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FORMER BUSH, OBAMA HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARIES URGE SENATE TO CONFIRM MAYORKASBut Ken Wainstein, who served as the first assistant attorney general for national security and later as Bush’s homeland security adviser, pointed to the heightened threat environment and stressed the importance of Mayorkas’ Senate confirmation. h34557 nbsp;While other CNN anchors drew attention to the Cuomo scandal, CNN editor-at-large Chris Cillizza appeared to lack any self-awareness with his "analysis," declaring on Twitter that the "Andrew Cuomo Covid-19 story took a major hit today" and that governor's "performance" "may have been less stellar than it seemed. h34557 nbsp;NYC MAYORAL HOPEFUL ANDREW YANG FACES BLOWBACK AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT CITY'S SMALL APARTMENTS  Hizzoner won plaudits from the left for the implementation of the universal pre-K program but has had his 2020 consumed with the battles of the pandemic and getting schools to reopen, as well as increased crime. h34557 In their own letter, 16 Texas mayors called on Magness to address their "deficiencies" and wrote in favor of a full public airing and action from state leadership -- though Houston's Democratic Mayor Sylvester Turner said the Public Utility Commission of Texas is just as responsible for the loss of electric power. h34557