 box of jackie heinrich at the white house the president's news conference is scheduled to start at 5 30 p.m eastern time the house could vote today on a resolution fining attorney general merrick garland ten thousand dollars a day the justice department turns over audio of president biden's special counsel interview last year it was three million now 1.3 million homes and businesses are still without power in texas mostly in the houston area since hurricane barrel hit monday the utility company says a little more than half of those people should have power back by sunday