an excerpt from the forthcoming book, LUCKY: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency.

The excerpt from Jonathan Allen’s book printed in Vanity Fair describes how Cutter demanded that Veep showrunner David Mandel, who was writing a script for the show’s fictional VP, cut a joke about how Biden understood hard work and struggle, whereas “the only time Donald Trump has struggled is walking down a ramp and trying to drink a glass of water”.

Rachel Brodsky has more.

The White House press secretary took the snap of Joe Biden and first Lady Dr Jill Biden with volunteers at the Houston Food Bank.

“Thanking some incredible volunteers at the Houston Food Bank@POTUS @FLOTUS,” tweeted Ms Psaki.